Netflix has employed N’Jeri Eaton, the previous head of content material for Apple Podcasts, to move up its personal podcast operations. According to Variety, she’s the primary individual to guide Netflix’s podcast programming, indicating the streaming service’s rising dedication to audio content material. Netflix has lengthy been releasing companion speak exhibits for its unique films and TV sequence, together with ones for The Crown, The Witcher and Stranger Things. Eaton will now oversee these companion audio exhibits, in addition to any unique ones the corporate produces.

The new government might be a part of the corporate’s editorial and publishing group, which might be beneath the management of Michelle Lee, the previous editor-in-chief of Allure. Both Lee and Eaton will be part of the streaming service later this month. As Bloomberg notes, Netflix is increasing its editorial and publishing division as an entire and has been rising its steady of journalists. Eaton and Lee will report back to Netflix CMO Bozoma Saint John, who additionally was once an Apple government. 

Prior to becoming a member of Apple in August 2020, Eaton labored at NPR for 4 years, the place she acquired new expertise, content material and partnerships. She introduced her departure from Apple in a tweet on July 2nd and extra just lately confirmed that she’s becoming a member of Netflix as Head of Podcasts.