From Entertainment One, Secret Location: The Podcast features industry changemakers taking on barriers to diversity in tech, start-up acquisitions, “edutainment,” and more

Toronto, ON (October 19, 2021) – Premium content studio Secret Location announced today the second season launch of its tech industry podcast Secret Location: The Podcast. The six-episode limited series from Entertainment One’s (eOne) Podcast Network explores the creative process in tech and the culture of its one-of-a-kind workplace. Fresh off its season one success as Apple Canada’s #1 tech podcast for four consecutive weeks, each of the all-new weekly episodes tackle ideation and changing technologies, inviting industry changemakers to explore the latest trends in location-based entertainment, kids media and immersive storytelling. Each new episode will be available on all major podcast streaming platforms every Tuesday, beginning today.

“We’re really excited about the new season of our podcast as the last year has seen so many new trends and positive cultural shifts in both the technology and entertainment spaces,” says Ryan Andal, President and co-Founder of Secret Location. “Through our compelling slate of prominent tech industry guests, we are keen to build on hot-button industry conversations that are changing how we experience art, stories, and connections.”

Hosted by Vanessa Costa, Secret Location’s Project & Culture Manager, this season returns to uncover the latest industry trends through in-depth interviews, moderated conversations and case studies. Secret Location: The Podcast welcomes leading tech and immersive entertainment figures, such as Ian Simon (CEO & Co-Founder of Strangeloop Studios), Dr. Eugenia Duodu Addy (CEO, Visions of Science), Karlyn Percil-Mercieca (CEO KDPM Consulting Group), David Kleeman (SVP of Global Trends at Dubit Limited), and Winston Fisher (CEO of AREA 15).

Listeners can tune into Secret Location: The Podcast weekly on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, and other major podcast streaming platforms. The first episode of season two “Are robots taking over the music industry?” is now available to stream here with the full library of podcast episodes available for streaming here: https://play.acast.com/s/secret-location.

About Secret Location

Secret Location is an Emmy award-winning immersive content studio working at the intersection of entertainment and technology. The studio has been developing premium experiences on emerging platforms for more than 10 years with over 250 awards and nominations for the team’s work, including the first Primetime Emmy Award for a VR project. Most recently, the studio’s first virtual reality film, The Great C, was the winner of the Positron Visionary Award at the 2020 Cannes XR film festival. Founded in 2008 and acquired by global independent studio Entertainment One (eOne) in 2016, Secret Location is reshaping the entertainment industry by blending technology with storytelling and experience design to deliver innovative content to audiences in the location-based entertainment and VR home markets.  

About eOne

Entertainment One Ltd. (eOne) is a talent-driven independent studio that specializes in the development, acquisition, production, financing, distribution and sales of entertainment content. As part of global play and entertainment company Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS), eOne's expertise spans across film and television production and sales; production, distribution and brand management of kids and family properties; digital content; and immersive and live entertainment. Through its extensive reach and scale, and a deep commitment to high-quality entertainment, eOne unlocks the power and value of creativity.

eOne brings to market both original and existing content, sourcing IP from Hasbro’s portfolio of 1500+ brands, and through a diversified network of creative partners and eOne companies.

Media Inquiries

Shuli Grosman-Gray, eOne

sgrosman-gray@entonegroup.com

437 771 5426

Claudia Barrios, Secret Location

cbarrios@secretlocation.com

647 961 9757