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EXCLUSIVE: Spotify and Chernin Entertainment have appointed ex-CAA agent Vanessa Silverton-Peel to lead its hunt for podcasts to adapt for TV and film. Last year, the two companies struck a multi-year deal that would see Chernin Entertainment adapt Spotify's audio IP for the screen. At the time, the pair said that…

Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, are kicking off their multi-year audio partnership with Spotify with a holiday special featuring a royal court’s worth of A-list guests. The stand-alone special (listen below) promises “a collection of personal anecdotes and inspirational stories…

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Cooley, the former chief executive of Lena Dunham and Jenn Konner's Lenny Letter, has started a new media company with a focus on mysticism and spirituality practices. He is one of the founders of Your Magic, which is kicking off its launch with an original podcast series for Spotify. Lenny Letter was a…

EXCLUSIVE: Wind of Change, the wild podcast that asks whether the CIA wrote the 1990 Scorpions hit song, is being adapted for television at Hulu. Deadline understands that the streamer has landed the project, which is being developed by Alex Karpovsky, in a competitive situation. The Patrick Radden Keefe-hosted…

Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, have struck an exclusive podcast partnership with Spotify – following the Obama playbook. The royal duo will produce audio programming via their company Archewell Audio as part of the multi-year partnership. It comes three months after the pair, who…

The production staffs at The Ringer and Gimlet are staging a two-hour walkout today in support of the WGA East's attempts to win a new contract for them. The two podcast production companies are owned by Spotify, the audio streaming and media services company with which the guild has been trying to reach an agreement…

The number of podcasts being adapted for television is set to explode over the course of the next few years, with audio IP rivaling books as Hollywood's go-to source for inspiration. The podcasting business has been a growing source of intellectual property for the small screen for the last couple of years with the…

Joe Rogan, who came aboard Spotify in a splashy deal earlier this year, ranks as the company’s No. 1 global podcast, with Bad Bunny heading the music streaming rankings. The tech company has released its annual “Wrapped” report, summing up trends in audio. See rankings below. Rogan led the field on the overall “most…

Mike Berkley, a seasoned tech exec and entrepreneur who has held executive posts at Spotify, Comcast and Viacom, is joining streaming service FuboTV as chief product officer. He will report to co-founder and CEO David Gandler. Fubo, a bundled pay-TV offering launched in 2015, raised $183 million in an initial public…

Spotify has extended its run of podcast dealmaking, acquiring the well-established advertising and publishing platform Megaphone. Valued by sources at around $235 million, the deal is the second-largest of 2020 in the expanding realm of podcasting, after the $325 million acquisition of Stitcher by SiriusXM. The…

David S. Goyer, who co-wrote the script for The Dark Knight Rises, is heading back to Gotham for his latest project – an original Batman podcast for Spotify. Goyer, who also co-wrote Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, has created Batman Unburied for the audio streaming service. He originated the story and will exec…

Epic Games, Spotify and a handful of others have launched The Coalition for App fairness, a nonprofit meant to ramp up pressure on Apple over App store charges, transparency and access. Epic, the home of Fortnite, is currently in a legal tussle with Apple in the U.S. and Spotify is fighting them in the EU, targeting…