(NEW YORK, NY, and LOS ANGELES, CA, JANUARY 23, 2017)—Time Inc.’s (NYSE: TIME) People and Entertainment Weekly will host a live, red carpet streaming pre-show in celebration of “The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®” on Sunday, January 29 at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT from Los Angeles and New York. The “People, EW & TNT's SAG Awards® Red Carpet Live” pre-show will stream simultaneously across multiple Time Inc. platforms: People/Entertainment Weekly Network (People.com/PEN), EW.com, InStyle.com, Essence.com and Time.com, as well as sagawards.tntdrama.com and sagawards.org. The live, streaming pre-show will also be presented in New York on the iconic Times Square billboard, as well as on 10 subway billboards. Plus, in partnership with Burst, the mobile video platform that provides technology that makes the Red Carpet Live pre-show experience truly participatory, fans will have the opportunity to drive the discussion with real-time mobile videos at burst.com/SagAwardsLive.

Jeremy Parsons and Andrea Boehlke of digital morning show “People Now” will co-host the “People, EW & TNT's SAG Awards® Red Carpet Live” streaming pre-show from the digital morning show’s New York studios, while People Deputy Editor JD Heyman and Lola Ogunnaike, host of “Entertainment Weekly: The Show,” which airs on the People/Entertainment Weekly Network (PEN), will report from Los Angeles where they will interview nominees, presenters, past recipients and other attendees as they walk the red carpet on their way into the prestigious ceremony.

Guests in New York with Parsons and Boehlke will include People Style and Beauty Director Andrea Lavinthal and InStyle Fashion and Beauty Editor Kahlana Barfield Brown, who will provide commentary on the stars' fashion choices as well as insights on style and beauty trends throughout the evening. Plus, People Staff Editor Lanford Beard, and EW Movie Editors Kevin Sullivan and Jessica Derschowitz will debate their favorite nominee film and TV moments. Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz will be on hand as the show's film and television expert. In addition, at 5:45 p.m. ET/2:45 p.m. PT SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris and SAG Awards Committee Chair JoBeth Williams will announce this year's honorees for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture and Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series during the red carpet live pre-show.

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ABOUT PEOPLE 
Ubiquitous and still at the center of pop culture after more than 40 years, Time Inc.’s People brand is accessible across all media and platforms (print, digital, video, OTT, mobile, social) bringing more than 80 million consumers a unique mix of breaking entertainment news, exclusive photos, video, unparalleled access to the red carpet, celebrities, human interest stories, and in-depth reporting on the most compelling newsmakers of our time. ComScore ranks the People and Entertainment Weekly Digital Network No. 1 in the entertainment news category. And now, the People/Entertainment Weekly Network app offers a free, advertiser-supported OTT streaming video service. People is an award-winning 24/7 news organization headquartered in NYC with reporters worldwide. For more information visit People.com and Timeinc.com, and follow @people on Twitter and Instagram, @peoplemag on Facebook, and the People channel on YouTube and on Snapchat’s Discover.

 

ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY 
Entertainment Weekly is your all-access pass to Hollywood’s most creative minds and most fascinating stars. Launched in 1990 by Time Inc., EW is America’s leading consumer publication in the entertainment category, with a guaranteed circulation rate base of 1.5 million and a combined audience of almost 27 million loyal, engaged fans. Each day, EW.com publishes myriad feature stories, blog posts, TV recaps, original videos, film reviews and photo galleries. Entertainment Weekly is also available on the iPhone®, iPad®, Apple News App, NOOK Color™, HP Touchpad, Kindle Fire, Next Issue and select Android™ devices. On social media, join the Entertainment Weekly community on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr and Google +.

 

ABOUT SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® 
The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented by SAG-AFTRA with Screen Actors Guild Awards, LLC will be produced by Avalon Harbor Entertainment, Inc. and will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017 at 8 p.m. (ET) / 5 p.m. (PT). TBS and TNT subscribers can also watch the SAG Awards live through the networks' websites and mobile apps. In addition, TNT will present a primetime encore of the ceremony immediately following the live presentation. The telecast is available internationally, including to U.S. military installations through the American Forces Network. One of the awards season’s premier events, the SAG Awards® annually celebrates the outstanding motion pictures and television performances from the previous calendar year. Of the top industry honors presented to actors, only the SAG Awards are selected entirely by performers’ peers in SAG-AFTRA, which this year number 121,546. The SAG Awards was the first televised awards show to acknowledge the work of union members and the first to present awards to motion picture casts and television ensembles. For more information about the SAG Awards®, SAG-AFTRA, TNT and TBS, visit sagawards.org/about 

 

ABOUT TBS & TNT 
TBS is basic cable's #1 entertainment network with young adults and home to six of the most popular and critically acclaimed new comedies on cable, including Angie Tribeca, The Detour, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, People of Earth, Search Party and Wrecked, as well as the animated hit American Dad! TNT ranks among cable's Top 5 networks with young adults and features one of the most popular slate of original dramas, including Animal Kingdom, Good Behavior, The Last Ship, Major Crimes and The Librarians. The two networks are divisions of Turner, a Time Warner company, which creates and programs branded news, entertainment, sports, animation and young adult multi-platform content for consumers around the world. Turner brands and businesses also include CNN/U.S., HLN, CNN International and CNN.com, TCM, truTV, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Adult Swim, Turner Sports, Bleacher Report, FilmStruck, Super Deluxe, iStreamPlanet and ELEAGUE. 

 

CONTACT: 

 

Marnie Perez, People 
212-522-6300, Marnie_Perez@peoplemag.com

 

Eileen Quast, TNT & TBS 
818-729-7353, eileen.quast@turner.com

Rosalind Jarrett Sepulveda, SAG Awards 
818-940-0313, publicity@sagawards.org