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The focus of Election Night will be on the swing states, the key battlegrounds that will decide who will be the next president. But other states, like Alabama and Massachusetts, will be red vs. blue polar opposites, so different in their thinking about Donald Trump and Joe Biden that it’ll make many wonder, how are we…

Podcast content studio QCODE, known for adapting series with A-list talent for film and TV, raised $6.4 million in a Series A funding round led by Sonos with participation by C Ventures. QCODE, in LA, is a leading destination for fiction and immersive storytelling in the podcast space. It’s released eight scripted pod…

Those of a certain generation of people who thrive when they hear songs like Boyz II Men’s “Motownphilly” or Tony! Toni! Toné!’s “Feels Good” or Bobby Brown's "My Prerogative”. There’s an incomparable sense of nostalgia when any song by Guy, Jade, Troop or the iconic Bell Biv DeVoe hits the airwaves. That era of music…

The WGA East has launched the WGA Audio Alliance to help fiction writers organize high-budget scripted podcasts under the guild's contracts. In the past two years, the guild has organized several nonfiction podcast companies, including Gimlet, The Ringer and Parcast. And though most of the 600,000 podcasts currently…

In August, HBO debuted Misha Green’s Lovecraft Country and the world hasn’t been the same since. The series based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff combines sci-fi, horror, social injustice, racial identity and family drama to serve up epicness that TV has never seen before — and Jurnee Smollett is at the front of it…

The fly in the ointment — that may forever be how the vice presidential debate between incumbent Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) is remembered. On the latest Deadline podcast POTUS 2020: Battleground America, senior editor Dominic Patten and political editor Ted Johnson size up the latest debate, that pesky…

Actress and singer Eva Noblezada had her first big break playing the iconic role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon. She first appeared in the starring role in London before heading to the Broadway revival, where she scored her first Tony Award nomination. Miss Saigon is the entry for many Asian Americans — especially…

Epix has greenlighted Fiasco, a docuseries from Leon Neyfakh based on his podcast about America’s most pivotal historical events. The six-episode series about politics, power, and uncertainty hails from Prologue Projects and Left/Right. Set to debut next year on the premium cabler, Fiasco host Neyfakh follows the…

Audible has inked a global multi-project, first-look development and production deal with Team Coco. Conan O'Brien's Emmy-winning digital media company will produce scripted and unscripted episodic series, non-fiction documentaries and other audio original projects. The first original already has been greenlighted…

The very first presidential debate is behind us, and for many viewers, the reaction is, good riddance.  On the first episode of Deadline’s POTUS 2020: Battleground America podcast, senior editor Dominic Patten and political editor Ted Johnson chat about the fallout of the debate, in which President Donald Trump…

If you go anywhere this week for a getaway from all the madness, then might I suggest the wonderful world of Buteau pia? It’s a land of laughs, joy, a little shade, stories about working with the iconic J. Lo  — all overlooked by Buteaupian queen Michelle Buteau. Of course, we are referring to the comedian and actress…

EXCLUSIVE: Kast Media is partnering with Sarah Silverman to launch her first podcast, The Sarah Silverman Podcast. It will debut October 8 and be available on all platforms. As a leader in multi-channel shows, inclusive of video simulcast episodes on YouTube, Kast Media is focused on creating shows that entertain…