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We’re just days away from the first-ever virtual Golden Globes ceremony. And while we still don’t know exactly what that will look like I mean, will they replicate the Emmys’ hazmat tuxedo suits idea? we at least know we’re in good hands with cohosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler (emceeing from opposite coasts, no less).
But the starry awards show, which has become one of the awards season’s most high-profile events, is making headlines for other reasons this week. The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., the insular, 87-member group that nominates and selects the winners of the Golden Globes, has long been dogged by questions over its ethics and legitimacy and not just by our awards czar Glenn Whipp. But the organization is facing new scrutiny this week following an investigat
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Get your brackets ready. March Madness is fast approaching not just for college basketball but also for the media and entertainment giants battling for streaming video dominance.
ViacomCBS on Wednesday will lay out plans for its direct-to-consumer strategy, marking the Wall Street coming-out party for Paramount+ (rebranded from CBS All Access) ahead of its March 4 launch. Paramount+ gets a big promotional push during the actual March Madness games, because CBS shares the tourney’s broadcast rights with WarnerMedia’s Turner.
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9:00 PM, Feb. 23, 2021An earlier version of this story gave the incorrect title for Microsoft executive Brad Smith. He is president, not CEO.
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For this week’s podcast, I spoke to Lee Isaac Chung, writer and director of the film “Minari.” The movie won the grand jury prize and audience award when it premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and more recently picked up nominations from the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards and the Critics Choice Awards.
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