Call her daddy host Alex Cooper and Ace Entertainment CEO Matt Kaplan have created a media venture, Trending, that will target Gen Z audiences with programming for film, TV, audio, live events and more.
Trending becomes the parent company of Cooper’s Call her daddy podcast brand, which has a major exclusive deal with Spotify, and Kaplan’s Ace Entertainment, which specializes in projects for young adult viewers and recently produced XO, Kitty, the spin-off of the hit Netflix movie To all the boys I loved before.
Ace Entertainment, which Kaplan founded in 2017 after heading up the film division for Awesomeness, will handle the financing, production and distribution of Trending projects, while Cooper will lead the audience engagement and franchise elements of the company Kaplan said. At launch, Cooper and Kaplan will lead Trending, but are expected to build out the team in the future, a rep for the recently engaged couple said. The Hollywood Reporter.
Upcoming projects for Ace Entertainment, which finances and produces five films a year, include Love at first sight for Netflix with Haley Lu Richardson and Love in Taipei for Paramount+ with Ross Butler, Nico Hiraga and Ashley Liao.
from Cooper Call her daddy remains available exclusively on Spotify as part of an approximately $60 million licensing deal and is the top women’s podcast on Spotify. Recent guests have included Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Aguilera, John Legend and Jane Fonda.
“Every day I interact with countless young people who are pushing the boundaries behind the stereotypes and misconceptions we often hear about Gen Z,” Cooper said in a statement. “Gen Z is the revolutionary voice of a new generation. Their voices and opinions should be supported with content designed for them in a way that is unique to their values, interests and passions.”
