Tag: Coronavirus
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How to Watch the NBA’s Restarted 2019-2020 Season
Now that both the NBA board of governors and National Basketball Players Association are on board, it looks like we’ll be getting some live hoops action soon. The plan calls for 22 of the league’s 30 teams to wrap up a condensed regular season starting on July 31, followed by the playoffs. If you’ve been…
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CW’s ‘The Outpost’ Shows TV Production is Slowly Starting to Resume after Shutdown
Today, Electric Entertainment announced Season 3 of CW’s show The Outpost will resume production this month on location in Serbia after being postponed back in March due to coronavirus shutdowns. This is one of the first signs of production in the industry returning to the studio since restrictions have slowly been lifting around social distancing. “We…
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90% of Movie Theaters Expected to Reopen by July
The National Association of Theater Owners (NATO) has predicted that 90% of the country’s movie theaters will be open by July, just in time for the release of new movies like Disney’s live-action Mulan Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. The movie theater industry has suffered a devastating hit this year with even the largest chain AMC Theaters…
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AMC Theaters Could Go Bankrupt Over Coronavirus
AMC Theaters is preparing for possible bankruptcy due to effects from the coronavirus pandemic. The country’s largest theater chain announced it’s first-quarter losses are expected to be between $2.1 billion to $2.4 billion. With massive debt, thousands of theaters closed and not much of a bright future ahead with the reopening, AMC could be pushed…
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Viewers Have Preferred Ad Free Streaming Services During COVID-19
Streaming services have seen a recent surge in viewership during the first half of 2020, obviously in part from the huge contribution COVID-19 plays in keeping people off work and at home. But a recent study shows it’s the ad-free streamers who are getting most of the growth, not the ones supported by ads. Streaming…
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21% of Americans Would Give Up All Outside Communication Before Netflix
A recent study showed that 21% of the people surveyed would rather choose Netflix over having access to any outside communication. The study, conducted by ExpressVPN in collaboration with Lucid, surveyed Americans in lockdown on their streaming habits and preferences. Of those surveyed, 40% reported they signed up for a new streaming service during lockdown.…
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Most Major Streaming Services Saw Viewership Increase in May, Study Says
Most of the top big names in streaming services have all seen an increase in viewership numbers during May due to COVID-19. That’s according to Comscore’s new Total Home Panel data which released the numbers on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Disney,+ and YouTube. Part of Disney+‘s recent success is attributed to the streaming service…
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WOW! Internet Extends FCC Pledge to Keep Customers Connected Through June 2020
WOW! Internet Cable and Phone services has recommitted to its FCC Pledge to allow customers experiencing hardships to continue using their internet services through the end of June. This is in light of the financial hardships that have come to American’s due to the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, WOW! leadership is donating significant portions of…
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Despite Carrier Pledge, FCC Says It’s Received Hundreds of Consumer Complaints
While hundreds of broadband providers and telcos have signed on to the Federal Communications Commission’s Keep Americans Connected Pledge, the commission has reportedly received hundreds of complaints so far. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai told the House Energy and Commerce Committee that of the roughly 2,000 complaints the commission has received connected to the ongoing coronavirus…
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Starry Internet is Launching a Free #MadeForThis Content Series
Starry Internet announced a new content series titled #MadeForThis launching this week featuring a curated lineup of activity and how-to videos from all across the internet. With new themed content every week, Starry subscribers and nonsubscribers can get their creative juices flowing and blood pumping with a wide range of content from shadow boxing, to…