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NBC IS THE BIGGEST LOSER Monday, January 14 2008 
NBC
found
itself
besieged
from
all
sides
following
its
decision
to
air
the
Golden
Globes
presentation
as
a
three-hour
news
special
Sunday
night.
On
the
one
hand,
it
was
forced
to
cancel
the
original
awards
show
when
the
Writers
Guild
of
America
threatened
to
picket
it
and
when
other
entertainment
industry
unions
said
that
they
would
observe
the
picket
line.
It
was
then
attacked
by
numerous
critics
for
tearing
down
the
usual
wall
that
exists
(more)NEWS FOR THE SAKE OF ENTERTAINMENT? Thursday, January 10 2008 
NBC
is
being
taken
to
task
for
its
decision
to
reconstruct
the
Golden
Globe
Awards
show
on
Sunday
as
a
news
event
that
will
include
a
two-hour
Dateline
documentary
in
which
Matt
Lauer
will
interview
the
nominees
and
a
one-hour
news
conference
during
which
the
winners
will
be
announced.
Several
former
and
current
TV
news
correspondents
depicted
the
night-long
affair
as
an
effort
by
the
network's
entertainment
division
to
co-opt
news
programming.
Former
CBS
and
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The Grammys may become the next awards show to bite the dust as the result of the strike by the Writers Guild of America. Advertising Age reported Monday that the WGA has contacted many SAG performers scheduled to appear on the show, asking them not to do so. A WGA spokesman told the trade publication, "The [National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences] has not asked the WGA for a waiver or interim agreement for the Grammys. While no Guild decision has yet been made regarding the Grammys, if a waiver is requested for the Grammys, it is unlikely to be granted." The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place in Los Angeles on February 10.
