Новости за 08.05.2020

The unemployment rate reached 14.7% in April, as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged the job market. The Labor Department said that 20.5 million jobs were lost. “We are moments away from an historic jobs report,” said CNN’s John Berman said minutes before the figure was announced. More to come.

The Middle Kingdom is eager to get back to the Magic Kingdom. Tickets for the Shanghai Disneyland theme park’s reopening on Monday have quickly sold out, demonstrating pent-up demand in China. The park had closed in January as the coronavirus outbreak was escalating, though the Shanghai Disney Resort resumed some operations in March with a […]

The UK’s vibrant film and TV production sector recorded a stellar start to 2020, before the coronavirus pandemic shuttered all shoots across the country. Largely driven by inward investment, spend was tracking to hit a new record before the closure of sets in March. Still, numbers for January – March totalled $806M ($651M), which is […]

Another popular Disney movie title is getting a series reboot for Disney+. A National Treasure TV series is in development for the streaming platform, sources confirm to Deadline. It comes from the producer of the movie franchise Jerry Bruckheimer. The series is believed to be produced by ABC Studios, where Bruckheimer Television used to be […]

WME talent agent and partner Duncan Millership has joined Anonymous Content as a manager. It is the first of a number of departures of WME agents for other jobs we will see over the coming days as the agency is preparing for cuts affecting 20% of its employees who will be laid off, furloughed or […]

Joe Biden is seen walking in from a sun-filled terrace, aviators on. For a second, it could be a high-budget campaign spot. Then a seemingly confused Biden asks an aide, “They introduce me?” To the same off-camera staffer: “Am I on?” Biden’s subsequent speech is plagued by streaming issues. What was billed as a virtual […]

It survived an e-coli outbreak and bankruptcy, but Souplantation apparently can’t go on in a world where exposing food in a buffet line is considered hazardous to your health. The San Diego-based chain announced today it would permanently close all of its locations, effective immediately. The chain had 100 outlets across the country, but started […]

Spike Lee debuted a new film short on CNN Thursday, a “valentine” to New York as it faces the coronavirus crisis. New York, New York, set to the Frank Sinatra classic, features scenes of empty streets and landmarks, including subway stations, Broadway theaters, Yankee Stadium and Wall Street, as well as scenes of hospital workers. Lee […]

South Korea has found a safer way to bring back sports in this pandemic age. Trevor Noah spotlighted their techniques, including a “first pitch” from a boy in a plastic baseball bubble and paper cutouts of fans. “Sure, people are still going to die of boredom,” Noah said. “It is baseball, after all.” But they […]

On Thursday’s A Late Show, Stephen Colbert digs deeper into a surprising stat from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s daily COVID briefing. At his briefing earlier Thursday, Cuomo announced some “amazingly good news.” The infection rate of health care workers, as revealed by the governor, is less than and in some cases “about half of […]

Almost two months since Hollywood’s TV studios put their broadcast pilots on hold just as most of them were about to start filming, some studios are starting to pay actors on the impacted pilots. The move comes after weeks of discussions between studio executives and SAG-AFTRA representatives over interpretations of the language in actors’ contracts […]

Fortnite is celebrating a milestone in audience size, and has set the next edition of its onsite concerts. DJs Steve Aoki and deadmau5 are expected to headline Fortnite’s latest in-game concert this Friday night. They arrive as the game has announced it has an But don’t be surprised if even your grandparents start asking to […]