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# Netflix taps ex-Apple Podcasts exec to lead podcast acquisition
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/netflix-taps-ex-apple-podcasts-exec-to-lead-podcast-acquisition/
- Published: 2026-10-29T14:01:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-29T14:01:27.000Z
- Description: Variety’s Payton Turkeltaub reports that Netflix hired Steve Wilson, a 15-year Apple veteran who led Apple Podcasts marketing, to run podcast content acquisition on a contract basis, building on its slate of more than 60 video podcasts.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Creators, Payton Turkeltaub, Sean Keeley, Simon Owens: Netflix video podcasts/magazine B2B

**Why it matters.** Podcast creators and networks gain a new, well-connected buyer to pitch as Netflix races to build out its video podcast catalog.

*Based on reporting by* [*variety.com*](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/netflix-hires-steve-wilson-podcast-content-acquisition-1236931678/?ref=medianexis.com) *—* [*Payton Turkeltaub*](https://www.medianexis.com/tag/by-payton-turkeltaub/) *·* [*awfulannouncing.com*](https://awfulannouncing.com/netflix/video-podcast-strategy-steve-wilson-content-growth.html?ref=medianexis.com) *—* [*Sean Keeley*](https://www.medianexis.com/tag/by-sean-keeley/)*.*