iHeartMedia and Novel Partner to Launch New Podcasts
| RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, February 24, 2021 |
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iHeartMedia has announced a new partnership with Novel, one of the UK's leading independent podcast companies, to co-produce a series of narrative, in-depth investigative podcasts. Together, iHeartMedia and Novel will launch eleven new, original podcast series over the next three years, starting with "The Assault on America" and "Deliver Us From Ervil." The expansive new slate features a collection of ambitious audio docuseries aimed at giving listeners access to worlds they never knew existed. From the real-life superheroes appearing at Black Lives Matter protests to a violent fundamentalist Mormon cult installed near the US-Mexican border, these new iHeartRadio Original Podcasts feature in-depth, narrative investigations of unexplored subcultures and stranger-than-fiction true stories.
"We're thrilled to be entering into such an exciting partnership with iHeartMedia," said Sean Glynn, CEO of Novel. "Pairing Novel's best-in-class storytelling credentials with iHeartMedia's excellent editorial judgment and global distribution is an incredibly compelling combination."
"This new partnership will allow us to produce deeply researched, narratively rich investigative series at scale that grip listeners right off the bat," added Max O'Brien, Head of Content at Novel. "We couldn't be more proud to be the first UK-based podcast company to sign a slate deal with iHeartMedia."
