{
  "id": 16684013,
  "title": "Netflix Hires Steve Wilson to Lead Podcast Content Acquisition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/netflix-hires-steve-wilson-to-lead-podcast-content-acquisition",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-27T00:05:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/netflix-hires-steve-wilson-podcast-content-acquisition-1236931678/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Netflix has hired Steve Wilson to head its podcast expansion, Variety has confirmed. Wilson will lead the company’s podcast content acquisitions on a contract basis. Before heading to Netflix, Wilson spent 15 years at Apple, where he most recently headed marketing for Apple Podcasts and partnered with podcasters and networks. He left Apple in December […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Netflix Taps Former Apple Exec Steve Wilson to Lead Podcast Division",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/netflix-taps-former-apple-exec-steve-wilson-to-lead-podcast-division",
        "published": "2026-10-26T22:16:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Netflix Hires Former Apple Exec Steve Wilson to Lead Podcast Acquisitions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/netflix-hires-former-apple-exec-steve-wilson-to-lead-podcast",
        "published": "2026-10-26T22:52:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Netflix Taps Former Apple Exec Steve Wilson To Lead Podcast Acquisitions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/netflix-taps-former-apple-exec-steve-wilson-to-lead-podcast",
        "published": "2026-10-27T01:40:34.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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