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Spotify Wants to Turn Its Podcasts Into TV Shows and Movies
Audio service signs a deal with Peter Chernin’s Oscar-nominated production company
Christian Bale, front, and Matt Damon, back, attend the Premiere of Ford V Ferrari in Hollywood, California in 2019.
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Spotify Technology SA wants to turn its podcasts into Hollywood franchises.
The Swedish audio-streaming giant signed a deal giving Chernin Entertainment, producer of “The Greatest Showman” and “Ford v Ferrari,” the rights to mine its library of original shows for potential film and TV projects, the companies said Thursday. Chernin and Spotify will identify potential projects from Spotify’s portfolio of more than 250 original series.