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inked a three-year agreement for an undisclosed amount. According to Bloomberg and The Los Angeles Times, the couple will not be renewing their contract, which ends in October, and they are now seeking a new home for their podcasts.
Sources report the two are in talks with iHeartMedia Inc. and Amazon’s Audible for deals worth tens of millions of dollars.
Spotify was also part of the conversation, but ultimately “declined to make an offer.”In the Bloomberg report, sources said that Higher Ground disagreed with the streaming giant about the terms of the deal, including exclusivity leading to a limited audience and the number of shows featuring the Obamas. They are reportedly seeking wider production and distribution on multiple platforms in their next deal.Since partnering, Spotify has produced five Higher Ground podcasts.
“The Michelle Obama Podcast,” which debuted in July of 2020, was the fourth most popular podcast that year. “Renegades: Born in the USA,” featuring conversations between the former commander-in-chief and Bruce Springsteen, debuted the following February.
Reports that the Obamas were looking for a new platform emerged in early February, with The Independent stating that they were having difficulties getting shows greenlit by Spotify.The Swedish streaming platform has shelled out hundreds of millions of dollars on exclusive deals with podcasts like “Call Her Daddy,” “The Joe Rogan Experience” and Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Archewell Audio company.Elsewhere, Higher Ground holds a multi-year deal with Netflix, under which they produce scripted and unscripted documentaries, docuseries and features. Their slate includes the Oscar-nominated documentaries “Crip Camp” and “American Factory” and the
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Television’s favourite Geordie duo Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly reunited with fellow SMTV Live presenter Cat Deeley 24 years after the programme aired. The trio, who presented the Saturday morning children’s television show from 1998 to 2001, snapped a selfie during the “incredible evening” over the weekend.
A family's heartbreaking wait for answers over the death of a ten-day-old twin baby is finally coming to a close more than three years after the tragedy.
Michelle Obama will not be renewing their lucrative podcast partnership with Spotify after clashing with the streaming giant over exclusivity and how much they were expected to appear in episodes. The former first couple are said to be looking instead for a new deal at Amazon with its Audible service, or at iHeartMedia, according to Bloomberg which first revealed that the arrangement was not being renewed. The Obama's signed their deal with Spotify in 2019 for an undisclosed sum but it is likely to be in the realm of $30million, the amount scored by Harry and Meghan in 2019 for a multi-year deal.
season 2 of largely received critical acclaim from fans and critics alike, there was some pushback on the HBO series, especially surrounding the lack of screen time for one of its ensemble stars, Barbie Ferreira. While attending an FYC event for the Emmy-winning drama at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the 25-year-old star spoke with ET’s Denny Directo about theories over her absence. “There’s a huge cast,” Ferreira said, noting that at the panel for the series alone, there were 10 of its stars present compared to the eight episodes in season 2.
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorHigher Ground, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s media company, is ending its exclusive podcast deal with Spotify and is shopping for other partners in the podcasting space, Variety has confirmed.The Obamas are exiting their exclusive pact with Spotify, originally inked in 2019, after being frustrated with the company’s exclusive terms — primarily, they want to have their podcast programming as widely distributed as possible, according to a source familiar with the situation. Higher Ground also has disagreed with Spotify over how many of its shows would feature the former president and first lady, as first reported by reported by Bloomberg.Reps for Spotify and Higher Ground declined to comment.
Affleck, who will also direct the film, will play Nike co-founder Phil Knight while Damon will play the shoe company’s marketing chief Sonny Vacarro, who oversaw the deal with Jordan. Introduced in 1984 during Jordan’s rookie season with the Chicago Bulls, Nike’s Air Jordan sneakers became arguably the most iconic sneaker brand ever made and paved the way for the contemporary sneaker industry with athlete endorsements.
cast recently gathered together to celebrate its latest season, and also dished on what may be coming up for Emily and company.The recent second season, which dropped in December, saw Emily (Lily Collins) navigating life in Paris, but still struggling with the idiosyncrasies of French life. After getting caught in a love triangle with her neighbor, Gabriel (Lucas Bravo), and her first real French friend, Cami (Camille Razat), Emily is determined to focus on her work — which is getting more complicated by the day. In French class, she meets a fellow expat, Alfie (new series regular Lucien Laviscount), who both infuriates and intrigues her.By the end of the season, Emily learns Gabriel and Cami are back together (and moving in), as she continues to explore a romance with Alfie.
The series finale of Black-ish airs tonight on ABC and we’re taking a look at the big stars, their salaries at the beginning of the series and their net worths now.
EXCLUSIVE: J. Miles Dale, Oscar-winning producer of The Shape of Water and nominee Nightmare Alley, has formed a creative partnership with Netflix. Dale will produce feature films under a multi-year first-look deal via his Demilo Films banner. Dale’s currently an executive producer and co-showrunner on the Netflix series Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet Of Curiosities and he is also executive producer on the Netflix series Sex/Life.
’s 30-year history, Danny Roberts is one of the more memorable roommates to appear on the MTV reality franchise. And now, 22 years later, he’s reuniting with his castmates -- David “Tokyo” Broom, Melissa Beck, Jamie Murray, Matt Smith, Julie Stoffer and Kelley Wolf -- for season 3 of on Paramount+. “It brought up lots of memories and things that had been nicely tucked away in a closet, no pun intended,” Roberts tells ET’s Lauren Zima about the upcoming installment of, which may prove to be the most dramatic yet as he and other roommates finally unpack issues that forced them apart over the past two decades.
Tracee Ellis Ross were the Emmy-nominated stars of ABC’s “Black-ish” for eight culture-changing seasons, Jenifer Lewis and Deon Cole were the sitcom’s secret weapons.And as they say goodbye to their characters Ruby Johnson and Charlie Telphy — the mother and co-worker, respectively, of Andre Johnson (Anderson) — when the “Black-ish” series finale airs Tuesday (April 19) at 9 p.m., Lewis and Cole are more than proud-ish of the show’s legacy in representing the African-American experience.“We made history — and I’m extremely proud of it,” Lewis, 65, told The Post. “We did an excellent job entertaining people — and we did an excellent job educating people.
Peter Andre has opened up about how he felt after finding out he'd have to miss West End rehearsals due to a recent Covid diagnosis. In his New magazine column – for OK! VIPs only – Pete explained that he was "confused" by conflicting test results but decided to stay home to be on the safe side. Pete also talked about his son Junior's music, teasing that "it won't be long now." Plus, Pete gives his take on the latest political debates and congratulated Britney Spears on her pregnancy.
Michelle Pfeiffer is in awe of Dakota Fanning. The 63-year-old actress met the budding actress when she was just 6 years old as co-stars on , and some two decades later they've come full circle on .While at the red carpet premiere for the Showtime scripted anthology series, Pfeiffer recalled to ET's Nischelle Turner about meeting Fanning as a little girl when they teamed up for the 2001 melodrama film, which also starred Sean Penn.«She turned seven on and I bought her a Barbie Winnebago,» Pfeiffer recalled.