Amazon lays off about 100 employees in its Wondery unit

Amazon In the Wondery Podcast section, he leaves about 110 employees and the president of the group is divided into a broader reshaping of the company’s audio unit.

In a note on Monday, Steve Boom, Vice President of Amazon’s Ses, Twitch and Games, said the company has combined some Wondery units under the audio sound and podcasting section. Jen Sargent, CEO of Wondery, goes down his role, Boom Boom said.

“These changes will not only align our teams to benefit from the strategic opportunities to take advantage of the next strategic opportunities, but more importantly, we will have the right structure to provide the best experience to creators, customers and advertisers,” Boom said in the note. “Unfortunately, these changes include some role reductions and we have informed these employees this morning.”

Bloomberg He reported about the first job interruptions.

The movement comes about five years after it acquires Amazon’s Wondery as part of a pressure to expand its original sound content catalog. Podcasting Company made a name for himself with hit shows such as “Dirty John” and “Dr. Death”.

More recently, he signed several profitable license agreements with Wondery, Jason and Travis Kelce’s “New heights” Podcast, as well as DAX Shepard “Seat expert.”

Amazon regulates how Wondery is more integrated “by separating the” Creator’s shows “, which develops teams that control the narrative podcasts.

The narrative podcasting unit will be reinforced by voice and the content led by creative will move to a new unit within the Boom organization “Creator Services” in Amazon.

Amazon’s search for sound is facing a difficulty with the increasing popularity of video podcasts. AlphabetYoutube, Now the landlords Increased number of demonstrations.

Video shows require different discovery, growth and money -making strategies from the “First Sound, Narrative Series”, and wrote to Amazon employees in Boom note.

“Podcast view has developed significantly in the last few years.” He said.

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