It has been nearly a quarter of a century since the shocking murder of BBC presenter Jill Dando sent shockwaves through the nation. On April 26, 1999, at the age of 37, Jill was tragically shot dead outside her Fulham home.
11.09.2023 - 07:39 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Persephonica, the producer behind hit daily news podcast The News Agents, has signed with WME in a bid to win more work across the pond.
The indie founded by Brexitcast creator Dino Sofos is also forging a podcast about slavery reparations,in which a former BBC World News anchor whose ancestors were slaveowners heads on a journey with a Labour politician whose ancestors were most likely enslaved by the journalist’s.
Alongside this new untitled podcast, Persephonica is developing a “big slate of shows,” according to Sofos, and has signed with WME’s Alex Bewley, who also reps Gary Lineker’s The Rest is Politics indie Goalhanger.
“Pushing into America is a big thing for us,” Sofos told Deadline. “It’s really important in this industry to have someone like Alex with their finger on the pulse in terms of commissioning and gaps in the market, and linking us with WME talent in the U.S. is exciting.”
Persephonica has already started this work by launching a U.S. spinoff of The News Agents – the show helmed by former BBC heavyweights Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel and co-produced with Global that is now the most-listened-to daily podcast in the UK. Persephonica’s chat podcast Dua Lipa: At Your Service, meanwhile, picks up most of its listens in the States, according to Sofos.
“When we have meetings with people in LA we say we produce At Your Service and this is really well received,” he added. “That has been a bit of a calling card for us in America.”
Persephonica was only launched two years ago but is developing speedily in a podcast market that has shifted enormously over the past few years, Sofos went on to say.
“The industry looks completely different now,” he added. “When we launched, streamers and media
It has been nearly a quarter of a century since the shocking murder of BBC presenter Jill Dando sent shockwaves through the nation. On April 26, 1999, at the age of 37, Jill was tragically shot dead outside her Fulham home.
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