{
  "id": 15774066,
  "title": "Jon Leland and Ivan Askwith Launch Fandom First Studio: Popular Demand (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/jon-leland-and-ivan-askwith-launch-fandom-first-studio-popular-demand",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/popular-demand-studio-creators-jon-leland-ivan-askwith-1236916892/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Jon Leland, former chief strategy officer at Kickstarter, and Ivan Askwith, who previously led Digital Media at Lucasfilm, have teamed to launch Popular Demand, a new studio and technology company that partners with creators and fandoms to develop and distribute content to niche audiences. Popular Demand will develop, finance, produce and distribute film, television, publishing, […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}