Lionsgate is moving into the world of podcasts. The producer joins the long list of television companies that have set up an audio division to respond to the increasingly booming world of podcasting.
It is launching with shows from 50 Cent and Michael Nathanson (The Punisher). Lionsgate Sound will operate as a full-service podcast production company, handling podcast production for the studio’s film and television businesses while also overseeing all elements of podcast production for third party clients.
It will overseen by Gretchen Stockdale and Nicholas Caprio with Charlie Webster heading up creative for the division. Lionsgate’s Pilgrim Media Group is a minority owner in Lionsgate Sound and will handle the day-to-day operations of the group.
The division will launch with four shows: Cuate/twin/: the downfall of El Chapo (w/t), hosted and produced by Curtis ‘50’ Cent Jackson and his newly established G-Unit Audio, and exclusively distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network; Nathanson-hosted interview podcast Playing Dead; FBI-focused show A Nation for Thieves, hosted by Justin Shenkarow; and Died and Survived, detailing near-death experiences.
Read more on deadline.com