Eddie Vedder is not a fan of Mötley Crüe — and apparently the feeling is mutual.
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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorPodimo, the European podcast subscription-service startup, named digital media exec Sachin Doshi, whose career has included gigs at Spotify, Twitter and Universal Music Group, to the position of chief content officer.Doshi, based in New York, will lead Podimo’s global content team and report to CEO Morten Strunge. Most recently, he was director of product at Twitter, having joined the social network last year after the acquisition of Scroll, the company he co-founded that had launched a subscription service for ad-free access to articles on participating sites.Prior to co-founding Scroll in 2016, Doshi was VP of content at Spotify, where he worked for five years.
Before that, he was at Universal Music Group for four years, most recently as director of business development. Doshi’s appointment comes after Copenhagen-based Podimo, founded in 2019, last fall announced that it raised $78 million in Series B funding.
Podimo’s lineup spans more than 950 original podcasts and audiobooks as well as podcasts from the U.S. and around the world through partnerships with iHeartMedia, Amazon’s Wondery, Paramount Network España, German audio platform FYEO, and creators like Norwegian crime novelist Jo Nesbø.Doshi, in a statement provided by his new employer, said, “Podimo has thrived with a strategic focus on content in local markets and native languages.
Eddie Vedder is not a fan of Mötley Crüe — and apparently the feeling is mutual.
Sara Ramirez is speaking out about the backlash their And Just Like That… character Che Diaz has received.
Sara Ramirez is aware of the internet’s disdain for Che Diaz!
Creating quite a stir. As fans weigh in on the character of Che Diaz in And Just Like That, the Sex and the City revival series, Sara Ramirez opened up about how they have handled the more negative feedback.
Prentice Penny (Insecure, Uncorked) has signed on to direct an adaptation of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel New Kid for Universal Pictures, tapping Eli Wilson Pelton (Insecure, Bridgerton) to adapt the script. His production company A Penny For Your Thoughts Entertainment has also come aboard to develop and produce the film alongside The SpringHill Company.
Doja Cat has cancelled her appearance at the 2022 BRIT Awards after members of her road crew tested positive for COVID-19.In a tweet shared yesterday (January 31), the artist confirmed that “numerous members” of her touring crew (“both on and off stage”) had tested positive.“Unfortunately, due to cases of COVID within my crew, I will no longer be performing at the Brits,” Doja wrote. “It’s simply not safe for us to continue to rehearse together and put each other in harm’s way. I can’t wait to perform for my UK fans as soon as I can.
There are rumors that Sarah Palin is dating former New York Rangers hockey player Ron Duguay, but an insider is shooting them down.
Sarah Palin, 57, and retired NHL player Ron Duguay, 64, have been making waves this week after they were spotted having dinner together at a Manhattan, NY restaurant. After the former governor of Alaska made headlines for visiting the dining establishment despite testing positive for COVID-19, insiders pointed out that the legendary Canadian athlete was one of the people with her. The two have been dating since late last year, according to Page Six, but haven’t publicly talked about it.
Karen Pittman is talking all things .Pittman appeared as a guest co-host alongside ET's Nischelle Turner on Thursday's Entertainment Tonight, where she spoke about the HBO Max reboot and all the hilarious memes that have come out of the show so far.«Well, that was quite a production to put together,» Pittman said of shooting . «The entire team was really excited about having this one episode that they worked hard to get up. That is storytelling, telling that narrative of how we all came together. It was really satisfying.»The 35-year-old actress felt a kinship with the ladies of long before she ever joined the cast as Miranda's law professor turned friend, Dr. Nya Wallace.«I loved them and I thought that all of the characters in were so groundbreaking, you could see yourself in them,» she shared. «Kudos to them that they brought in more diversity and they are including women and making New York look like...»«New York,» Turner chimed in.When it comes to which one of the ladies she identified with back when the show was on the air, Pittman said she saw herself in all of them at one point or another in her life.«I think I was one of them at any time of my life,» Pittman revealed.
The team behind podcast breakouts Serial and S-Town have set their latest audio project – a podcast series about an alleged conspiracy to introduce an Islamist agenda into schools in the UK.
This is wild!
NEW YORK -- Dale Dickey tends to get “those crusty roles,” as she heard someone once call them. A familiar, craggy face from films like “Winter’s Bone” and “Hell or High Water,” Dickey has long been a riveting supporting player in rural dramas.But in the Sundance entry “A Love Song,” Dickey, long a standout character actor, finally takes the lead. Even for her, it felt a little strange.“I don’t do leads in films.
Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicWhen radio hosts Cane and Corey were fired from their morning show gig on New York’s Alt 92.3 FM a month ago, it took them less than a half-hour to decide to take their shtick to a podcast.“As of 20 minutes ago, via Zoom, we have been let go,” said Cane Peterson at the top of a Dec. 16 episode called “WE GOT FIRED” (emphasis is theirs), which spilled all the duo’s dirty laundry in one 27-minute long rant.
The final episode of Bob Saget’s podcast dropped earlier this week more than a week after the comedian died unexpectedly at age 65. The actor was found dead in a hotel room in Orlando, Fla. after a lengthy comedy show, sending shockwaves throughout the country as fans and loved ones mourned the loss.
Len Amato, the former President of HBO Films, Miniseries and Cinemax, has been named chief content officer at MasterClass. He will head the content organization and help lead content innovation, strategy and development of class launches for the educational streaming platform.