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Is Streaming Going To Win Best Picture At Last?

"Three years ago, Hollywood was engaged in a knock-down, drag-out fight over the future of cinema — what, exactly, constitutes a film — with the Oscars as the boxing ring." Then, well, you know what happened next. - The New York Times

Fine, Let’s Rank All Of The Full-Length And Short Movies Nominated For Oscars

Yup: "There are actually 53 movies nominated across all 23 Oscar categories this year, ranging in quality from great to terrible." - Vulture

Hollywood May Finally Be Paying Attention To Its Own Deaf Community

"This past year, there are deaf characters and deaf representation all over the place. A list that includes: Hawkeye, Eternals, A Quiet Place Part II, CODA, and Only Murders in the Building. Deaf creatives are out in full force." - The Smart Set

If Some Topics In ‘Turning Red’ Shocked Parents, That’s Not The Movie’s Fault

That is to say, if you haven't talked about periods with your kids, you're gonna blame Pixar for that? - USA Today

Have We Reached Peak Podcast?

“Because we have seen so much growth over the last few years, the No. 10 show is getting more downloads than the No. 10 show did a few years ago – it’s not really an apples-to-apples thing to say the new shows are not hits.” - Inside Radio

EU Passes Sweeping New Rules For Big Tech

With these actions, Europe is cementing its leadership as the most assertive regulator of tech companies such as Apple, Google, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft. - The New York Times

Krista Tippett’s “On Being” Is Leaving Public Radio To Go Podcast-Only

"Alongside its sister show, Poetry Unbound, On Being will move from a weekly radio production to a seasonal podcast model. The show plans a yearly release schedule of two seasons, each one made up of 10 to 12 episodes, with the first season to begin in October." - The New York Times

With Hollywood Cutting Them Off, Russian Movie Theaters Are Turning To Bollywood

Without access to big American blockbusters that reliably put butts in their seats, cinema chains in Russia will turn to domestically-made films as well as titles from Latin America and East Asia, but they'll depend most on Indian movies, which have pulled in big audiences there before. - The Moscow Times

Are The Oscars Done As A Cultural Phenomenon?

There’s no shortage of theories: The shrinking of movie actors as cultural icons (as TikTok and Instagram stars become the ascendant media gods); the reluctance of the Academy to update the ceremony; the growing chasm between the esoteric tastes of the Academy’s voting members... - Los Angeles Magazine

Pianist Lara Downes Brings A New Vision To Classical Music Radio

"I think a radio show, like an album, needs to create a sound world. Each show is an emotional journey with dips and swells. I work with the music directors of both stations, who have been great — really collaborative with my vision of expanding the repertoire." - Los Angeles Times

What We Can Learn About Fighting Misinformation From Arnold’s Video For The Russian People

Contrary to what you might think, it’s not about simply giving them more info. It’s about reaching them on an emotional level. - Politifact

As Tech Marches On And Formats Fade Away, Preserving Old Audio Becomes Ever More Challenging

"Modern digital storage is still expensive and data and audio/video can be lost when older websites are no longer technologically supported, when links become corrupted, when budgets run out, when new technology renders older storage systems obsolete, and much more." - San Francisco Classical Voice

Top Editors Quit Buzzfeed News, Big Cuts On The Way

The high-profile departures come on the same day that BuzzFeed released its fourth-quarter earnings report, which showed a 12% drop in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. - New York Post

Listeners Using Smart Watches May Be Added To Radio Ratings

In Australia, "measurement provider GfK began rolling out its MediaWatch, a wristwatch that uses audio matching technology to identify what stations participants are listening to, when and for how long." - Inside Radio

Striking Technicians At Chicago’s PBS Station Are Serious

Says one official at the IBEW union local, "We've had a contract with WTTW since 1955 and we've never had a problem of this magnitude." The strike was called last week; the union's contract with the parent of WTTW (and classical radio station WFMT) expired last July. - MSN (Chicago Tribune)

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