Novel (company)
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Novel is an audio production company, founded in 2019, focused on creating narrative podcasts. Novel is headquartered in London, England.[1]
History[edit]
In 2016, the company was incorporated as SPG Productions, the initials of the Founder, and for a few years only employee, Sean Glynn.[2] In 2019, SPG Productions relaunched as Novel, once Max O'Brien had partnered with Glynn as Chief Content Officer.[3] The following year, Matt O'Mara, ex CEO of VICE UK, joined as an advisor and later as partner and Managing Director.[4] The stated goal of Novel is to shape the audience's relationship with the coming landscape of audio.[5]
In 2021, Novel announced a partnership with IHeartMedia to release a slate of 11 shows across over three years.[6][7][8] The first three of this slate have since been released, starting with their flagship show, The Assault on America,[9] investigating the Capitol insurrection.[10] In March 2022, The Superhero Complex was announced[11] and released in April, which tells the story of American real-life superhero Phoenix Jones.[12][13] Most recently, Novel ventured into true crime, investigates the story of Ervil LeBaron in Deliver Us From Ervil.[14] The company have since produced for a number of shows with Wondery,[15][16] Spotify[17] and more, including ARIAs winning[18] Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam Rivera.[19][20][21][22]
In March 2021, Novel launched the first of their original shows with the Shon Faye hosted Call Me Mother[23], exploring the life stories of queer trailblazers.[24][25] Call Me Mother came back for a second season in June 2022.[26] Also in 2022, Julie Shapiro[27] joined Novel as their Executive Creative Director to expand their original show slate.[28]
People[edit]
In 2021, ex-Vice UK CEO Matt O'Mara joined Novel as their managing director.[29]
As of 2022 Novel have begun to expand into the US by striking a new partnership with UTA and hiring Today in Focus executive producer Mythili Rao as the company's Managing Editor, as well as Austin Mitchell who moved from his role as The Daily's Senior Audio Producer into Novel as Creative Director.[30][31]
Later that year Julie Shapiro, VP of editorial for Radiotopia[32] & PRX[33] and executive producer of Ear Hustle[34] joined Novel in August 2022 as their Executive Creative Director to "help with Novel’s pivot to the U.S."[35]
Shows[edit]
| Title | Host(s) | Genre | Co-producer | Produced for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harsh Reality | Trace Lysette[36] | Investigative, Reality TV | Wondery | |
| Deliver Us From Ervil | Jesse Hyde | True Crime | IHeartRadio | |
| The Superhero Complex | David Weinberg | Narrative | IHeartRadio | |
| Call Me Mother | Shon Faye | Interview | ||
| Best Song Ever (with Charli XCX | Charli XCX | Interview | BBC Sounds | |
| The Bellingcat Podcast | Elliot Higgins | Investigative journalism | Bellingcat | |
| The Assault on America | Robert Evans | Investigative | Cool Zone Media | IHeartMedia |
| Sideways | Matthew Syed | Society and culture | BBC Radio 4 | |
| Futile Attempts (At Surviving Tomorrow) | Kim Noble | Comedy | Spotify | |
| The Political Butterfly Effect | Jim Waterson | Society and culture | BBC Radio 4 | |
| Planet Progress | Dr Hannah Fry | Science | ||
| Smoke Screen | Victoria Hollingsworth | True crime, investigation | Auddy, the Bureau of Investigation Journalism | |
| Working It | Isabel Berwick | Work, lifestyle | Financial Times | |
| Spooky Sh*t | Jamali Maddix | Comedy | Audible (service) |
References[edit]
- ↑ Editor, James Hurley, Enterprise. "The novel idea that's taking the audio industry by storm". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ Editor, James Hurley, Enterprise. "The novel idea that's taking the audio industry by storm". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ "BITE Interview | Audio's intimacy effect". Creativebrief. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ "Former Vice UK CEO Matt O'Mara joins podcast company Novel". RadioToday. 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ "About". www.novel.audio. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ "iHeart Teams With U.K. Podcast Studio Novel On Docuseries Slate". Insideradio.com. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ Ink, Radio (2021-02-24). "IHeartMedia Teams With Novel". Radio Ink. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ Bowler2021-02-24T16:05:00, Hannah. "Podcast indie Novel strikes US deal". Broadcast. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ "Deliver Us From Ervil". iHeart. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ↑ VannDigital. "U.S. Capitol Insurrection Unpacked In 'The Assault On America' Podcast". www.vanndigital.com. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ "The Superhero Complex podcast asks: are real-life street crusaders a good thing?". Financial Times. 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ↑ "The Superhero Complex". www.novel.audio. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ Quah, Nicholas (2022-04-14). "The Ballad of a Hollywood Madam (and 5 More Podcasts Worth Trying)". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ O’Sullivan, Eoghan (2022-08-01). "Podcast Corner: Four shows to check out this week". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ "Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam Rivera". Wondery | Premium Podcasts. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ "Introducing "Harsh Reality" From Wondery and Novel - Infamous America". Poddtoppen (in svenska). Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ Wild, Stephi. "Novel Announce New 10-part Series Podcast With Comedian Kim Noble". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ "Bauer's Hits Radio wins Station or Network of the Year at the ARIAs". RadioToday. 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ Parsons, Vic (2021-12-31). "Trace Lysette on There's Something About Miriam and its painful legacy". PinkNews. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ Nast, Condé (2021-11-22). "Trace Lysette Hosts New Podcast About The First Trans Reality TV Star". Them. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ "The 20 best podcasts of 2021". The Guardian. 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ Nast, Condé (2021-12-09). "This 2004 Reality Show Outed A Trans Woman. Its Cruel Legacy Persists". Them. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ Stansfield, Ted (13 September 2022). "50 Questions With Shon Faye". AnOther. Retrieved 21 September 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "How Shon Faye Is Creating An Oral Queer History For The Ages". Bustle. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ "LGBTQ elders speak out in new podcast Call Me Mother". Financial Times. 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ "The week in audio: Homo Sapiens; The LGBT Sport Podcast; Call Me Mother; Bi People; Hits Radio Pride". The Guardian. 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ↑ "Bio". Julie Shapiro. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ Goldbart, Max; Goldbart, Max (2022-06-23). "British Podcast Studio Novel Continues Hiring Spree By Signing PRX & Radiotopia Exec Julie Shapiro As Executive Creative Director". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ Editor, James Hurley, Enterprise. "The novel idea that's taking the audio industry by storm". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ Goldbart, Max; Goldbart, Max (2022-04-21). "British Podcast Studio Novel Signs 'The Daily', 'Today In Focus' Execs & Strikes UTA Partnership In Big U.S. Play". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ↑ "British Podcast Studio Novel Signs 'The Daily', 'Today In Focus' Execs & Strikes UTA Partnership In Big U.S. Play - Entertainment News". 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ "About Radiotopia". Radiotopia. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ PRX (2021-10-19). "PRX Builds Two New Podcast Content Roles". PRX Official. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ "Julie Shapiro". AIDC. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ↑ "Novel Announces Julie Shapiro (Radiotopia and PRX) as Executive Creative Director". Podnews. 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ↑ "Trace Lysette". Podchaser. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
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