Blockbuster marketing vp moves to Napster

LOS ANGELES Former Blockbuster Online marketing vp, Christopher Allen, has joined Napster as coo. Allen will be responsible for product strategy, development and marketing and will report to Chris Gorog, Napster's chairman and ceo.

Allen comes to Napster having most recently served as vp, product strategy, design, and marketing for Blockbuster Online, where he was responsible for driving the product strategy, design and development of the popular Blockbuster Web site and overseeing the online customer experience.

Prior to Blockbuster, Allen served as vp of product strategy and marketing at Yahoo! Music and was responsible for driving the global product vision and managing the strategic product and service roadmap for Yahoo! Music. A seasoned executive with over 12 years of product and marketing experience, Allen oversaw the media and premium service lines of business and all aspects of product management and product planning for Yahoo! Music products, services, and emerging platforms.