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    Asia Box Office Crashes 88 Percent in First Quarter Amid Coronavirus

    • 04.05.2020
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Months-long cinema closures throughout Asia — the biggest moviegoing region in the world — have driven earnings to unprecedented lows, with China alone seeing box office plummet 97 percent compared to last year.

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    Sydney Film Festival Teases Digital Edition

    • 04.05.2020
    • Variety

    The virtual festival will run June 10-21. The program will include: world premieres of compelling true stories from some of Australian documentary filmmakers; a program of shorts from rising stars of the Australian film industry; and films from European female directors.

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    ‘OTT only good for small films’

    • 04.05.2020
    • Bangalore Mirror

    Dayal Padmanabhan, who handled the megaphone for 18 Kannada films and produced five films independently, wants film producers and directors to not make hasty decisions and suffer huge losses.

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    COVID-19’s impact on entertainment industry will not last forever

    • 04.05.2020
    • CTGN

    Although our lifestyles, behaviors and habits are transforming with technological and environmental changes, it is too early to announce the demise of traditional methods. When the TV came, there was a concern that cinemas will be replaced. These thoughts continue to linger today, yet the cinemas stand tall.

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    How OTT platforms are leading the way for programmatic advertising

    • 03.05.2020
    • creative

    With coronavirus driving increased content consumption, digital video media buying is becoming dynamic in order to follow consumers across streaming services and other platforms

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    Coronavirus poses huge threat to entertainment industry

    • 03.05.2020
    • The Guardian

    The sector is wrestling with issues such as staging plays with social distancing, or running rollercoasters half full.

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    Who will emerge winner in the battle between Tamil Nadu theatres and OTT platforms?

    • 03.05.2020
    • The Hindu

    Jyotika’s 'Ponmagal Vandhal' will release on a digital streaming platform and not in a cinema hall, the news of which has triggered a storm of opinions. Is this the new normal?

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    GECs take cue from DD, Colors to telecast Mahabharat from May 4, Star Plus goes for Ramayan

    • 03.05.2020
    • Best Media Info

    Starting May 4, Mahabharat will air daily from 7-9 pm on Colors. Star has acquired rights for Ramayan, which will be aired soon.

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    Kulture Kolumn: The Future of Live Entertainment in a COVID-19 World

    • 03.05.2020
    • Rolling Stone

    Is paying $30 to watch a concert on your screen the new normal?

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    Shooting During the Pandemic: How Global Producers Have Found New Ways to Work

    • 02.05.2020
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    From Sydney to Seoul, filmmakers are developing resourceful new ways to keep going: "There is something great about how working under these conditions has brought everyone together."

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