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EXCLUSIVE: Ben Salter, who has worked on shows such as Road Rules, The Simple Life and Khloe and Lamar during over 20 years at Bunim/Murray, is launching production company 72 Steps Media in partnership with Steve Michaels' Asylum Entertainment Group. The exec, who was most recently SVP, Development at the…

EXCLUSIVE: Spotify has struck a podcast deal with Audity, the audio division of Steve Michaels' Asylum Entertainment Group. This comes as the nascent company hires former Legendary Digital Networks exec Frank Hajdu to oversee its audio slate. The deal will see Audity, which launched last year, produces podcasts across…

EXCLUSIVE: Steve Michaels' Asylum Entertainment Group is launching an audio company to take advantage of the booming medium. The group is launching Audity, an "audio-forward" business that will develop podcasts across genres including variety, music, sports, crime, lifestyle, and scripted. Audity is the third company…

EXCLUSIVE: Steve Michaels' Asylum Entertainment Group is ramping up its international ambitions with the hire of former ITV and Fox executive Ronan Hand. The company has launched a London office and appointed Hand as Senior Vice President of Global Content. Hand, who will report to CEO Michaels, will be in charge of…

EXCLUSIVE: Steve Michaels' Asylum Entertainment Group has launched drama label Clovis Entertainment and has brought in Sony Pictures Television exec Derek Stoops to run the division. The company will develop and produce one-hour drama, particularly focusing on character-driven English language dramas as well as local…

Steve Michaels has formed new parent company Asylum Entertainment Group, under whose banner his The Content Group will now sit. Michaels has named longtime colleague and Content Group president Ryann Lauckner to an elevated role as president and chief strategy officer of Asylum Entertainment Group. Veteran producer Jod…