Netflix Hires Ex-Apple Executive to Lead Podcasting Operations

Netflix Inc. has hired former Apple Inc. executive N’Jeri Eaton to oversee its podcasting business, a sign of the video streaming giant’s growing ambitions in audio.

Eaton announced her departure from Apple via social media last week, and will join Netflix later this month, the company said Thursday. She will be part of the company’s editorial and publishing team, which reports up to marketing chief Bozoma Saint John.