Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorPeter Chernin wants to spin Spotify’s podcasts into TV and movie gold.Spotify and Chernin Entertainment have formed a multiyear partnership to adapt the audio streamer’s original podcasts for television, film and digital video.
Under the first-look deal, the two companies will collaborate 50-50 on investing in developing new projects.The two companies plan to hire a development exec to identify promising podcasts who will dual-report to Chernin Entertainment president Jenno Topping and Dawn Ostroff, Spotify’s chief content officer and advertising business officer.
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