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Jeff Zucker Should Have Known That Workplace Equity Matters

Uncovered

CNN Could Face Reset Under Discovery • David Zaslav is expected to focus more on news than opinion when his company takes control of the network, now without Jeff Zucker

A Supersized Kickoff • Peacock pins hopes on Will Smith’s new rendition of ‘Bel-Air’

Now Streaming: Madea’s Big Return • Tyler Perry’s signature character revived at Netflix as part of his budding relationship with the company

Stars of Upcoming TV Premieres

10 Films and a Series to Watch (Not Just) During Black History Month

Henson TV Boss Finds New Creatures and Returns to ‘Fraggle Rock’ • Halle Stanford on her new collaboration with ‘Walking Dead’ star Norman Reedus

Behind the Music, Super Bowl Edition

HBO MAX DOWNLOADS SURGE IN JANUARY

Netflix May Finally Have the ‘Power’ for the Oscar • Streamer hopes to at long last win the coveted best picture trophy

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Ultimate Super Bowl Party Guide 2022

Michael Strahan’s Tips for Throwing a Super Bowl Viewing Party

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Newborns & Nuptials

EXPOSURE

TACKLING THE MEGACAST • Peyton and Eli Manning’s buzzy ‘Monday Night Football’ experiment reflects the urgency to reinvent sports TV for a new era

FIELD OF STREAMS • Will tech-enhanced livestreams be game changers for younger fans — or are they niche gimmicks?

SHES FINALLY THE BOSS • Women are at last rising to leadership roles as A&R executives, breaking through what has always been an exclusionary boys’ club

Oscar Nominations

Big Year for Oscar • Epics, surprises and the usual controversy mark Academy Awards nominations

Oscar’s Classy Freshmen and Vets • Vibrant mix enlivens this year’s awards race

Talk Show Physician Gets Star Treatment • Dr. Mehmet Oz receives Walk of Fame honor for ability to bring healing and help to the masses

Lone Star State Sings Praises • Lefty Frizzell, Nanci Griffith, Lightnin’ Hopkins and Mark James will be honored at this year’s Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame

Lefty’s Bakersfield Baton Pass • New Merle Haggard biography recounts historic encounter between two country legends

Glitzy Gown Carries Heavy Burden • Costume designer Caroline Duncan builds dynamic wardrobe for Jennifer Lopez in ‘Marry Me’

Rocking a Criminal Look

Sounding Out the Next Generation

Death on the Nile

Bel-Air

Jordan Weiss • “How do these women grow up without growing apart?”