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‘Radiolab’ Podcast Producer WNYC Studios Eyes TV & Film Adaptations After Signing With UTA
02.06.2022 - 19:03 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: WNYC Studios, the audio company behind series including Radiolab and Dolly Parton’s America, is looking to move into the world of film and TV after signing with UTA.
The agency will work with the company to bolster its strategic partnerships and take its IP to market, including for TV and film.
WNYC Studios was one of the earliest adopters of podcasting and is also behind series such as On the Media, Death, Sex & Money, The New Yorker Radio Hour, and The United States of Anxiety.
Dolly Parton’s America, which is hosted by Jad Abumrad and reported by Shima Oliaee, was a breakout hit that asked the question – in this intensely divided moment, why can everyone agree that Dolly Parton is one of America’s great icons.
The Vanishing of Harry Pace was another hit for the company. The series told the story of Pace, who founded the country’s first Black-owned record label, Black Swan Records and was also a a lawyer who worked to desegregate Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood in the 1930s but spent the later years trying to erase his former identity and re-establish himself as a white man.
Other recent series that could potentially have a second life on the screen include Radiolab’s Mixtape, which explored the impact of cassette tapes on everything from music to politics, and More Perfect, Radiolab’s first ever spin-off series that examined some of the U.S. Supreme Court’s most significant rulings and the impact they had inside and outside of the court. More Perfect will be resuming production in 2023.
Elsewhere, Dead End, the debut production of WNYC Studios’ new documentary unit devoted to non-fiction long form audio storytelling, tells the tale of the unsolved 2014 murders of prominent political couple John and Joyce
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22.06.2022 / 01:29
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deadline.com
17.06.2022 / 20:33
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variety.com
17.06.2022 / 18:04
Hannibal Buress Signs With UTA (EXCLUSIVE)
Angelique Jackson UTA has signed multi-hyphenate entertainer Hannibal Buress for worldwide representation in all areas.While Buress is primarily known for his stand-up comedy and acting roles as well as his work as a writer, producer and podcaster, he also has strong ties to the music industry, where he goes by the alter-ego Eshu Tune. In April 2022, Buress released his debut self-titled EP, in which he wrote and performed all the tracks.
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Austin Butler Teaches Jimmy Fallon His ‘Elvis’ Moves During ‘Tonight Show’ Visit
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variety.com
14.06.2022 / 01:19
Justin Lin Set to Direct ‘One Punch Man’ Film Adaptation for Sony
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13.06.2022 / 18:37
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deadline.com
09.06.2022 / 19:13
‘Clouds’ Producer Wayfarer Studios Ups Jamey Heath To President
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09.06.2022 / 15:11
West Lothian high school students produce award winning short-film for Livingston's 60th celebrations
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07.06.2022 / 20:05
Sony Acquires Dolly Parton and James Patterson’s ‘Run, Rose, Run’ Film Adaptation
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deadline.com
07.06.2022 / 19:43
Dolly Parton Film ‘Run, Rose, Run’ Acquired By Sony In Competitive Situation
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Man City sent summer transfer advice after signing Erling Haaland
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