Tag: Covid-19
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Walmart Will Use Some of its Parking Lots as ‘Drive-In’ Theaters
Featured image: Walmart As traditional movie theaters continue to adjust their various reopening plans, the classic drive-in format is seeing something of a comeback during the current coronavirus pandemic. And with plenty of vehicle-friendly real estate available, Walmart says it’s partnering with Tribeca to open up “drive-in” theaters at some of its store locations. The…
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Mulan, Tenet Premieres Continue to Shift as Studios, Theater Chains Adjust Reopening Plans
Image source: Walt Disney Studios Movie studios and major theater chains continue to adjust their summer plans amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Expected blockbusters like Mulan and Tenet have been pushed back multiple times and chains like AMC have delayed wide reopening plans as multiple states continue to implement and adjust phased reopenings around the…
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Netflix and Hulu are Losing Viewers Now that Pandemic Restrictions Have Relaxed
While the stay at home orders stemming from the current pandemic caused internet and entertainment consumption to skyrocket, streaming services are seeing opposite effects now that restrictions are lightening up across the globe. Since the pandemic started in March, Netflix saw the highest usage in April with viewership tapering off again in May. According to…
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Cinemark Will Reopen Theaters with Reduced Ticket Prices to Draw People In
Today the third-largest movie theater chain Cinemark announced its plan for the phased reopening of its movie theaters across the country. The first reopenings are scheduled for five Dallas theaters on June 19. The next phases will reopen across the country on July 3, with all of the theaters expected to be up and running…
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Tenet Release Pushed to July 31st, Wonder Woman 1984 Moves to October
As movie theater chains explore reopening options, the industry has been planning around two likely blockbusters, Disney’s Mulan and Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. And while the latter film had been slotted into the July 17th slot, Warner Bros. announced it will push the film back by two weeks, setting its new release for July 31st. The…
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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…