‘The View’ Co-Host Sunny Hostin Launches Inclusive Production Company Focused on Social Justice (EXCLUSIVE)

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterStaff Me Up, a hiring and networking platform for media production professionals, is expanding its services with a service intended to highlight underrepresented groups in the industry.Called Coded for Inclusion, the initiative is endorsed by Color Of Change and supported by Michael B.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterCliff “Method Man” Smith and his manager, Shauna Garr, have teamed to form the production company Six AM, An Entertainment Co., Variety has learned exclusively.Six AM will aim to produce a diverse range of content for untold points of view for audiences of all ages.

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Bucks and Lakers big man — as well as the league's all-time leading scorer — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and recognize the player that strives for social justice and racial equality.«It's nice to see the NBA try to promote social justice awareness, and I am very flattered they would see fit to name the award after me,» Abdul-Jabbar, 74, told The Undefeated.

Angelique Jackson Stacey Abrams has been tapped to receive the inaugural Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice award as part of the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival.The new award named for Belafonte — the Emmy-winning actor, activist and civil rights leader — is intended to recognize individuals who have used storytelling and the arts to enact change in their communities.Abrams, in addition to her work as a politician and voting rights activist, also produced last year’s gripping documentary “All

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorLGBTQ filmmaker Christin Baker has announced the launch of a new production entity, A Baker Production.A Baker Production will have offices in Los Angeles and Nashville, specializing in bigger-name productions across all genres.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJust under a year ago, as protests gripped the U.S.

Naman Ramachandran Pandemic-born initiative Female Film Club (FFC) is expanding its global membership with a new campaign.The organization will encourage media and social media users to share an insta reel with the hashtag #FFCWORLDWIDE which explains the campaign.

JAY-Z has reportedly filed a new trademark for a TV and film production company.According to TMZ, the rapper and mogul is planning to further expand his business ventures by entering into the world of TV and film production.Through his S.

Chris Willman Music WriterBaz Halpin, the music touring creative director who founded Silent House 11 years ago, announced an ambitious expansion Tuesday, with his brainchild to now be known as Silent House Group and expanded into three separate companies — Silent House Studiios, Silent House Events and Silent House Productions.Key hires in the expansion include Mark Bracco and Linda Gierahn, who will head up Silent House Productions.

Talk about hot topics! Ahead of the release of her new book, Summer on the Bluffs, Sunny Hostin opened up exclusively to Us Weekly with 25 things you might not know about her — including what life is like on the set of The View, what she’d be doing if she weren’t a journalist and lawyer, and her unhealthy obsession. Read on to learn more about the 52-year-old daytime talk show host.

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterBassett Vance Productions, the production company formed by Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance, has hired Lynnette Ramirez as head of development, Variety has learned exclusively.Ramirez is tasked with finding and developing diverse stories with a strong emphasis on BIPOC voices in front of and behind the camera for multiple platforms.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNetflix has launched a Nordic office in Sweden to continue ramping up production of original local content across Europe.The news was unveiled in a blog post penned by Lina Brouneus, the director of co-production and film acquisition at Netflix for the EMEA.Set to bow during the second half of 2021, the office will be located in Stockholm and will be a hub for the region to allow the streamer to strengthen its creative and cultural partnerships across

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Dawn Porter’s Trilogy Films has inked an exclusive overall deal with Industrial Media. Trilogy, the production company behind the critically acclaimed documentary “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” is the sixth company to partner with the independent production group.

Caitlyn Jenner is reacting to Joy Behar‘s comments.

Joy Behar, age 78, blamed a lack of sleep for using the incorrect pronouns in referring to Caitlyn Jenner on Friday’s The View.

Joy Behar is apologizing the use of her pronouns while discussing Caitlyn Jenner‘s run for California governor on The View on Friday (April 23).