A week before the Golden Globes, Stacy Perman and Josh Rottenberg of the Los Angeles Times wrote investigative pieces detailing conflicts of interest and a lack of diversity within the Hollywood Foreign Press Association; the tight knit and tight-lipped group of 87 international journalists who nominate and choose the winners each year. Perman joins us to discuss her work on the story, which was picked up by every major media outlet, and the immediate impact it had on this year’s Globe’s ceremony. Whether it will be enough to change the behavior and makeup of the HFPA remains to be seen.
Meanwhile, Viacom announced a slate of programming for their new streaming service, Paramount+. Along with 2,500 movies, 30,000 episodes of television and live sporting events, the company will be rebooting hit series such as “Fraiser” with their original cast. The company also revealed that blockbuster films such as “Mission:Impossible 7” and “A Quiet Place II” will debut on Paramount+ just 45 days after their theatrical release.
Of course we also cover some of the week’s top entertainment headlines including this year’s Art Directors Guild Award nominees, why kill fees might be coming to international film sales and recorded music grosses passed $12 billion in North America during 2020.

Warner Bros’ ‘Tom & Jerry’ Opening Higher In Monday Actuals; Still Second-Best Debut During Pandemic
https://deadline.com/2021/03/tom-jerry-weekend-box-office-opening-pandemic-1234702484/
‘Tom & Jerry’ Pounces On $33M WW Weekend In Expanded Rollout; China’s New Year Pics Still Dominant As February Sets $1.9B Record
https://deadline.com/2021/02/tom-and-jerry-hi-mom-china-all-time-record-month-global-international-box-office-1234702733/
ViacomCBS Overhauls Film Strategy With New Theatrical Windows, Epix Pact
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/mission-impossible-7-paranormal-activity-pet-sematary-paramount-plus-windows-1234914113/
‘Mank’ and ‘Tenet’ Among 25th Annual Art Directors Guild Nominations
https://variety.com/2021/artisans/awards/art-directors-guild-nominations-mank-tenet-1234915129/
Golden Globes: Complete Winners List
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/golden-globes-winners-list-updating-live
‘Criminal Minds’ Ascends to Top of Nielsen Streaming List
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/criminal-minds-top-nielsen-streaming-list
Can Australia Save Journalism From the Internet?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/24/opinion/australia-social-media-law.html
Australia Passes Law Making Google and Facebook Pay for News
https://variety.com/2021/biz/asia/australia-passes-law-google-facebook-pay-for-news-1234915032/