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While an all-male list of director contenders and a mostly white actors roster caught the eye of the diversity-conscious on Oscar nominations day, another blip signaled deep change within the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. That is, four out of five documentary feature nominees—The Cave, The Edge Of Democr…

First the Twitterverse, now Trevor Noah thinks the Academy has some explaining to do after this morning’s Oscar nominations. The comedian expressed his frustration Monday night on The Daily Show over the fact that no woman was nominated in the directing category. RELATED STORY: Hollywood Heated Over Oscar Snub For Fema…

CBS announced Monday the 20 performers selected to participate in its 2020 Comedy Showcase. Their performances will take place during six shows from January 14-17 at the El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles. Since its inception 15 years ago, the Showcase has turned into a hybrid comedy show with Broadway-style live…

David Cohen, a key adviser to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts and a notable fundraiser for Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden, has announced his plan to step down from his operational role at the company. He will end his operational responsibilities as of January 1, 2020, transitioning from Senior EVP to Senior…

Rotten Tomatoes said it has added 600 independently verified critics over the past year as part of an ongoing push to support under-represented voices in film and TV criticism. Of the new critics, 55% are women, 60% are freelancers and 10% publish reviews via YouTube, podcasts and other emerging avenues. The news…

With film and TV production booming in New York, the state has implemented a diversity job training development fund aimed at the entertainment industry, calling it the first of its kind in the U.S.  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said he fund will initially provide $1.05 million per year. It was passed as part of a…

WarnerMedia has appointed CAA veteran Christy Haubegger as EVP and Chief Enterprise Inclusion Officer. Haubegger will report directly to CEO John Stankey and work closely with the media company’s senior leadership team. Her mission, according to the official announcement, will be to “drive business growth through…

WarnerMedia chief John Stankey has told employees that he plans to add a Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer to the executive ranks of the AT&T subsidiary. The message comes during a period of transition for the company formerly known as Time Warner, which has seen the top executives of all of its business units exit…

For two decades, Brian Michael Bendis was the ultimate myth-maker for Marvel Comics, where he created indelible new characters (among them the scrappy Miles Morales and flinty Jessica Jones, heroes that went on to earn sparkling reviews in a Sony hit film and a Netflix series, respectively) and revitalized old icons…

From Marvel’s game-changing superhero pic Black Panther to the Warner Bros. rom-com blockbuster Crazy Rich Asians to the fabulous trailblazing FX ’80s ball culture drama Pose, 2018 was a big year for diversity, inclusion, and representation. This year also marked the one year anniversary of the New Hollywood Podcast…

A new report from USC's Dr. Stacy Smith on the race and gender of film critics is urging the major studios to press news organizations to create a more diverse pool of critics to review their movies. The report, based on the reviews of the 300 top-grossing films from 2015 to 2017 as posted on the Rotten Tomatoes…

Creators of CW’s Charmed reboot think it would be “great” if the original version’s witches made guest appearances on the new series, Jennie Snyder Urman told TV critics Monday at TCA. That said, “We have not tried yet” to contact any of them, she said, when asked. Which might account for the reaction to the reboot of…