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    Pop Superstar Rihanna Donates $5 Million to Relief Efforts

    • 22.03.2020
    • Edge Media Network

    Rihanna's Clara Lionel Foundation is giving $5 million to the response efforts against the coronavirus. The money will support "on-the-ground partners working on the frontlines of disaster response especially those focused on protecting and serving marginalized communities — helping the most vulnerable in the United States, the Caribbean and in Africa prepare for what is to come," the foundation said in a statement.

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    SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Details Union’s Coronavirus Response

    • 22.03.2020
    • Variety

    Carteris urged members to reach out to lawmakers and noted that SAG-AFTRA is part of a joint response from entertainment industry unions calling on Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Congress to pass emergency relief legislation that expands state unemployment benefits and sends cash to the impacted workers they represent.

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    Aquaman 2 Writer Hints At Silver Age Black Manta Stories As Inspiration

    • 22.03.2020
    • BingePost

    Johnson-McGoldrick factors to “just about any” Black Manta story from that period as the final vibe, indicating that the Aquaman sequel may need extra of a conventional comedian guide story.

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    TV records 762 million viewers per week in 2019 despite NTO: BARC study

    • 21.03.2020
    • Livemint

    BARC India samples from a panel of 185,000 individuals across 44,000 homes. In fact, 80% of TV content is consumed through co-viewing, the report says.

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    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/french-cinema-body-can-collapse-release-windows-covid-19-crisis-1285803

    • 21.03.2020
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    A government decree gives France’s National Cinema Centre the right to allow films on release when cinemas shut to release more quickly on VOD.

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    Coronavirus scare may deliver ₹5,000 crore blow to advertising

    • 21.03.2020
    • Livemint

    More than ₹2,500 crore worth of ad spending is already at stake with the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament being postponed. There is more anxiety and less panic but if more businesses get locked down, then panic will be triggered.

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    FM Radio channels body seeks bailout, cites coronavirus impact

    • 21.03.2020
    • Hindustan Times

    The Association for Radio Operators for India, a body of private FM channels in the country, has asked the government to waiver the sector from payment of licence fee for a year.

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    Netflix Creates $100 Million Fund to Help Creative Community Affected by Coronavirus

    • 21.03.2020
    • The Wrap

    “This community has supported Netflix through the good times, and we want to help them through these hard times," Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said.

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    Rep. Adam Schiff Leads Effort Urging Financial Relief for Entertainment Workers

    • 20.03.2020
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The letter is also signed by members of Congress from Los Angeles and other entertainment hubs around the country.

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    Why Netflix plans to reduce streaming quality in many countries

    • 20.03.2020
    • Livemint

    The streaming giant will 'begin reducing bit rates across all our streams in Europe for 30 days. This will reduce Netflix traffic on European networks by around 25%.

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