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All the Studio Films That Hope to Resume (or Start) Shooting, From ‘Little Mermaid’ to ‘The Batman’
An updating list with statuses, release dates and timelines as they become available
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How Sports TV Ratings Have Fared in Return From Pandemic Shutdowns
NBA and NHL in late-summer makes comparisons complicated
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Univision’s Cool, Cool Summer: How Network Has Obliterated Ratings Trends
Spanish-language leader is up double digits on a percentage basis while everyone else is way down in the COVID dumps
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ViacomCBS Ad Sales Drop 27% in COVID Quarter, but Streaming Revenue Rises 52%
Company beats Wall Street’s earnings and revenue forecasts as Q2 theatrical revenue plummets 98%
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Why ABC Is Heartbroken During July Sweeps Without ‘The Bachelorette’
But that show wasn’t the largest loss on broadcast TV this month
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Remote Studio or Life Inside a Bubble: How to Broadcast Sports During a Pandemic
“The pictures people see of empty ballparks and people wearing masks beg for explanation,” ESPN’s Matt Vasgersian says
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Coronavirus Will Sink Media Earnings: Can Streaming Save the Day?
Expect executives to tout performance of new services while the virus wrecks the balance sheet
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Inside Hollywood’s Struggle to Resume Production: Testing, Budgets and Quarantine Rules
“For a big-budget studio film, COVID testing and safety could increase a budget by 15-20%,” producer Shaun MacGillivray says
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Will Disney’s July Restart Fall Apart Before It Begins?
One analyst now predicts Disney’s revenue to decline from 2019
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Can Background Actors Still Find Work in Pandemic-Era Hollywood?
“It doesn’t seem like there are a lot of options for us,” background actress Carolyn Meyer tells TheWrap
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Inside SAG-AFTRA’s Efforts to Restart Production – and the Challenge of COVID Testing
“I would say that the most difficult part of the restarting process is around testing,” SAG-AFTRA’s Duncan Crabtree-Ireland says
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How Daytime Soap Operas Are Holding Up in Pandemic Viewership – Even With Repeats
“Bold and the Beautiful” is the first back in production, But “Young and the Restless” is ratings champ
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July Could Be Disney’s Restart – And Proof It Has a Long Road Ahead
“This is going to be a big challenge for them over the next 6 months,” Ross Gerber of Gerber Kawasaki tells TheWrap
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California Gets Green Light to Resume Filming: So What’s Next?
Studios are closer to resuming filming in Los Angeles, but some major hurdles remain
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What a Reopened Hollywood Looks Like: COVID-19 Officers on Set and Budgeting for More Shutdowns
“There isn’t any one moment where there’s going to be a flip of a switch, ” HBO production executive Jay Roewe says
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