Jane Pauley: "From the beginning, and every decade thereafter, we were following her. No one ever caught up. She had contenders, but she never really surrendered the title of the No. 1 among us." Connie Chung: "She earned the right to be a diva." - New York Magazine
There are currently upwards of 60 game-based productions in development, from a new Super Mario Bros. movie to a God of War adaptation for Amazon, and analyst firms like Newzoo are already reporting that game IP is climbing in value “as transmedia becomes more relevant.” - Wired
By default events like the Oscars have come to serve as a primary yardstick of representational gains. Hence our joyless new annual award-season tradition: the scrutiny of the nominees and the eventual winners for their diversity, mostly in the acting races. - The New Yorker
ATSC 3.0 is to broadcast television what 5G was to mobile a few years ago: a mixture of buzzwords and real innovation, something that’s definitely coming, but no one really quite knows yet what its true impact will be. - The Verge
"Streaming services are often thought of as a competitor for the movie theatre experience, but some in the industry see streaming as a benefit by keeping films in the conversation longer." - CBC
And we don't mean the women Jason Sudeikis is dating, or the ones the fictional coach may date. Instead, it's the deep on and offscreen bond of Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) and Keeley (Juno Temple) that changes the game. - Toronto Star
The updated list from Washington Post's critics, who started the article in 2016 but, as the writers say, "they just keep on handing out Oscars to the wrong movies." (The 1980s, yikes. But then Crash, oh no.) - Washington Post
"She continued to be typecast as dragon ladies and China dolls ... always envisioned an alternative future for herself: 'Some day someone will write a story demanding a real Chinese girl — then perhaps I’ll have my chance,'" she said nearly a century ago, in 1928. - The New York Times
How to watch the Oscars red carpet (this year, the red will be more beige) and the show itself, and here are also a few predictions for who, and what, will win. - The New York Times
“If you take the top 10,000 YouTube videos by performance and dub them in 20-plus languages, you could easily unlock an additional half a trillion to a trillion views,” he told Rest of World. - Rest of World
"Independent films, movies aimed at adults, or those created in different art styles rarely get nominated, let alone win. The 17 animators interviewed for this story disagree on the award's success in championing animation, question its history of nominees and winners, and wonder whether its issues are ultimately fixable." - Vulture
"Martin, who currently serves as a host of All Things Considered Weekends, will join Morning Edition on March 27. Martin joined NPR in 2006 to launch Tell Me More. She has been in her current role since 2015." - Inside Radio
While the Inclusion List shows that over the years the nominees have grown more diverse, the proportion of nominees who are part of an ethnic minority is still "nowhere near what it needs to be. - BBC
