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Malcolm Gladwell Audio Company Signs a Film and TV Deal With A24

Independent studio will get a first look at projects from his Pushkin Industries

Malcolm Gladwell 

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Bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell’s audio company, Pushkin Industries, is teaming up with the independent entertainment studio A24 to adapt its works for films and TV.

Under the deal, A24 will get a first look at audiobooks and podcasts and pay an undisclosed sum that’ll be put toward paying the first dedicated development executive at Pushkin, the companies announced Tuesday. Meghna Rao, formerly of Topic Studios, will start in that role on July 5.