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Rosie O’Donnell Livestream Special Raises $600,000 For The Actors Fund During Coronavirus Pandemic
Sunday’s one-night-only, celebrity-packed livestream return of The Rosie O’Donnell Present raised greater than $600,000 in assist of The Actors Fund throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers say. The particular, hosted by O’Donnell and streamed dwell on Broadway.com and its YouTube channel, featured performances and appearances by quite a few Broadway and TV stars, together with Shoshana Bean,
Sewing face masks goes viral in Europe
What do prisoners, a former first woman and textile makers have in frequent? All have threaded their needles to fight a dire world scarcity of face masks that dangers the well being of hundreds of thousands amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Workers make face masks with nanomembranes on the workshop of a small Czech firm, Nanospace,
Let’s rank a bunch of coronavirus-themed song parodies
Screenshot: Lords Of The Trident (YouTube) All the things is cornavirus. We’re all inside our properties, telephones crammed with coronavirus information, working arduous now in case we’re laid off later due to the cornavirus-infected economic system, and speaking to our family and friends about how they’re doing whereas residing underneath the worldwide shadow of, you
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Series Mania Project ‘A Marriage’ From Italy’s Indigo ‘Totally Different’ to ‘Marriage Story’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Italy’s Indigo Movie, the manufacturing firm behind Oscar-winner “The Nice Magnificence,” is in superior phases on a TV sequence for the worldwide market titled “A Marriage” that intends to place the narrative of a painful divorce involving custody of a kid beneath a microscope. The six-episode sequence depicting an Italian couple named Anna and Enrico
Pablo Trapero, El Estudio Set ‘Carancho,’ ‘Galimberti’ Series (EXCLUSIVE)
MADRID — Argentina’s Pablo Trapero, one of many driving forces behind the renaissance of Latin American cinema, is teaming with El Estudio on two bold TV collection: an English-language U.S. remake of his 2010 hit film “Carancho” and true-facts impressed bioseries “Galimberti.” Primarily based out of Los Angeles, Mexico Metropolis and Madrid, El Estudio –
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‘American Idol’ Tops Sunday Ratings; ‘Little Big Shots’, ‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ Among Gainers
ABC’s American Idol continues to take a seat confidently on the high of the Sunday rankings, climbing a tenth within the demo final evening with a number one 1.Four ranking to associate with 7.68 million viewers for its two-hour present. The community gained the evening within the demo, with assist from America’s Funniest House Movies
Coronavirus: Canada’s Banff World Media Festival 2020 Cancelled
The Banff World Media Competition is the newest worldwide TV occasion cancelled because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Organizers of the occasion, which was scheduled to run June 14-17, mentioned that that they had heeded public course from the World Well being Group, the Canadian authorities and the Alberta authorities in making the “tough” resolution. Netflix
Joe Biden Debuts His Own Briefing To Counter Donald Trump’s Daily Spotlight
Joe Biden debuted his counter to President Donald Trump’s every day coronavirus briefings on Monday in a 15-minute speech that had a number of kinks and awkward moments, however was implicit in its message that Trump has did not ship actual management throughout the disaster. Biden, standing in opposition to a backdrop of bookshelves in
Italy’s Nexo Digital Open for Mip Biz Via Virtual Showcase
As digital market initiatives proliferate, Italy’s Nexo Digital, which co-produces and distributes theatrical occasion content material for the worldwide market, has arrange a digital product showcase to make up for the cancellation of the MipTV mart. The MipTV international content material market was as a result of run March 28-April 2 earlier than the coronavirus
‘Full Frontal With Samantha Bee’ Sets TV Return Date Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee is returning to TV Wednesday, March 25 amid the coronavirus disaster. With Bee working from residence, Full Frontal will air in its common 10:30 pm timeslot on TBS, with Bee’s husband and quarantine roommate filming the episode from a socially distant six ft away, the community stated at this time.
Entertainment Industry Foundation Launches COVID-19 Response Fund
The Leisure Business Basis has launched the COVID-19 Response Fund to assist these affected by the coronavirus disaster. “Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our personal neighborhood has been impacted tremendously. Productions have halted, many displaced employees have discovered themselves with out pay or medical care, and dwell leisure is at a standstill. Each side of the
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CAA Foundation, Thrive Global & Harvard T.H. Chan School Of Public Health Launch #FirstRespondersFirst Initiative
The Harvard T.H. Chan Faculty of Public Well being, Thrive World and the CAA Basis are launching #FirstRespondersFirst, an initiative to offer first responder well being care employees with assets as they serve on the entrance strains of the coronavirus pandemic. Donations to #FirstRespondersFirst will present important provides and gear together with robes, gloves, and
Trump Pandemic rages
US President Donald Trump (middle) on February 26 appoints Vice President Mike Pence to supervise the nation’s response to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Images: CNS photograph US President Donald Trump has spared no efforts in scapegoating China for permitting the coronavirus to rampage within the US, utilizing an outdated trick from his political playbook: giving
Series Mania: French-Israeli Writing Residency Delivers Five Projects
On Wednesday, Collection Mania hosts digital displays of drama collection initiatives developed throughout a writing residency attended by 12 writers from France and Israel, whose credit embody main reveals like “The Bureau,” “Fauda” and “Braquo.” The week-long residency, initiated by France’s CNC and Israel’s Gesher Multicultural Movie Fund, was supervised by Italian scriptwriter Stefano Sardo
Nevermind, the IOC is considering postponing the Tokyo Olympics after all
Photograph: Clive Rose (Getty Pictures) Hey, bear in mind when Greece handed alongside the official flame to Japan simply final Friday? It seems that the entire ceremony was in all probability a bit of untimely: Per Variety, the Worldwide Olympic Committee is at present contemplating various choices that “relate to modifying current operational plans for
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Coping With COVID-19 Crisis: MSNBC Senior Segment Producer Begs Closing Of 30 Rock For Health Reasons
Editors’ Observe: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that has already claimed hundreds of lives, cratered international economies and closed worldwide borders, Deadline’s Coping With COVID-19 Disaster collection is a discussion board for these within the leisure house grappling with myriad penalties of seeing an incredible trade screech to a halt. The hope is
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NBCUniversal Joins Fox In Offering Cable News, Local News Broadcasts To All Pay-TV Subscribers
UPDATED, March 23: NBCUniversal is widening the distribution of its nationwide information programming through the coronavirus disaster, making MSNBC and CNBC obtainable, in partnership with its distribution companions, to all their video clients, whatever the packages to which they subscribe. Subscribers can view this content material via their video supplier or via MSNBC’s and CNBC’s
Cross-border e-commerce feels the pinch due to coronavirus outbreak
1000’s of Spanish prospects go to AliExpress Plaza, the primary brick-and-mortar retailer opened by on-line market AliExpress in Madrid. Picture: Courtesy of AliExpress When Yang Xiaoqiang was busy elevating donations throughout the Spring Competition holidays for Wuhan in Central China’s Hubei Province, the place has been hit hardest by the coronavirus, he discovered his personal
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Commercial Houses Owed $200 Million By Advertisers And Ad Agencies For Work Before Shutdown, Trade Group Says
Advertisers and their advert businesses owe manufacturing and post-production firms greater than $200 million for work on business shoots that had been accomplished however not paid for when work abruptly halted due to the coronavirus shutdown, in keeping with the Affiliation of Impartial Business Producers, a commerce affiliation that claims its members account for 85%
Lucia Bosè Dies: Italian Actress Known For Antonioni & Fellini Films Was 89
Italian actress Lucia Bosè has died on the age of 89. She was most identified for showing in movies from acclaimed Italian administrators similar to Michelangelo Antonioni and Federico Fellini. Her son, the Spanish singer Miguel Bosè, confirmed the information on social media, tweeting the under with the caption, “Pricey pals … I inform you
Four types of people must test for COVID-19 before entering Beijing: authority
Individuals get pleasure from themselves close to blooming flowers in Bishagang park in Zhengzhou, capital of central China’s Henan Province, March 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Li An) The Beijing municipal authorities is additional strengthening measures to forestall imported circumstances, stipulating that 4 forms of folks should take the nucleic acid take a look at earlier than entry:
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Amazon Makes Kids Shows Like ‘Peppa Pig’ Available For Free During Coronavirus Crisis
Amazon is pushing a bunch of youngsters’ reveals in entrance of the Prime paywall to assist entertain households locked in self-isolation as a consequence of coronavirus. As a part of a worldwide initiative, reveals together with Peppa Pig, In The Night time Backyard, Fireman Sam and Amazon unique Simply Add Magic may be considered without spending
China covers coronavirus medical bills for citizens; now it’s US’ turn
Picture:Xinhua What are probably the most severe challenges of stopping and controlling the coronavirus in Beijing and Washington? The secret’s whether or not China and the US can guarantee well timed and efficient remedy of the 4 varieties of folks: low or no earnings and low or no medical insurance coverage. It is a check
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Isolated Italians Project Classic Film Clips Onto Rome Buildings To Lift Beleaguered City’s Spirits
The lethal unfold of coronavirus could also be taking a harsh toll on nations across the globe, however the inventive retailers that persons are discovering to alleviate the boredom of isolation is offering some extra uplifting information to report. Italy has been one of many locations most decimated by the virus. Final week, its loss