Tortoise Media in ‘exclusive first look’ partnership with Sky Studios

In brief

“Slow news” publisher Tortoise Media has announced an exclusive multi-year first look deal with Sky Studios to adapt its original podcasts to high-end series and features.

Tortoise Media plans to combine its investigative long-form journalism podcasts, like The Slow Newscast, with Sky Studio’s filmmaking to create Sky Originals scripted and documentary series and features for customers in the UK, Italy, Germany and beyond.

James Harding, previous director of BBC News and editor of The Times, co-founded Tortoise Media in 2018.