- The Olympics are being postponed until 2021 (Variety)
- What other disasters can teach us about how the trauma of COVID-19 will shape the way this gen grows up (The Atlantic)
- There really is no way to plan long term right now…we just have to take this all one day at a time (Digiday)
- The UK Creative Industry Federation is worried about the impact this crisis is having on freelancers, and is asking for US$17.5 billion to support them (TBI)
- A few more events were cancelled yesterday, including the Banff World Media Festival (Kidscreen)
- Netflix has created a US$100-million fund for the creative industry, but it’s still assessing how to distribute it (Tech Crunch)
- …And BBC’s Alice Webb says the SVOD just can’t compete in the UK when it comes to kids content (The Guardian)
- Amazon Prime, meanwhile, is looking to capitalize on all of the early digital releases with a new hub (CNET)
- Light at the end of the tunnel: 500 of China’s theaters are reopening (Variety)
- With the newest iteration of Animal Crossing, has Nintendo found a hit game for the pandemic? (The New Yorker)
- It only took a pandemic, but kids linear TV ratings are soaring (Digiday)
- Disney is digitally dropping another movie much earlier than expected (Variety)
- …And the House of Mouse has been hit hard, so it’s looking to raise some cash (Forbes)
- Netflix is reducing the bit rate of videos in Europe to lighten the network load (The Verge)
- More events are finding digital alternatives, and today’s COVID-19 updates (Kidscreen)
- As these movie release delays continue, there’s a ripple effect, creating a premiere pile-up in theaters (Variety)
- Since virtually every TV show has paused production…what happens next? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- If you liked touring virtual museums, check out zoos and aquariums online (New York Times)
- Why is Gen Z the saddest generation? Here are a couple of guesses (Digiday)
- Reed MIDEM is launching an online MIPTV event, and other COVID-19 updates (Kidscreen)
- Before reading any more news, take some time to breathe (New York Times)
- Amazon is suspending all non-essential shipments to its warehouse to deal with the COVID-19 crisis (Business Insider)
- As the spotlight shines on AVOD, Fox acquires Tubi for US$440 million (Digital TV Europe)
- Here’s a bright spot for your day: Teens are making great TikTok content while in isolation (Vox)
- The COVID-19 guide has been updated with more things the industry is doing for kids (Kidscreen)
- Annecy will put its program announcements on pause until April, and other COVID-19 industry updates (Kidscreen)
- It’s not just digital views on the rise. If a lot of countries lock down, linear viewership could also increase (Digital TV Europe)
- How are studios and unions grappling with halted productions? (Variety)
- TikTok, can you get it together? The app reportedly had guidelines not to promote “ugly” and “poor” users (The Intercept)
- Can the internet handle it now that we’re all working from home? (New York Times)
- Look, we know things are bad…but can Hollywood really take a US$20-billion hit from COVID-19? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Disney+ is expanding its coverage in Europe via a new partnership with O2, and Frozen 2 is available three months early (Digital TV Europe)
- SXSW is reviving its film competition digitally after the festival got cancelled (Collider)
- In its ongoing efforts to gain back public trust, TikTok is going to stop using Chinese moderators for most content (Wall Street Journal)
- Ready for some more COVID-19 news? Several more movies, including Mulan, have been delayed (BBC News)
- From NBCUniversal to Amazon to Netflix—entertainment companies are telling their employees to work from home (Variety)
- When an event gets cancelled, what happens to the little guys for whom it could have been a big break? (Vanity Fair)
- …And on to other news: AR-startup Magic Leap is reportedly exploring a sale for US$10 billion (Bloomberg)
- Should parents and teachers rethink the ways they praise kids? (The Walrus)
- A lot is changing and quite rapidly, so if you’re wondering what’s been canceled—check out this list (Isitcanceledyet)
- At the annual shareholders meeting yesterday, Bob Iger said Disney is sobered by COVID-19 (Los Angeles Times)
- Moving on from the virus, frequent moviegoing slipped in 2019 (The Hollywood Reporter)
- A new Google Chrome extension is trying to help color-blind people see the online world better (The Verge)
- Events cancelled or postponed, and business grinding to a halt: Coronavirus exposes the cracks in Hollywood (Variety)
- Why did that Bob Iger announcement feel so abrupt? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- NBCUniversal is getting out of the Snapchat business, selling off its US$500-million stake (Tubefilter)
- TikTok is trying to assuage people’s privacy fears by opening a US “transparency center” (Engadget)
- Count von Count is imparting wisdom to the US census as Sesame helps with undercounted children (NPR)
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