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Apple iPhone Sales in China Plunged 61% in February Amid Coronavirus Epidemic
The coronavirus’ impression on Apple’s current-quarter outcomes is shaping as much as be worse than beforehand anticipated: In keeping with knowledge from the Chinese language authorities launched Monday, iPhone unit gross sales within the nation dropped by greater than half in February. The tech big final month already warned buyers that the coronavirus would damage
FuboTV Inks Deals to Carry MLB, NHL Networks in Premium Tiers
Web streaming pay-TV supplier FuboTV will now supply the networks of all 4 U.S. skilled sports activities leagues with the addition of these for Main League Baseball and the NHL. Beginning Monday, new FuboTV subscribers can obtain NHL Community once they subscribe to both the Additional or Sports activities Plus packages. Within the subsequent few
Zillow’s Spencer Rascoff Asks $24 Million for Lavish Brentwood Park Estate
Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff stepped down as the corporate’s longtime CEO final yr, and the tech tycoon-turned-New York Occasions bestselling writer (“Zillow Discuss: Rewriting the Guidelines of Actual Property”) lately introduced the launch of dot.la, his new L.A.-based information protection startup. So it’s a bit stunning that Rascoff’s principal residence, his large property within the extra-posh
Mart Crowley, ‘The Boys in the Band’ Playwright, Dies at 84
Mart Crowley, the trailblazing playwright behind “The Boys within the Band,” died from problems after struggling a coronary heart assault, in response to the New York Instances. He was 84. “The Boys within the Band,” a play a couple of group of homosexual males who collect for a party in New York, was heralded for
Warner Music Launches in India, With Former Sony Exec Jay Mehta at the Helm
Warner Music India formally launched as we speak, as the corporate introduced its latest affiliate with former Sony Music India government Jay Mehta as managing director. His purview may also cowl the opposite markets within the South Asian Affiliation for Regional Cooperation: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Based mostly in Mumbai,
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Jack Dorsey Remains Twitter CEO After Company Makes Peace With Activist Investor
Jack Dorsey will proceed at helm of Twitter after the corporate reached an settlement with activist investor that had been probably seeking to oust the social community’s co-founder. Twitter, along with the take care of Elliott Administration, introduced that private-equity agency Silver Lake, which can make a $1 billion funding within the firm. Twitter stated
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Italian Box Office Crashes to All Time Low Before Theaters Shutter Due to Coronavirus
In Italy, which is struggling the largest coronavirus outbreak in Europe with greater than 350 deaths, field workplace crashed to an all time low of €439.000 ($500,000) over the March 5 weekend body. Or slightly, the portion of the weekend previous to Sunday Might 8. On Sunday the federal government ordered a complete shutdown till not less
PGA Tour Strikes Massive Golf-Rights Deal With CBS, NBC and ESPN
The membership charges for TV’s golf membership simply acquired much more costly. The PGA Tour, the organizer of the primary skilled males’s golf excursions within the U.S., has struck a brand new nine-year take care of CBS Sports activities, NBC Sports activities and ESPN that considerably raises the prices of bringing golf to U.S. followers
Peek at ‘Parasite’ Producer Miky Lee’s $50 Million Family Compound
“Parasite” is among the buzziest field workplace blockbusters in current reminiscence, the primary and solely non-English language movie to win one of the best image Oscar and one of the financially profitable Korean movies ever, having racked up greater than $250 million in worldwide receipts. It’s additionally a uniquely advanced image — half thriller, half
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‘Outlander’ Recap: ‘The Company We Keep’ Finds Jamie and Claire Caught in Brown Family Drama
SPOILER ALERT: Don’t learn when you have not but watched the fourth episode of Season 5 of “Outlander,” entitled “The Firm We Hold.” After the horror present on the Beardsleys’ cabin in final week’s “Outlander” episode, Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan) discovered themselves heading out to rejoin the militia with an toddler in
Ted Cruz Quarantines Himself After Handshake With Coronavirus Victim
Texas Senator Ted Cruz announced he has put himself in a self-quarantine after shaking hands with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus. In a statement on Twitter, Cruz explained that he came into contact with the person 10 days ago at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md. “I’m not experiencing any
Box Office: ‘Onward’ Debuts to $28 Million Overseas Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Disney and Pixar’s animated fantasy journey “Onward” led worldwide field workplace charts, however the fast unfold of coronavirus has impacted moviegoing abroad. The movie collected $28 million from 47 overseas markets, representing about 60% of its worldwide footprint. Nonetheless, “Onward” didn’t open in any areas being impacted by coronavirus, together with China — the place
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Sandy Powell’s Signed Oscars Suit Is Up for Auction for an Artistic Cause (Guest Column)
I dropped out of artwork faculty in 1980 to go work with Lindsay Kemp, who I had heard of as a result of he had labored with David Bowie by way of the Ziggy Stardust part. I met him, approached him and mentioned I wished to work with him. I had labored in theater for
One Person Shot After Gunfire Erupts at Lil Baby Concert in Alabama
One particular person was shot and chaos erupted at a Lil Baby concert in Birmingham, Ala., after gunfire broke out on the side of the stage, sending the rapper and the audience running for cover, according to local news reports. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital; a police officer told Alabama.com that the
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See The Weeknd Premiere New Song, ‘Scared to Live,’ Show Off Comic Chops on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Weeknd followers tuning in to “Saturday Evening Dwell” this weekend definitely obtained their cash’s value, because the artist not solely carried out his latest single “Blinding Lights,” however premiered a surprising new ballad referred to as “Scared to Dwell” and confirmed off his comedian chops in a musical skit and appeared briefly on “Weeknd Replace”
‘Saturday Night Live’: Daniel Craig Parodies ‘No Time To Die’ (Watch)
“No Time to Die,” Daniel Craig’s remaining movie as James Bond, has been delayed till November attributable to considerations over COVID-19, however the actor nonetheless took the stage at Studio 8H in New York Saturday to host “Saturday Evening Dwell.” And in doing so, he introduced with him certainly one of his favourite scenes from
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Elizabeth Warren Appears on ‘Saturday Night Live’ During Coronavirus Cold Open (Watch)
Lots can occur in a brief week’s time. On Saturday, February 29, “Saturday Evening Dwell” opened its episode with a press convention about COVID-19 that became an impromptu democratic presidential hopefuls press convention as a result of the primaries had been the larger story. However simply seven brief days later, most of these candidates had
Danny Tidwell, ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Finalist, Dies at 35
Danny Tidwell, a finalist on “So You Suppose You Can Dance,” died on Friday in a automobile accident, based on his brother, fellow dancer Travis Wall. Tidwell was 35 Wall introduced the information in an Instagram publish on Saturday morning. “Yesterday I misplaced a brother. And all of us misplaced a present. I’m not prepared.
Nicholas Tucci, Actor in ‘Ramy,’ ‘Pose’ and ‘Channel Zero,’ Dies at 38
Nicholas Tucci, an actor who appeared in reveals like “Ramy,” “Pose” and extra, died on Tuesday on the Smilow Most cancers Hospital in New Haven, Conn., after battling an unspecified sickness. His father shared the information on Fb on Friday. Tucci was 38. “Nick selected to maintain his sickness personal in order that he might
SXSW Cancellation Not Covered by Insurance
After South by Southwest was cancelled on Friday over considerations concerning the coronavirus, two of its founders informed the Austin Chronicle that the movie pageant doesn’t have insurance coverage to cowl the cancellation. Nick Barbaro, a co-founder of SXSW who can also be the writer of the Chronicle, informed the paper that the pageant doesn’t
Milken Institue Global Conference Rescheduled Due to Coronavirus
The Milken Institute Global Conference, an annual nonprofit think tank, has been rescheduled to July over fears of the coronavirus spreading. The conference was originally planned to be held May 2-6 in Beverly Hills, Calif., but it will now take place July 7-10 in Los Angeles, according to a press release. “Even though attendee registration
Ciara Postpones Texas Concert Out of Health Concerns Over Coronavirus
Ciara has become the latest musician to cancel a concert over concerns for the spreading coronavirus. Her March 19 concert at the brand new USO center in Ford Hood, Tex., has been postponed to later this year, she told Variety in a statement. The grand opening of the venue will also be rescheduled for this
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Lakers Star LeBron James Won’t Play If NBA Bans Fans From Games Over Coronavirus
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James said he won’t play any games if the NBA bans fans from attending due to fears over the coronavirus. On Friday, the NBA sent memos to teams saying they should prepare for the possibility that they may need to play games without fans in attendance in order to not
Directors Guild of America Leaders Approve New Film-TV Contract
Leaders of the Administrators Guild of America have accepted a three-year successor deal to the DGA grasp contract, triggering a ratification vote by the 18,000 members. The DGA nationwide board introduced Saturday that it had accepted the deal unanimously. The guild revealed that the settlement features a vital improve in residuals for high-budget streaming content material,