HFPA’s New Chief Diversity Officer on How Changing the Golden Globe Organization Takes More Than an ‘Immediate Fix’

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Television Academy today announced rules changes for the 74th Emmy Awards competition, including eliminating the program time length for comedy and drama series.The rule change: Categorization based on program length for a comedy or drama series has been eliminated. Episode length will no longer dictate submission categories.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Television Academy has announced plans to hire a senior executive in its membership department that will focus on driving new member outreach and community engagement as part of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.The hiring is a result of an evaluation of the Academy’s membership, policies, procedures and DEI protocols that has recently been completed by ReadySet, a consulting firm that had been hired by the org to identify key

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeProduction on CBS’ new hit comedy “Ghosts” has halted after an individual on the set of the series tested positive for COVID-19. The show, which shoots in Montreal, had been in the middle of producing its season finale when the COVID case forced the premature shutdown, according to sources.Insiders confirm the shutdown, and tell Variety that production will now resume in January, after the holidays, in order to wrap the finale.

Stockport council has announced its new chief executive.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Recording Academy has announced that Sony Music Group Chairman Rob Stringer will receive the 2022 Grammy Salute to Industry Icons award “for his leadership, impact and dedication to advancing innovation in the music industry.” Stringer will be honored at Clive Davis’ and the Recording Academy’s Pre-Grammy Gala, which is scheduled to return to the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles — in person — on Sunday, Jan.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe walls that long separated the L.A.-based Television Academy and its New York counterpart, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, continue to be torn down.

Golden Globes. Belfast and The Power of the Dog lead the pack with seven nominations each.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargePerhaps by virtue of its large voting body, the SAG Awards tend to recognize repeat winners in its two TV ensemble categories. Over the past decade in drama, “The Crown,” “This Is Us,” “Downton Abbey” and “Boardwalk Empire” all enjoyed back-to-back victories, and in comedy, “Modern Family,” “Orange Is the New Black” and “The Marvelous Mrs.

The Power of the Dog centers on a “charismatic rancher [named] Phil Burbank [who] inspires fear and awe in those around him.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeSippin’ on Globes and juice, Snoop Dogg was the surprise presence at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s early morning Golden Globes announcement on Monday. Entering a subdued Beverly Hilton ballroom, Snoop and HFPA president Helen Hoehne announced this year’s nominations a bit like it was business as usual.But it was clearly not.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association wasn't shy about addressing its diversity scandal while announcing its 2022 Golden Globe nominations.  A large shadow was cast across this year's Golden Globe nominations after NBC announced it wouldn't broadcast the show until it addressed some key issues it was having when it came to the diversity of its voting pool. The press association, often ridiculed, even by its own hosts, this year went from punchline to pariah.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), bogged down by controversy but not entirely mired by it, will make the show go on — without a telecast partner. Nominees for the 79th annual Golden Globe Awards will be announced bright and early on Monday, Dec.

The who’s who of Asian and Asian American talent and artists gathered for an evening of celebration at the 19th annual Unforgettable Gala, nearly two years after the Covid-19 pandemic brought live and in-person events to a screeching halt.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeViacomCBS’ $1.85 billion sale of its CBS Studio Center lot — known in the industry as CBS Radford — represents the end of an era for the company, and a further shift away from physical properties by legacy entertainment companies as their streaming counterparts bulk up.Last week’s deal with Hackman Capital Partners and Square Mile Capital Management, put into motion in the summer, is the final major divestiture of the Eye network’s real estate holdings,

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorAMC Networks hopes to mark a new beginning in the coming year as it prepares for some very big goodbyes.AMC is preparing to leverage the marketing platform provided by three buzzy series finales — AMC’s “The Walking Dead” and “Better Call Saul” and BBC America’s “Killing Eve” — to drive awareness and subscribers to its growing suite of streaming services, from drama-centric AMC Plus and SundanceNow to the niche-targeted Acorn TV, ALLBLK and Shudder.The company

K.J. Yossman BBC Studios, the broadcaster’s commercial arm, has appointed its general counsel Martyn Freeman to the position of chief operating officer.As general counsel, Freeman already oversees BBC Studio’s business and legal affairs, global operations, compliance and risk.

BBC Studios’ new CEO Tom Fussell has promoted the producer/distributor’s General Counsel Martyn Freeman to Chief Operating Officer.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRepublic Records has named Dave Rocco to the newly created role of chief creative officer, label founders Monte Lipman and Avery Lipman announced on Wedesday. According to the announcement, Rocco “will bring his creative vision, innovative thinking and strategic expertise to Republic and its world-class roster of artists.”“In many ways, Dave is an artist trapped in an executive’s body,” said Monte Lipman.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeCritics Choice Association members can’t get enough of the dysfunctional Roy family. Two years after it won the Critics Choice Award for best drama series, HBO’s “Succession” is back, and its third season leads this year’s Critics Choice TV contenders with eight nominations.