In a debate Wednesday in the House of Commons about a bill to regulate online streaming, Rodriguez said updating the broadcasting law is long overdue and needs to cover commercial content on social media and streaming platforms. - CBC
"Let's say (Robin Williams is) singing the words 'reality, what a concept' — in that case … a royalty would have been generated and (Pandora) would be paying the license. But because he said the words 'reality, what a concept' … they didn't deal with it." - Yahoo! (Los Angeles Times)
IPR began managing broadcast operations at the stations in 2007 and now the Board of Regents of the universities will decide on a proposal that would have the group take ownership of the stations. - Inside Radio
Female artists won six of the nine categories in the Berlinale's main section, including the Golden Bear (Carla Simón for her Catalan film Alcarràs), the Jury Prize, both acting awards, best screenplay, and, for best director, Claire Denis, taking her first major festival honor in 26 years for Fire. - Variety
CBS is a foundational name in broadcasting — the Columbia Broadcasting System launch dates back to 1927 and the early days of commercial radio. The Eye name will endure on the broadcast network and other existing assets. - Variety
The Academy is coming off as “the absolute most insecure girl at the party.” Babe, you’re the Oscars. You should be the most confident person in the room. Why do you keep doing yourself like this? - The Daily Beast
"Have reports of the death of the sex scene been greatly exaggerated? And, considering that just about any kind of erotic behavior can be viewed with a click, what do we still want from a sex scene, anyway?" Four New Yorker critics puzzle it out together. - The New Yorker
"The family of Halyna Hutchins … has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Alec Baldwin, the film's production companies, its producers, and other members of the crew. Hutchins was fatally shot last October during a rehearsal … when Baldwin practiced a draw with a revolver and fired the weapon." - CNN
The story of what happened when costumers tried to instigate reform is a tale of the frustrations and barriers to progress that exist in many Hollywood unions. But it also offers glimmers of hope. - Los Angeles Times
The return rate to movie theaters in the first week of February was 58% of what it was before the pandemic. Restaurants were nearly three-quarters as full as they were before Covid-19, and air travel had recovered to about 80%. - The Wall Street Journal
Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes — "an all-female team with broad appeal and comedic chops" — are in final talks to serve as emcees for the 2022 ceremonies, several sources have indicated. - Variety
Let filmmaker Nancy Myers show Hollywood the way: "Rom-coms typically suggest that thrilling courtship is for people in their 20s and 30s." They fall in love and get married; the end. "In these films by Meyers, though, both protagonists delight in their divorced lives." - The Atlantic
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the director of Amélie who wouldn't bow to Harvey Weinstein, loathes the pressure of theatrical openings. But "with Netflix, half a billion people can see it. ... Even if just 1 percent of those people watch Bigbug, it would be huge." - The New York Times
The actor made 170 movies, only 16 with Kurosawa. "Mifune might not have been working with his favorite director, but watching these, it’s clear that he still brought his expressive physicality, his quicksilver emotion and his unparalleled charisma to the set every day." - The New York Times
