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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
JUST FOR VARIETY
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?”