Colors Infinity, Vh1 and Comedy Central to simulcast Golden Globe Awards 2017 on 9th January
Viacom18’s English Entertainment cluster channels Colors Infinity, Vh1 and Comedy Central gear-up for the simulcast of overwhelmingly impressive, power-packed performances of the night, while the American TV & Film industry collectively hold their breath, as they compete for the most coveted awards in the business, the Golden Globe Awards.
The awards will be compered by the host of The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon, following the legacy of Ricky Gervais, Amy Poehler, and Tina Fey.
The simulcast of the 74th Golden Globe Awards will happen straight from Beverly Hills on Vh1, Colors Infinity and Comedy Central on Monday, 9th January, 7:30 AM onwards with a primetime repeat at 9 PM.
Commenting on the simulcast of Golden Globe Awards, Hashim D’Souza, Programming Head – English Entertainment, Viacom18 shared,“We are thrilled to kick start this year with one of the most prestigious awards, airing simultaneously across all our English Entertainment channels. This ecstatic mix of lauded TV shows, movies and music, makes the Golden Globe Awards so exciting that we take immense pleasure in bringing this to our viewers, year on year.”
While the Golden Globe Awards have previously aired five times on Vh1, this is the second consecutive year of its simulcast on Colors Infinity and Comedy Central. The Golden Globe Awards is a part of an extravagant award show line-up aired live on Vh1 which includes the Annual Billboard Music Awards, the American Music Awards, the Annual Grammy Awards, Video Music Awards and Europe Music Awards.
This year, in the films category, La La Land is leading the pack with seven nominations, Moonlight follows soon after, scoring six, trailed by Manchester by the Sea with five nods. While the TV category is, unsurprisingly, dominated by The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, there are a few additions to the list, of shows that premiered this year like This Is Us, Westworld and Stranger Things.
Colors Infinity, Vh1 and Comedy Central to simulcast Golden Globe Awards 2017