Spotify’s Latest Podcast Deals Have Helped Drive Market Value Up 39%

From The Oasthouse – The Alan Partridge Podcast will feature 18 episodes, given Partridge fans a greater insight on the character never seen before, in what has been described as “fascinating conversations and richly sound-designed audio vignettes.”In character, Alan Partridge released a statement on what to expect from the Audible-exclusive podcast.“Like most people, I assumed those who hosted podcasts were pale, tech-obsessed social lepers who live with their mums and couldn’t get a platform

It was nearly two decades ago that TV producer Ben Silverman pitched Ricky Gervais on adapting The Office for American audiences. Now, Silverman is behind plans for a podcast that will offer a comprehensive history of the NBC comedy.

The Office content with a new podcast, An Oral History of The Office, which will find executive producer and host Brian Baumgartner — better known as Kevin Malone, Dunder Mifflin's chili-loving, Police cover band-fronting accountant — interviewing cast, producers, and superfans of the show to tell the story of how it began, what it was like making it, and why it remains such a sensation today, 15 years after it hit the airwaves.

Bernstein analyst Todd Juenger has downgraded his rating on the stock of music streaming giant Spotify from "market perform" to "underperform," citing its run-up since a big podcasting deal with Joe Rogan. But he raised his stock price target from $134 to $172.

Australian actor Margot Robbie, over the years, has steadily grown from strength to strength with each film. The actress, who began her career in 2007, was widely noticed for her role in The Wolf Of Wall Street as Naomi Belfort, opposite Leonardo DiCaprio.

Idles have stepped in to help support Ramsgate Music Hall during the coronavirus crisis by donating all proceeds from their latest live album to the Kent venue.Ramsgate Music Hall is one of the many grassroots music venues in the UK that have been financially affected by the lockdown.

Every weekday at 1 p.m. ET, baseball card collectors and art aficionados alike log in to Topps’ website to see the latest card in the company’s ongoing Project 2020.

It appears that actor-producer Margot Robbie and writer Christina Hodson enjoyed their time together on “Birds of Prey” so much that they’re willing to take their talents to the high seas, as the duo are said to be working on a new film in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise. According to THR, Margot Robbie has signed on to star in a new female-fronted ‘Pirates’ adventure over at Disney, and she’s bringing along her “Birds of Prey” writer Christina Hodson to pen the script.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Nashville bookstore that opened and thrived while others were closing their doors is once again defying the odds, thanks, in part, to its famous novelist co-owner.

Topps’ website to see the latest card in the company’s ongoing Project 2020.The initiative, launched earlier this spring, finds 20 artists reimagining 20 iconic baseball cards in a year-long event that will ultimately produce a set of 400.

As the Virtual Cannes Market heads into its final days, the majors have begun to flex their monetary muscle, with MGM closing a deal for remaining international territories on Endeavor Content's hotly-anticipated Bill & Ted sequel and several studios vying for the Will Smith/Antoine Fuqua escaped slave actioner Emancipation, which is expected to close a high eight-figure worldwide deal before Virtual Cannes wraps up.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentBeta Cinema has closed numerous deals on its Cannes virtual market slate, spearheaded by all-rights deals on Berlin competition entries “Berlin Alexanderplatz” to Le Pacte for France and “My Little Sister” to Weltkino for Germany, as well as “The Auschwitz Report” to Signature Entertainment in the U.K./Ireland.As well as the French deal, Burhan Qurbani’s new adaptation of Alfred Döblin’s “Berlin Alexanderplatz” was picked up by distributors in

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorWondery, the indie podcast producer and network, has launched a dedicated app that features its lineup of original programming.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterFirst Look Media’s Topic Studios announced Christy Gressman, formerly with podcast network Night Vale Presents, as VP, executive producer of podcasts, and revealed several new shows in development.Gressman was formerly a partner and executive producer at Night Vale Presents, whose podcasts include “Welcome to Night Vale,” “Sleep With Me,” “Conversations With People Who Hate Me,” and “The Orbiting Human Circus.” At Night Vale, she oversaw network-wide show

Aldi’s Specialbuy offers are available to pre-order online every Sunday and in stores on a Thursday. These hot items usually sell out within hours as soon as they appear online and shoppers need to be up early to bag the bargain they’re after.

Kim Kardashian, the reality star, just signed a brand new deal with Spotify in which she’ll host a podcast about her efforts in the field of criminal justice reform. Hot New Hip Hop reported today that the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star is coming out with her very own series.

The Wall Street Journal first reported the news on Wednesday. The show will be called the “Proving Innocence Podcast” and hosted exclusively on Spotify.Kardashian West and Rothschild Ansaldi will first examine the case of Kevin Keith, an Ohio man jailed for the crime of committing a triple murder in 1994, despite a stark lack of evidence.

The Wall Street Journal, Kim reached a deal with the streaming platform for a criminal justice podcast, which will explore the themes of wrongful conviction and criminal justice reform.