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Emmys postponed until January over Hollywood strikes
The Emmy Awards have been postponed by almost four months, organizers said on Aug. 10, as crippling strikes by Hollywood's actors and writers drag on with no resolution in sight.
Television's equivalent of the Oscars had been due to take place this September, but will now be held in mid-January next year, broadcaster Fox and the Television Academy wrote in a statement.
Emmys to be postponed due to Hollywood strikes: US media
This year's Emmy Awards will be postponed due to the ongoing Hollywood strikes, U.S. media reported on July 27.
Television's equivalent of the Oscars was scheduled to take place in September, but could be pushed as far back as January, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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