EXCLUSIVE: British podcasting outfit Novel is hoping to helm the next generation of podcast-to-screen adaptations after securing £5M ($6.2M) of investment from growth capital investor VGC Partners.
Novel, which calls itself the UK’s fastest-growing independent podcast company, has now closed its Series A round of funding and VGC is sole investor.
On the horizon for The Bellingcat Podcast and Superhero Complex outfit is a drive to establish a network of originals and adapt podcast IP into TV and film projects.
Deadline revealed Universal Studio Group Acquisitions exec Neil Krishnan was joining Novel to oversee the TV and film push in October.
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