Exclusive: MrBallen, otherwise known as John Allen, a former Navy Seal turned breakout podcaster, has launched his own content studio.
Allen has launched Ballen Studios with Nick Witters, who previously worked at WME and most recently Night Media, where he managed YouTube creators.
He has become one of the breakout names in podcasting, particularly on YouTube and TikTok, and earlier this year launched MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark and Mysterious Stories, true crime podcast that has leapt to the top of the Spotify charts.
The idea behind Ballen Studios is to expand Allen’s storytelling style into television, film, publishing, live touring, merchandising and other digital mediums.
He has also signed with UTA to work across a number of existing projects that are already in various stages of production and development. The talent agency already has interest in several adaptations of MrBallen IP and is working with the pair to develop new audio series,...
Allen has launched Ballen Studios with Nick Witters, who previously worked at WME and most recently Night Media, where he managed YouTube creators.
He has become one of the breakout names in podcasting, particularly on YouTube and TikTok, and earlier this year launched MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark and Mysterious Stories, true crime podcast that has leapt to the top of the Spotify charts.
The idea behind Ballen Studios is to expand Allen’s storytelling style into television, film, publishing, live touring, merchandising and other digital mediums.
He has also signed with UTA to work across a number of existing projects that are already in various stages of production and development. The talent agency already has interest in several adaptations of MrBallen IP and is working with the pair to develop new audio series,...
- 9/14/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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