Variety Shifts 2022 CES Summit to Virtual Event on Jan. 27

Just more than a month before the Super Bowl kicks off in the Southland, the NFL and NBC are already doing an end zone victory dance.

EXCLUSIVE: Jada Pinkett Smith (The Matrix Resurrections) has signed on to star in Redd Zone, a new Netflix drama from Emmy-nominated screenwriter Kristin Layne Tucker (A Black Lady Sketch Show), Oscar-winning director Matthew A. Cherry (Hair Love) and Westbrook Studios.

This one won’t make any lists of “Oscar surprises.” The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has set Glenn Weiss to direct the 94th annual Academy Awards for a seventh consecutive time.

NBC’s getting back into the swing of topping primetime for 2022, winning its second consecutive Sunday with the latest NFL Football showdown between the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders.

NATPE Miami has become the latest major in-person entertainment industry event to be shelved due to concerns over the current Covid spike driven by the highly infectious Omicron variant.

The International Documentary Association said Thursday that it is pushing its 37th annual IDA Documentary Awards ceremony from its originally scheduled early February date to March 4 as an online-only show, a response to the surging Omicron variant.

The fire at the house next door wiped out the wifi and the cable television not just for us but for the entire block! We’d guess at least 15 homes were affected! Christmas was stressful and it all triggered our anxiety – for many reasons – but we did bring some presents with us from Los Angeles to Las Vegas and the kids had a great time! It will be even better when we get back home can can give them the rest of their gifts! Until then… watch the latest in our incendiary saga and this very

Kate Hudson shared an adorable video of her 3-year-old daughter Rani Rose trying to get an upfront look of Santa Claus.

Organizers of CES, which has annually kicked off the year as the largest U.S. trade show, are sticking with plans for an in-person component in early January despite inauspicious Covid trends.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorMediaLink nixed its in-person events at CES 2022 in Las Vegas, joining the ranks of other companies that have decided to sit out the tech conference amid renewed COVID outbreaks.The media and entertainment consulting firm — which was just acquired by UTA last week for $125 million — has had a notable presence at CES in pre-pandemic times, including with its well-attended opening night party at the show.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe Consumer Technology Association is still proceeding with plans to host CES 2022 in Las Vegas next month. But a surge in COVID cases due to the Omicron variant of the virus has prompted several companies to drop out of the tech confab.T-Mobile, Amazon, iHeartRadio, Facebook parent Meta and Twitter are among the companies that have canceled their CES 2022 plans.

We got to take the kids to the coolest experience in Las Vegas – Enchant! After Mia’s accident ice skating a few weeks ago (that ended up with her in urgent care), we attempt it again! Plus, we got to see Santa for the first time this holiday season! J.R. Hilton made us so sad, though, when he told us he doesn’t believe in jolly ol’ St. Nick anymore! We explore the very festive Christmas maze, take in some yummy food and MORE! Watch!

Nielsen has secured the participation of Disney and media agency Magna in the first offering to be part of its forthcoming cross-platform measurement system Nielsen One.

The National Trust for Scotland is set to host their Burns Big Night In, streaming live from the Bard’s cottage, and you’re all invited to join the party.

Are Zac Efron and Amanza Smith together? Social media users sure seem to think so!

Love in the air? Internet sleuths have been investigating whether Zac Efron is dating Amanza Smith after the duo were spotted hanging out in Las Vegas.