Talk:Dawn Ostroff

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Is there any reason that there's a whole host of External Links that don't seem to have anything to do with Ostroff, or at best are nothing but terribly critical of her? I certainly don't see a need for all of those or how they're relevant to the article. --CWSensation^t 07:32, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

She may be leaving The CW

"After almost a decade in Hollywood as the head of UPN and the CW, CW entertainment president Dawn Ostroff may be going back to New York. I hear Ostroff would be leaving the CW at the end of her contract in June to relocate to New York with her kids. While the decision is not final, sources indicate that Ostroff is leaning heavily in that direction and is expected to make it official."

The site where I read this doesn't allow links and I'm at home, so I make it a practice never to do web searches there. I'm sure all the other sites are fine, but there's always that one if I don't follow my policy strictly.Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 22:03, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

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Proposing new article revision

Hi - I represent Dawn Ostroff so I'm making a connected edit request. I'd like to restructure her article into different sections, to match other biographies of living people, and would also like to propose some additions to update the information. I also noticed that some of the links are dead, so I tried to find better replacements. My coding isn't good enough to break this into different piecemeal requests, so I'm putting the entire proposed revision into collapsed text below. Thanks in advance for your help. 98.14.76.14 (talk) 13:48, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

Hi - I think you will have a better shot at success if, instead of posting your new draft in its entirety, you specify what you want to change — and why. I doubt other editors will take the time to ascertain this info on their own. WalksInWelcome (talk) 21:15, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

@98.14.76.14: I'll take a look, but am going to have to enter your text and preview changes to see what you're requesting. It would have been easier for the volunteers if you had requested this piecemeal. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 19:32, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

 Done @98.14.76.14: I just went through and reviewed your edit requests, and made most of the changes. There was a lot to review, and I tried to highlight everything I did in a detailed edit summary. I noticed the early Fox and Michael Jacobs info wasn't properly sourced, so I found a better source. The Place Called Home charity link was dead, so I found a better link for that as well. I standardized the ref date formats, and removed the quotes from the ref names. Quotes are no longer needed if the ref name is a single string without any spaces. In the future, you'll definitely want to make minor requests to increase your chances of getting helped. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 01:07, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

Proposed revised article

{{short description|American businessperson}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Dawn Ostroff | image = Dawn Ostroff wikipedia.jpg | image_size = 300px | caption = Ostroff in 2021 | nationality = American | education = [[Florida International University]] | occupation = Chief content officer and Advertising business officer, [[Spotify]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dawn Ostroff - Chief Content Officer & Advertising Business Officer at Spotify |url=https://theorg.com/org/spotify/team/dawn-ostroff |website=THE ORG |language=en |access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref> | spouse = Mark Ostroff | birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], New York City, New York | children = 4 }} '''Dawn Ostroff''' is an American businesswoman. She is the [[chief content officer]] and advertising business officer of [[Spotify]], and the former president of entertainment of [[The CW]] and former president of [[Condé Nast Entertainment]].<ref name="Dawn Ostroff Talks Condé Nast's Digital Strategy">{{cite web | url=http://www.wwd.com/media-news/fashion-memopad/cends-digital-dawn-7306836?src=nl/mornReport/20131211 | title=Dawn Ostroff Talks Condé Nast's Digital Strategy | website=WWD | date=11 December 2013 | accessdate=11 December 2013 | author=Steigrad, Alexandra}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/conde-nast-entertainment-president-dawn-378204 |title=Conde Nast Entertainment President Dawn Ostroff Predicts 'Digital' Competition for Broadcasters |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Elizabeth |last=Guider |date=11 October 2012 |accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="vname">{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/spotify-names-dawn-ostroff-chief-content-officer-1202857843/|title=Spotify Names Dawn Ostroff Chief Content Officer|date=26 June 2018|work=Variety|access-date=26 June 2018|language=en-US |author=Variety Staff}}</ref> ==Early life and education== Ostroff was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1960.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/12937832%7C0/Dawn-Ostroff#overview|title=Dawn Ostroff |date=|work=TCN|access-date=April 1, 2022|language=en-US}}</ref> She had an early introduction to music, her father being a concert promoter who worked with [[Frank Sinatra]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dawn Ostroff Has Always Been Ahead of Her Time|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a28905574/dawn-ostroff-spotify-interview/|last=Gaffney|first=Adrienne|date=2019-09-05|website=ELLE|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-08}}</ref> Ostroff holds a Bachelor of Science degree from [[Florida International University]].<ref name="fiu"/> ==Career== Ostroff began her career in news as a reporter for [[WINZ (AM)|WINZ]], a CBS affiliate in Miami. She also worked in local news at [[WPLG]] and [[WTVJ]] in [[Miami]]. She later held senior positions at [[20th Century Fox]], [[Michael Jacobs Productions]] (Disney) and the [[The Kushner-Locke Company|Kushner-Locke Company]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Adrienne |last=Gaffney |title=Dawn Ostroff Has Always Been Ahead Of Her Time |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a28905574/dawn-ostroff-spotify-interview/ |date=5 September 2019 |accessdate=5 September 2019 |work=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]}}</ref> ===Lifetime=== From 1996 to 2002, she served as executive vice president of entertainment at [[Lifetime Television]] and led the network to become the #1-rated cable network in prime time.<ref name="fiu">{{cite news |title=Alumna shares her journey from reporter to Spotify chief content and advertising business officer |url=https://news.fiu.edu/2020/alumna-shares-her-journey-from-reporter-to-spotify-chief-content-and-advertising-business-officer |date=October 2, 2020|accessdate=March 31, 2022 |work=FIU News}}</ref> ===UPN Network=== From 2002 to 2006, Ostroff served as president of the [[UPN]] Network, a subsidiary of [[CBS]], where she developed the popular reality series ''[[America’s Next Top Model]]'', along with other programs including ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' and ''[[Everybody Hates Chris]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dawn Ostroff Exits Conde Nast to Become Spotify’s Chief Content Officer |url=https://www.thewrap.com/dawn-ostroff-exits-conde-nast-become-spotifys-chief-content-officer/|date=June 26, 2018|accessdate=April 2, 2022 |work=The Wrap}}</ref> ===The CW=== Beginning in 2006, Ostroff launched [[The CW]] broadcast network - a joint venture of [[CBS]] and [[Warner Bros.]] - and served as president of entertainment. Ostroff was in charge of programming, digital initiatives, branding, marketing, research and sales. As president, she developed several TV series, including ''[[Gossip Girl]]'' and ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dawn Ostroff leave Condé Nast Entertainment for Spotify |url= https://www.screendaily.com/news/dawn-ostroff-leave-conde-nast-entertainment-for-spotify/5130453.article |date=June 26, 2018|accessdate=April 2, 2022 |work=Screen Daily}}</ref> ===Condé Nast Entertainment=== Ostroff and [[Condé Nast]] CEO Bob Sauerberg co-founded and launched [[Condé Nast Entertainment]] (CNE) in 2011, a studio and distribution network for film, television, premium digital video, social, and virtual reality.<ref name="vname"/> At CNE, Ostroff produced film projects including [[Only the Brave (2017 film)|''Only the Brave'']], adapted from a [[GQ]] feature; ''[[The First Monday in May]]''; ''[[The Old Man & the Gun]]'' with [[Robert Redford]] as well as TV series including ''[[Last Chance U]]'' on [[Netflix]] and ''Vanity Fair Confidential'' on [[Investigation Discovery]].<ref name="ad-age">{{cite news |title=Q&A: Dawn Ostroff has some thoughts for video pivoters |url=https://adage.com/article/qaa/q-aa-dawn-ostroff-lessons-video-pivoters/311645 |accessdate=12 January 2020 |work=Ad Age |first=Jeanine |last=Poggi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first1=Kai |last1=Ryssdal |first2=Bridget |last2=Bodnar |title=How Condé Nast went from magazine publisher to entertainment company |url=https://www.marketplace.org/2017/12/13/business/how-conde-nast-went-from-magazine-publisher-entertainment-company/ |accessdate=12 January 2020 |agency=Marketplace}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Siegel |first1=Tatiana |title=Conde Nast's Dawn Ostroff on Turning Magazine Articles Into Movies and New TV Plans |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/conde-nasts-dawn-ostroff-turning-magazine-articles-movies-new-tv-plans-1049313 |accessdate=12 January 2020 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Additionally, through its digital franchises, such as [[Vogue (magazine)|''Vogue's'']] “73 Questions” and [[Wired (magazine)|''WIRED's'']] “Autocomplete Interview,” CNE made 5,000 videos, garnering more than 11 billion views in 2017.<ref name="ad-age"/> ===Spotify=== Ostroff joined [[Spotify]] in August 2018 as Chief Content Officer.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sisario |first1=Ben |title=Spotify, Nodding to Broader Ambitions, Hires Chief Content Officer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/business/media/spotify-dawn-ostroff.html |accessdate=26 June 2018 |date=26 June 2018 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> She leads all aspects of content and distribution operations, including global advertising, global original content, content marketing, industry and creator relationships, and licensing. During Ostroff's time as Chief Content Officer, she focused on expanding the music streaming service into other forms of audio, primarily [[podcast]]s.<ref name=latimes1>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Wendy |title=Dawn Ostroff's plan to turn Spotify into the ultimate podcast hub |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2019-09-08/dawn-ostroffs-plan-to-turn-spotify-into-the-ultimate-podcast-hub |accessdate=9 September 2019 |date=9 September 2019 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> She signed [[Barack Obama|Barack]] and [[Michelle Obama]]'s production company [[Higher Ground Productions]] to produce a slate of exclusive podcasts for Spotify.<ref name=cnbc1>{{Cite web|last=Ioannou|first=Lori |date=2020-12-03|title=Meet the Woman Who Got Joe Rogan and Michelle Obama to Spotify|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/03/how-spotify-hopes-to-win-the-podcasting-wars.html|access-date=March 31, 2022|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref> She also negotiated exclusive podcast deals with [[Kim Kardashian West]], [[Joe Rogan]], [[Prince Harry]] and [[Meghan Markle]].<ref name=cnbc1/><ref name=bloomberg1>{{Cite web|last=Shaw|first=Lucas |date=2020-12-15|title=Meet the Woman Who Got Joe Rogan and Michelle Obama to Spotify|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-15/prince-harry-and-meghan-will-produce-and-host-podcasts-for-spotify?srnd=markets-vp|access-date=2022-03-10|website=Bloomberg|language=en}}</ref><ref name=variety1>{{Cite web|last=Ioannou|first=Lori |date=2021-01-21|title=Ava DuVernay Inks Spotify Deal to Produce Exclusive Podcasts|url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/ava-duvernay-spotify-podcasts-1234888582/|access-date=March 31, 2022|website=Variety|language=en}}</ref> She is also responsible for overseeing the acquisitions for digital media company and podcast network [[Gimlet Media]], the podcast creation tool [[Anchor (app)|Anchor]], digital media firm [[Parcast]] and Bill Simmons's [[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]].<ref name=deadline1>{{Cite web|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy |date=2019-02-06|title=Spotify Buys Podcast Players Gimlet Media & Anchor; Eyes $500M In 2019 Deals|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/spotify-gimlet-media-anchor-acquisition-podcasting-500-million-spend-2019-1202550754/|access-date=April 1, 2022|website=Deadline|language=en}}</ref><ref name=cnbc1/> Ostroff helped Spotify increase the number of podcasts from 185,000 to 3 million, as of January 2022, and in 2020, the company's stock more than doubled.<ref name=bloomberg2>{{Cite web|last=Shaw|first=Lucas |date=January 9, 2022|title=Podcasting Hasn’t Produced A New Hit in Years|url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-01-09/podcasting-hasn-t-produced-a-new-hit-in-years|access-date=April 1, 2022|website=Bloomberg|language=en}}</ref><ref name=variety1/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tseng|first=Andrew|date=2020-12-29|title=2020 Wrapped: Is Spotify Stock a Buy?|url=https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/12/29/2020-wrapped-is-spotify-stock-a-buy/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=The Motley Fool|language=en}}</ref><ref name=wall1>{{Cite web|last=Steele|first=Anne|date=2020-08-11|title=Meet the Woman Who Got Joe Rogan and Michelle Obama to Spotify|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/meet-the-woman-who-got-joe-rogan-and-michelle-obama-to-spotify-11597138201|access-date=2021-01-19|website=Wall Street Journal|language=en}}</ref> ==Board memberships== Ostroff serves on the board of [[New York University College of Arts & Science]]. In June 2020, [[Activision Blizzard]] appointed her to its board as an independent director.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldsmith |first=Jill |date=2020-06-11 |title=Spotify's Dawn Ostroff Joins The Board Of Activision Blizzard |url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/spotify-dawn-ostroff-activision-blizzard-board-1202956666/ |access-date=2020-07-25 |website=Deadline |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Amore |first=Samson |date=2020-06-11 |title=Spotify Content Lead Dawn Ostroff Joins Activision Blizzard Board |url=https://www.thewrap.com/spotify-content-lead-dawn-ostroff-joins-activision-blizzard-board/ |access-date=2020-07-25 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref> She has also served on the Board of Directors for [[Westfield Corporation]] and on the City Year LA board.<ref>{{cite web |title=NYU Board of Overseers |url=https://as.nyu.edu/content/nyu-as/as/about/board-of-overseers.html |website=as.nyu.edu |publisher=NYU Arts and Science |access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref> Ostroff is also one of the listed directors for the [[Tom Brady]]-backed digital [[NFT]] company [[Autograph (company)|Autograph]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Dawn Ostroff and Michael Rapino are advising NFT startup Autograph|url=https://musically.com/2021/04/09/dawn-ostroff-and-michael-rapino-are-advising-nft-startup-autograph/|access-date=2021-01-19|date=2021-04-09|website=Musically|language=en}}</ref> and is on the Board of Trustees for the [[Paley Center for Media]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Paley Center Adds To Its Board Of Trustees And L.A. Board Of Governors|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/paley-center-for-media-new-board-members-trustees-los-angeles-governors-1234745471/|access-date=April 28, 2021|date=April 1, 2022|website=Deadline|language=en}}</ref> She also served on the board of American entertainment company [[Anonymous Content]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title= Dawn Ostroff|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/4354267|access-date=April 4, 2022|date=|website=Bloomberg|language=en}}</ref> ==Awards and recognition== *Hollywood Reporter 2021 Women in Entertainment Power 100 (2021)<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Dawn Ostroff - Chief Content & Advertising Business Officer, Spotify|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/hollywood-reporters-2021-women-in-entertainment-power-100/dawn-ostroff-cco-spotify/|access-date=April 2, 2022|date=2021-04-09|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en}}</ref> *New York Women in Communications Matrix Award(2021)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barnes|first=Steve|title=News of Firms: Weber Shandwick's Judith Harrison Earns Matrix Award|url=https://www.odwyerpr.com/story/public/16570/2021-08-04/news-firms-weber-shandwicks-judith-harrison-earns-matrix-award.html|access-date=March 31, 2022|date=2021-08-04|website=O'Dwyers|language=en}}</ref> *Billboard Power List (2020)<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=The 2022 Billboard Power List Revealed|url=https://www.billboard.com/business/business-news/billboard-2022-power-list-1235022798/ |access-date=March 31, 2022|date=January 26, 2022|website=Billboard|language=en}}</ref> *Rolling Stone The Future 25 (2019)<ref name=rolling>{{cite news |last1=Wang |first1=Amy |title=Future 25: Dawn Ostroff, Chief Content Officer at Spotify |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/future-25-dawn-ostroff-chief-content-officer-at-spotify-888989/ |accessdate=23 February 2020 |date=20 September 2019 |work=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> *New York Women in Film & Television MUSE Award (2014)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cox|first=Gordon|title=Maggie Gyllenhaal, Wanda Sykes Among Women in Film and Television's 2014 Honorees |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/women-film-television-music-awards-2014-maggie-gyllenhaal-sykes-ostroff-1201354617/ |access-date=April 1, 2022|date=2014-11-12|website=Variety|language=en}}</ref> *AdAge Women to Watch (2012)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ives|first=Nat|title=Women to Watch: Dawn Ostroff, Conde Nast|url=https://adage.com/article/special-report-women-to-watch/women-watch-dawn-ostroff-conde-nast/235094 |access-date=April 4, 2022|date=2012-06-04|website=AdAge|language=en}}</ref> ==Personal life== Ostroff resides in [[New York City]] with her husband Mark Ostroff and their four children.<ref name="Daniels">{{cite web |url=http://jewishjournal.com/news/los_angeles/la_woman/9778/ |title=Balance Paramount to UPN Head Ostroff |first=Soriya |last=Daniels |date=24 June 2004 |website=Jewish Journal|accessdate=26 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108164905/http://www.jewishjournal.com/la_woman/article/balance_paramount_to_upn_head_ostroff_20040625/ |archive-date=8 January 2009}}</ref> Ostroff has devoted herself over the years to work with several organizations such as A Place Called Home,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002840789 |title=The Hollywood Reporter Philanthropy Directory |website=www.hollywoodreporter.com |date= |accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref> which helps children in [[South Los Angeles|South Central Los Angeles]], the Independent School Alliance, and the [[American Jewish Committee]].<ref name="Daniels"/> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|2348802}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ostroff, Dawn}} [[Category:1960 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:20th-century American Jews]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Miami]] [[Category:Florida A&M University alumni]] [[Category:American television executives]] [[Category:Women television executives]] [[Category:People from New York City]] [[Category:UPN television network executives]] [[Category:The CW executives]] [[Category:Presidents of The CW]] [[Category:Spotify people]] [[Category:21st-century American Jews]]