Netflix and Amazon have also said they would cease working with the beleaguered group
Tim Baysinger | May 10, 2021 @ 9:31 AM
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WarnerMedia is the latest company to join the chorus of those refusing to work with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), arguing the beleaguered organization’s planned reforms are both too little and are being implemented too slowly.
“While we commend the HFPA membership’s approval of the plan to move towards radical reform, we don’t believe the plan goes far enough in addressing the breadth of our concerns, nor does your timeline capture the immediate need by which these issues should be addressed,” the company wrote in a letter to HFPA president Ali Sar. “WarnerMedia Studios and Networks will continue to refrain from direct engagement with the HFPA, including sanctioned press conferences and invitations to cover other industry events with talent, until these changes are implemented.”
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NBC announced that it will not host the Golden Globes next year over concerns that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is not committed enough to diversity.
“We continue to believe that the HFPA is committed to meaningful reform,
NBC said in a statement. “However, change of this magnitude takes time and work, and we feel strongly that the HFPA needs time to do it right. As such, NBC will not air the 2022 Golden Globes. Assuming the organization executes on its plan, we are hopeful we will be in a position to air the show in January 2023.”
The move comes after several major studio companies announced plans to boycott the HFPA, which runs the awards shows, including Amazon, Netflix, and WarnerMedia.
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association voted last week to approve an overhaul proposal but the group s pledges of transformation have done little to reassure entertainment companies. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Hollywood Forei
NBC has said no, thanks to the Golden Globes next year, telling the Hollywood Foreign Press Association it needs to get its act together on lack of diversity and other problems recently uncovered.
The network is the latest company to distance itself from the press group which has been accused of self-dealing, corruption and conflicts of interest.
NBC says dropping next year´s Golden Globes over diversity row
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Tuesday May 11, 2021
LOS ANGELES: NBC will not air next year´s Golden Globes after the organization behind the prestigious film and television awards came under attack from across Hollywood for its record on diversity and transparency, the US network said Monday.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of around 90 journalists who vote for Tinseltown´s second-biggest annual film and television awards, last week approved a raft of reforms aimed at boosting inclusivity and diversity after months of negative headlines. We continue to believe that the HFPA is committed to meaningful reform. However, change of this magnitude takes time and work, and we feel strongly that the HFPA needs time to do it right, said NBC in a statement.