Streaming 

• NBCUniversal is contemplating removing its films from HBO Max and Netflix to bolster its own Peacock streaming service as licensing deals expire at the end of this year, according to people familiar with the matter. Sources said senior executives are having difficulty deciding between licensing films, which earns NBCUniversal hundreds of millions of dollars, and retaining popular releases for Peacock.

• Netflix purchased the rights to two sequels to Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” for $450 million, according to sources.

• Amazon Prime Video’s “Coming 2 America” was the most-watched streaming program March 1-7, according to Nielsen, which said viewers spent more than 1.4 billion minutes watching the “Coming to America” sequel in the first four days of its release, the first time Prime Video earned the top spot in the rankings.

• T-Mobile US Inc. will shutter its TVision streaming service on April 29, after launching the skinny bundle last year, and will direct consumers to use YouTube TV in its place. 

Awards season

• Next month’s Academy Awards ceremony will have hubs set up in London and Paris, in addition to the main location in Los Angeles, to accommodate nominees living abroad as coronavirus cases rise around the world, according to a Zoom call with nominees and producers. Steven Soderbergh, one of the show’s producers, said that nominees participating in the Los Angeles event will be required to quarantine and that airlines and hotels that have partnered with the show will cover the quarantine-related expenses.

Film 

• “Godzilla vs. Kong” took in $9.6 million across 2,409 domestic theaters on its opening day, a record during the coronavirus pandemic. The film, which set another pandemic-era record after playing in 3,064 theaters this weekend, is also available to stream on HBO Max for a limited time. 

Fox News 

• Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, is joining Fox News as a paid contributor.

• Former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany will co-host Fox News’ “Outnumbered” beginning Tuesday. 

IPOs 

• After a previous attempt in 2019, Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. is filing to go public, according to paperwork filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with the company intending to raise nearly $1.8 billion from investors including Fidelity Management & Research Co., Dragoneer Investment Group LLC and Elliott Management Corp., in addition to funds from public market investors.

Georgia

• New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is offering studios tax credits of up to 30 percent of production costs and a 40 percent subsidy for physical studio development, according to a letter sent by the Democratic governor to studios including Walt Disney Co., Warner Bros. and Netflix, in an effort to attract productions that could leave Georgia over the state’s new voting law. The studios did not respond to requests for comment but some industry figures, such as director James Mangold, said they will not film in Georgia in protest over the law, which critics say restricts voting rights.

• In a rebuke of Georgia’s new election law, July’s MLB All-Star Game will not be held in Atlanta, with league Commissioner Rob Manfred saying in a statement that MLB “fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box.”

• The Screen Actors Guild Awards are tonight. “The Crown” and “Schitt’s Creek” lead television nominees with five nods each, while “Minari” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” topped film nominees with three nominations.

• There are several screenings of Amazon Studios’ films this week. Titles include “Sound of Metal,” “One Night in Miami” and “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.”

• Netflix is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings on April 20.

• The Oscars are April 25. Netflix earned 35 nominations, including 10 nods for “Mank,” the year’s most nominated picture. This year’s ceremony has already made history with the Academy nominating two women — Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”) and Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”) — for best director in the same year. Steven Yeun (“Minari”) also made history becoming the first Asian-American to be nominated for best actor.

1) Free Films, Concessions Are Increasingly Likely to Draw in Wary Moviegoers as Theaters Reopen
Sarah Shevenock, Morning Consult 

2) NBCUniversal has discussed a new subscription video-streaming service separate from Peacock
Claire Atkinson, Insider 

3) New Jersey Woos Film Studios Amid Outcry Over Georgia’s Voting Law
Joseph De Avila and Erich Schwartzel, The Wall Street Journal 

4) San Diego Comic-Con Criticized for Planned In-Person Thanksgiving Weekend Event
Sharareh Drury, The Hollywood Reporter 

5) Roughly 60% of Japanese Adults Say Tokyo Olympics Should Be Postponed or Canceled
Alex Silverman, Morning Consult 

6) Peloton Partners with ‘Verzuz’ to Adapt Battle Series for At-Home Exercise Classes
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7) The Fan of the Fans
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8) George R.R. Martin Signs Massive Five-Year Overall Deal With HBO
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9) TikTok Kicks Off New Interactive Live Series Headstream With Demi Lovato
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10) ‘Coming 2 America’ Hands Amazon First-Ever Win on Nielsen’s Top 10 Streaming Programs
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