QCODE taps Grammy-winning Jacob Bronstein as EVP, Head of Content
QCODE, a premium content studio and podcast network, today announced the appointment of industry veteran Jacob Bronstein to the role of Executive Vice President, Head of Content. The move comes as QCODE eyes a strategic expansion into new formats and genres, building on the network’s distinctive entertainment IP that garners over 100 million monthly downloads across video and audio platforms.
In his new role, the former Apple and ByteDance executive will lead QCODE’s original content strategy, building on the company’s slate of acclaimed audio properties featuring A-list talent -- including Matthew McConaughey, Kerry Washington, Demi Moore, Rami Malek, Toni Collette, Carey Mulligan, and Jon Hamm, among others -- continuing QCODE’s expansion into new formats in the traditional audio and video spaces as well as their successful track record packaging IP for film and television.
Bronstein brings to QCODE more than two decades of experience at the intersection of audio and digital media. He previously held leadership roles at ByteDance and Apple, where he launched the company’s first original audiobook program and led marketing for Apple Books, Apple News, and Apple Podcasts. He began his career at the publishing titan Random House, producing Grammy Award-winning audiobooks with Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. As a producer and creative partner, Bronstein has worked on a wide range of acclaimed audio projects, including The Royals of Malibu, which reached No. 1 on Apple and Spotify fiction charts, and I Am Kobe, which won the Webby Award for Best Sports Podcast.
Since its founding in 2019, QCODE has released more than 40 original podcasts, each of which has topped the Apple Podcasts Charts, in both the fiction category and in the Top 10 overall. A number of QCODE series are already making the shift to screen, including The Prophecy starring Kerry Washington, which has been acquired by Amazon MGM Studios and ABC Signature, and The Left Right Game starring Tessa Thompson, which is being developed into a television series by Amazon Studios. For more information, visit www.QCODEmedia.com.
About QCODE
QCODE, a premium content studio and podcast network, was launched in 2019 by former Creative Artists Agency agent Rob Herting. QCODE has released over 30 scripted podcasts, with two TV adaptations across different genres, all of which have reached No.1 in the fiction category and top 10 overall on the Apple Podcast Charts. With these chart-topping, fan-favorite, critically acclaimed series, QCODE has quickly become the leading destination for scripted fiction and immersive storytelling in the podcast space.
Over the last year, QCODE has quietly expanded its reach and become a leading podcast network with over 100 million monthly downloads and plays across video and audio platforms.
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