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Disney’s Next Big Salvo in Its Streaming War With Netflix • With the global launch of its Star service, the family-friendly Hollywood giant bets that more adult programming will help boost subscribers — at the risk of brand confusion

Paramount+: What Would Help Persuade Americans to Subscribe? Hint: Big New Movies • As ViacomCBS readies a March 4 launch for its own streaming service ($10 a month for the ad-free version), U.S. adults are showing interest in the studio’s tentpole film slate, a nationally representative survey finds

What Can Hollywood Do About the Violence Against Asians in America? • Amid a spike in racist attacks during the pandemic, storytellers have a responsibility to spotlight claims and support local leaders who can make a difference at the community level, the Daily Show correspondent writes

‘This Is an Important First Step’ • Beginning March 5, New York City theaters will be allowed to reopen — at a much reduced capacity — bringing hope for exhibitors that a summer movie season ‘may be in the cards’

The Bachelor’s Diversity: A Closer Look • ABC promised a historically representative cast, but that’s not what aired, a researcher finds

If You Haven’t Seen Any Good Movies Lately, Now’s Your Chance • Awards hopefuls make their bids for attention as the March 5 start of Oscar nomination voting grows ever closer

SPOTIFY EXPANDS TO 80 NEW MARKETS, ALONG W ITH H IGHER PRICE T IER

Dems Ask Cable Execs About ‘Disinformation’ on TV

Rights Available! • Hot new books with Hollywood appeal

7 Days of DEALS • Who’s inking on the dotted line this week

Nomzamo Mbatha • The South African actress brings ‘this energy of love’ to Coming 2 America

Will Hollywood Stand by The Lincoln Project? • As the political action committee (to which David Geffen donated $500K) reels amid scandal, an in-the-works documentary could benefit from the drama surrounding the viral ad maker

How the Town Will Be Partying at Home for the Globes • With the Feb. 28 ceremony kicking off 2021’s socially distanced awards season, here’s how nominees, L.A. restaurants and wine shops are creating at-home experiences that are both safe and celebratory

Black Panther Bobby Seale Highlights New NYC Art Show

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Hitched, Hatched, Hired • Inside the industry’s celebrations and news

Yes, I Did Say That! • A look at who’s saying what in entertainment

FLASHBACK! • Did I Really Say That?

Tim Story • As his take on Tom & Jerry is set to bow on HBO Max, the veteran director opens up about taking on an animation hybrid film, adapting to on-set COVID protocols and the progress of Black creators in Hollywood

The Risk and Responsibility of Speaking Out • The Oscar-contending film One Night in Miami imagines the heated debate between Malcolm X and Sam Cooke about the duty of successful Blacks to be the public face of the civil rights movement — one THR’s columnist long has embraced

When Awards Movies Are Talking to One Another • Whether due to coincidence or deeper cultural shifts, there’s a genuine dialogue among a number of awards hopefuls as they debate the politics of the ’60s, the role of Black artists and even the metaphor of the organ grinder and the monkey

Welcome to Chechnya’s Digital Disguises • The first documentary to make the visual effects Oscar shortlist, David France’s film, which goes undercover with activists working to save victims of anti-LGBTQ...