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The 74th Annual Tony Awards will be presented virtually this fall due to Covid-19 , Tony Award Productions and the American Theatre Wing announced on Friday. A date and platform for the ceremony will be announced soon along with final eligibility determinations for this year’s nominees. Broadway League president Charlotte St. Martin and American Theatre Wing president/CEO Heather Hitchens wrote in a statement: “Although unprecedented events cut the Broadway season short, it was a year full of extraordinary work that deserves to be recognized. We are thrilled not only to have found a way to properly celebrate our artists’ incredible achievements this season but also to be able to uplift the entire theatre community and show the world what makes our Broadway family so special at this difficult time. The show must go on, no matter what — and it will.” Broadway theaters and other performance venues in New York City suspended their productions in mid-March due to the … [Read more...] about Tony Awards to Take Place Virtually in Fall 2020

EXCLUSIVE : Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers creator Thom Beers is planting his latest seed in TV ground with a reality series about CBD. Beers is producing Kings of Kush for Vice TV . The series, which launches on the cable network on March 2, follows Anthony “Sully” Sullivan, a celebrity TV pitchman best known as the OxiClean guy, as he launches a new hemp farming venture. Sully took a departure from his 30-year career in selling products on TV when his daughter was born with a rare genetic disorder and needed an alternative to prescription medication. After witnessing the benefits of CBD, he started a 116-acre organic hemp farm and enlisted his friend and TV adventure racer Dave Christian to help, although neither of them knew anything about farming. Related Story Vice Unveils Feature Docs For Suroosh Alvi-Curated Online Site, Kicks Off With 'The Toxic Pigs of Fukushima' Despite this, they built Montkush Farms in Vermont and let Beers, who … [Read more...] about Thom Beers Plants CBD Reality Series ‘Kings Of Kush’ At Vice TV

YouTube , which has faced fierce criticism for allowing inappropriate content into its dedicated kids area, is adding new controls designed to help parents monitor viewing by tweens and teens. In a blog post, James Beser, director of product management, kids and family, described the initiative as “a new choice” for parents. It will launch in beta in the next several months. In 2015, the Google-owned video operation created YouTube Kids, which was designed as a protected arena for users under 13. It now attracts more than 35 million viewers a week in 80 countries. Like social media companies, YouTube has always maintained that it is meant to be for viewers aged 13 and up, so its efforts to safeguard young users, whose access exploded with the rise of sophisticated mobile devices, started a decade after the company’s founding. Related Story Disney Plus Launches Star, A Streaming Outlet With More Grown-Up Fare, In Europe And Other Global Territories Reports in … [Read more...] about YouTube Adds New Controls For Parents Monitoring Tween And Teen Viewing

South by Southwest (aka SXSW ) has revealed its final round for its already robust lineup of keynotes and featured sessions. The online iteration of the SXSW conference and festival is set to take place March 16-20. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg , host New York Times podcast Together Apart Priya Parker, and Interior Chinatown author Charles Yu join the Keynote lineup that includes previously-announced sessions from political leader and game-changer Stacey Abrams as well as music icon Willie Nelson. “The three Keynote Speakers we’re announcing today are a perfect complement to our Conference lineup for SXSW Online 2021,” said Hugh Forrest, Chief Programming Officer. “Charles Yu’s amazing novel Interior Chinatown brings a completely unique perspective to the immigrant experience in the United States. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will emphasize SXSW’s continued focus on how technological innovations are transforming mobility. And no one … [Read more...] about SXSW Adds Pete Buttigieg As Keynote; Ava DuVernay, George W. Bush And More Set For Featured Sessions

The online registration process for the upcoming 19th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF), which will be held from March 4th to 11th will begin online from Tuesday, February 16. The film enthusiasts will also be able to do spot registration beginning from Thursday, February 25. This year, the annual film festival organized by Pune Film Foundation and Government of Maharashtra will be held online as well as in theatres and the registration process will be different for both the platforms. The registration fee for participation in the online festival will be Rs.500/- in which 26 selected films will be shown. Whereas the registration fee for watching movies in theatres will be Rs. 600/- where the delegate will be able to watch about 150 films. This year, the films will be shown on 7 screens at 3 venues including PVR on Senapati Bapat Road, National Film Archive of India (NFAI) on Law College Road and Inox in Camp. The online registration will be available … [Read more...] about Pune International Film Festival Aka PIFF’s Registration To Begin From February 16