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Oprah Brings Her Podcast—and Historic TV Library—to Amazon With Sweeping Media Deal
- Oprah Winfrey signs a multi-year deal with Amazon Wondery for The Oprah Podcast distribution across multiple Amazon platforms.
- Wondery will distribute The Oprah Podcast across Prime Video, Amazon Music, Fire TV Channels and Audible starting in July.
- The Oprah Podcast will remain available on YouTube and other platforms as part of the deal.
- The agreement includes rights to The Oprah Winfrey Show library and Oprah’s Book Club and Favorite Things.
- The collaboration aims to deepen Winfrey’s global reach across media, retail, and consumer-facing businesses.
- The Oprah Podcast is expanding to two new episodes per week this summer.
- The Oprah Podcast has earned industry recognition in its first year, including nominations and a Webby nomination.
- Steve Boom and Matt Sandler from Amazon expressed optimism about expanding Winfrey’s audience through multiple channels.
- The deal also notes negotiations were handled by CAA and Loeb & Loeb LLP on behalf of Harpo Entertainment.
- The report is attributed to Kevin Spencer, Senior Content Strategist at LA Times Studios.
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