Summary: The movie awards season remains as confusing as ever, with the Directors Guild handing out its top honor to “The Revenant”. Will this have any impact on an Oscar race in which “The Big Short” and “Spotlight” also look like major contenders? No one knows but we’ll try and sort it out.<br> Meanwhile, it appears Time Warner wants to join Disney, Fox and NBCUniversal as an owner of the streaming service Hulu. There’s only one catch; they’d like Hulu to stop showing all episodes from the current season of a TV series. Maybe they want to buy it so they can shut it down.<br> Over at Viacom, Sumner Redstone stepped down last week after a court mandated the 92-year-old would submit to a medical exam to determine his competency. Bowing to reality, Redstone resigned from his position as chairman of CBS and Viacom. Leslie Moonves is officially taking over CBS, but after daughter Shari Redstone publicly announced it wasn’t a good idea for Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman to take over, he did just that.<br> Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including how Amazon plans to enter the retail space, ESPN plans to enter China and Matt LeBlanc is named as the new host of the popular automotive TV program, “Top Gear”.<br> <br> ‘The Good Wife’ to End After Current Season<br><br> <a href="https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/the-good-wife-canceled-cbs-1201699671/" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/the-good-wife-canceled-cbs-1201699671/</a><br> ‘Hail, Caesar!’ Fumbles With $11.4M; ‘Pride and Zombies’ Lifeless<br><br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-hail-caesar-fumbles-862324" target="_blank">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-hail-caesar-fumbles-862324</a><br> Lionsgate Stock Plunges After ‘Mockingjay 2’ Disappoints<br><br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lionsgate-stock-plunges-mockingjay-2-862397" target="_blank">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lionsgate-stock-plunges-mockingjay-2-862397</a><br> ‘Inside Out’ Dominates Annie Awards With 10 Wins – Complete Winners List<br><br> <a href="http://www.cartoonbrew.com/award-season-focus/inside-dominates-annie-awards-10-wins-complete-winners-list-135437.html" target="_blank">http://www.cartoonbrew.com/award-season-focus/inside-dominates-annie-awards-10-wins-complete-winners-list-135437.html</a><br> 2016 DGA Awards: The Complete Winners List<br><br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016-dga-winners-complete-list-856953" target="_blank">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016-dga-winners-complete-list-856953</a><br> Alejandro G. Inarritu’s ‘Revenant’ DGA Win Keeps Oscar Guessing Game Going<br><br> <a href="https://variety.com/2016/film/in-contention/alejandro-g-inarritus-revenant-dga-win-keeps-oscar-guessing-game-going-1201699312/" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2016/film/in-contention/alejandro-g-inarritus-revenant-dga-win-keeps-oscar-guessing-game-going-1201699312/</a><br> Time Warner Talks With Hulu Zero In on Current Seasons<br><br> <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/time-warner-talks-with-hulu-zero-in-on-current-seasons-1454276633?cb=logged0.13502618530765176" target="_blank">http://www.wsj.com/articles/time-warner-talks-with-hulu-zero-in-on-current-seasons-1454276633?cb=logged0.13502618530765176</a><br> Meet the Guy Behind Amazon’s Secret Retail Store Plans<br><br> <a href="https://recode.net/2016/02/03/meet-the-guy-behind-amazons-secret-retail-store-plans/" target="_blank">https://recode.net/2016/02/03/meet-the-guy-behind-amazons-secret-retail-store-plans/</a><br> Amazon Plans To Open Hundreds of Bookstores, Mall Operator Says<br><br> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/02/amazon-opening-hundreds-bookstores-us-mall-barnes-noble" target="_blank">http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/02/amazon-opening-hundreds-bookstores-us-mall-barnes-noble</a><br> Is Amazon Opening More Bookstores?
