Showbiz Sandbox 611: This Year’s Oscars Were Everything Everyone Could Have Asked For
March 15, 2023
As everyone expected, the big winner at this year’s Oscars was “Everyone Everywhere All At Once,” taking home seven of the 11 awards it was nominated for. Anne Thompson of Indiewire was at the ceremony and joins us to give us the scoop on what happened behind the scenes at this year’s Academy Awards, including two extended moments of “integrated marketing.”
Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom the BBC stirred up some controversy when they suspended popular sports commentator Gary Lineker for expressing political opinions via his personal social media account. The fallout has been epic, with essentially every sports broadcaster, commentator and soccer player boycotting the BBC.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including two new milestones in the music industry, J.J. Abrams gets into live theater and Disney says its theme parks are too expensive.
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Takeaways from a Kinder, Gentler Oscars 2023
https://www.indiewire.com/2023/03/oscars-2023-takeaways-anne-thompsons-analysis-1234818958/
Oscars 2023: Final Predictions in 23 Categories
https://www.indiewire.com/feature/2023-oscars-final-predictions-1234801270/
‘Scream VI’ Calls Up Franchise-Record Global Bow With $67M+; ‘Creed III’ Rocks To $179M+ WW
https://deadline.com/2023/03/scream-vi-record-global-opening-creed-iii-ant-man-global-international-box-office-1235286874/
Box Office: ‘Scream VI’ Scares Off ‘Creed III,’ ‘65’ With Series-Best $44.5M Opening
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/scream-vi-box-office-65-1235348571/
What did Disney Actually Lose From its Florida Battle With DeSantis?
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-01/what-did-disney-actually-lose-from-its-florida-battle-with-desantis
BBC Ends Suspension of Top Sports Host After Staff Mutiny
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/13/world/europe/gary-lineker-bbc-return-motd.html
BBC Apologizes After Premier League Output Melts Down Amid Presenter Mutiny Over Gary Lineker
https://deadline.com/2023/03/bbc-premier-league-meltdown-gary-lineker-football-focus-1235285804/
Japanese Smash ‘The First Slam Dunk’ Is Scoring In Asia Ahead Of European Rollout
https://deadline.com/2023/03/the-first-slam-dunk-japan-animation-deadline-global-breakouts-1235283500/
‘The Last of Us’ Episode 8 Hits Series High of 8.1 Million Viewers, Up 74% From Season Premiere
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-last-of-us-episode-8-ratings-viewers-1235544609/
‘Judy Justice’: Sox Entertainment Eyes Syndication Sale For Freevee Court Show As Syndicated Marketplace Hits Reset
https://deadline.com/2023/03/judy-justice-sox-entertainment-syndication-sale-freevee-marketplace-reset-1235280857/
Morgan Wallen’s ‘One Thing at a Time’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With a Half-Million Units
https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-one-thing-at-a-time-debut-number-one-billboard-200-1235284353/
ASCAP Posts Record $1.5 Billion in Revenue for 2022
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/ascap-posts-record-revenue-2022-1235546770/
U.S. Recorded Music Revenues Up 6% in 2022 as Paid Subscriptions Hit $10B: RIAA
https://www.billboard.com/pro/us-recorded-music-revenue-2022-riaa-annual-report-streaming-vinyl/
J.J. Abrams’ New Theatrical Production Company Partners with Ambassador Theatre Group
https://broadwaynews.com/2023/03/07/j-j-abrams-new-theatrical-production-company-partners-with-ambassador-theatre-group/
Spotify’s Payments to the Music Industry Nearing $40 Billion
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/spotify-payments-music-industry-40-billion-1235547087/
Spotify Expands Access to Controversial Discovery Mode Program
https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-discovery-mode-expands-access-stream-on-event/
U.S. Recorded Music Revenue Scores All-Time High of $15.9 Billion in 2022, Per RIAA Report
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/riaa-2022-report-revenue-all-time-high-15-billion-1235547400/
Topol, Star of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Onscreen and Onstage, Dies at 87
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/09/movies/topol-dead.html
Ian Falconer, Creator of Olivia, the Energetic Piglet, Dies at 63
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/08/books/ian-falconer-dead.html
Bert I. Gordon, Director of Cult (and Cheap) Sci-Fi Classics, Dies at 100
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bert-i-gordon-dead-director-cult-cheap-sci-fi-classics-1235346478/
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