Podcast Network Lemonada Media Signs With CAA

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed NAACP Image Award winner Nichelle Tramble Spellman for representation in all areas.

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has inked screenwriter T.S. Nowlin.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaThe British playwright, director and actor Kwame Kwei-Armah has signed with CAA and Redefine Entertainment.He currently serves as the artistic director for the Young Vic in London and was previously artistic director of Baltimore Center Stage.

She has also portrayed “Veronica” in the Snapchat original series Denton’s Death Date, and “Sarah Cushing” in The CW’s series Superman & Lois.

Creative Artists Agency has signed The Weeknd in all areas worldwide. The Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer, born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, is eyeing new partnerships and ventures via his tie-up with the Hollywood agency.

EXCLUSIVE: Aisha Tyler has signed with CAA for representation.

Unscripted TV producer Colin Whelan and his Conveyor Media banner have signed with A3 Artists Agency. Conveyor Media founder Whelan and his team produced Joe Exotic: Tigers, Lies and Cover-Up for Investigation Discovery.

EXCLUSIVE: Deniese Davis wants to bring some reform to Hollywood, literally.

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Brandt, the co-creator of NBC’s Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Justice, has signed with CAA for representation in all areas.

Angelique Jackson “Lingua Franca” filmmaker Isabel Sandoval has signed with CAA.In 2019, Sandoval made history as the first trans woman of color to direct and star in a film screening in competition at the Venice Film Festival, where “Lingua Franca” premiered. The film was acquired and released by Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY and is now streaming on Netflix.Sandoval directed, wrote, edited, produced and acted in “Lingua Franca,” which she shot in 16 days in Brooklyn, New York.

EXCLUSIVE: The British Independent Film Awards is for the first time launching a podcast, This Is My Cinema, with a group of UK indie film names lined up to discuss their craft and inspiration over the coming weeks.

LOS ANGELES -- “Fixer Upper” stars Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia enterprise is finally coming to full bloom, with an app launch in July and the debut of a television channel in January 2022.“We did it!” an exuberant Chip Gaines said in a virtual Q&A panel tied to Thursday's announcement, which gave a start date to the TV venture first announced in 2018 and expected by this year.Magnolia Network, which replaces the DIY Network, will feature original shows, new seasons of some DIY series and

Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker share insight into the group’s latest album ‘The Slow Rush’.The record – Tame Impala’s fourth – was released a year ago today (February 14).In The Slow Rush: A Deep Dive with Kevin Parker, the musician shares stories behind the record’s songs with host Linda Marigliano.“This was the first time Kevin had opened his laptop and played back sessions to show us what the songs from The Slow Rush are made of,” an official synopsis reads.

Magnolia app. In addition to the complete library of “Fixer Upper” episodes and new spinoff show “Fixer Upper: Welcome Home,” here’s what you can expect from Magnolia programming — some of which is already available to preview on Discovery’s new streamer, discovery+. Premiere date: now availableThis series which is currently airing on discovery+, follows Joanna — who has also published several cookbooks — cooking her favorite recipes and explaining their roots.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterFor viewers wondering when they can immerse themselves in a soothing loop of shiplap, farm-to-table food and rosy-cheeked gardeners harvesting flowers in the country, Chip and Joanna Gaines’ joint venture with Discovery, Magnolia Network, has finally gotten a new launch date after delaying an October start.

EXCLUSIVE: Prolific TV director Anton Cropper has signed with CAA for representation in all areas.

Despite a ratings slip for Fox News in recent weeks and the specter of a pending lawsuit over 2020 election fraud claims by its hosts, Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott has been signed to a multi-year extension.

Ben Stiller has come aboard to direct Bag Man, a true-life drama based on a Rachel Maddow podcast that is being developed by Focus Features. Adam Perlman wrote the script along with Stiller and Mike Yarvitz.

Also Read: Andy Samberg to Star in Untitled Sci-Fi Comedy at Apple, Ben Stiller to ProduceAdam Perlman wrote the script along with Ben Stiller and Yarvitz, who executive produced the podcast and co-wrote the subsequent book with Maddow. No casting has been announced.Stiller will also produce “Bag Man” along with Lorne Michaels, Yarvitz and Josh McLaughlin.