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An upbeat President Donald Trump is at the White House today, taking meetings on the COVID-19 pandemic and trying to sort out next steps in the battle to contain the virus. But he found some time earlier today to tweet out some rare good news and praise for cooperation between Democrats and Republicans. He also gave a…

UPDATE: The CBS Broadcast Center in New York is slowly coming back to life even after a fourth worker tested positive for coronavirus on Friday. The drama has been playing out since Wednesday, when two employees at CBS Network News showed symptoms and tested positive. The whole building was disinfected and they’re…

German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has canceled the sale of Love Is Blind and Bosch production group Red Arrow Studios as the world is gripped by the coronavirus crisis. ProSiebenSat.1 has been exploring a sale of Red Arrow for six months, with All3Media an AMC emerging as two of the most likely buyers as the situation…

Hallmark Channel’s popular daytime lifestyle program Home & Family has joined a number of other daytime shows in suspending production in face of an alarming spread of the coronavirus. The Crown Media Family Networks’ channel also has put on hold production of its slate of signature original movies, shot in various…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is going virtual, at least that seems to be the message in an email sent to the entire membership Friday night from president David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson. The measures have actually been taking place since Wednesday, including all scheduled screenings for membership…

This story is a followup to Pilot Season 2020 In Turmoil Due To Coronavirus As Pilots Get Pushed published Friday morning.? When the dust settled Friday night after two days of dozens of production shutdowns and postponements coming at a frantic pace, there were just a couple broadcast pilots left standing. As…

Like most of the entertainment industry and America in general, late night TV is shutting down on both coasts due to coronavirus concerns, including on premium cable. Both Real Time with Bill Maher and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver are going dark over the pandemic, though for how long isn't exactly known. "So, I…

As the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) prepares to shut its doors for two weeks starting Monday, a unique partnership with local PBS stations will offer students tailored educational programming on three over-the-air broadcasts and a range of digital options. KCET and PBS SoCal? – the Southern California…

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is yet another event lost to the coronavirus shutdowns. The institution announced it is canceling its 2020 induction ceremony because its Cleveland home is under a civil emergency. The Hall of Fame ceremony was set for May 2, but was shelved on Friday by the Hall. Its statement: “The…

Thousands of unionized musicians are suddenly out of work as a result of the ongoing coronavirus shutdown, and AFM president Ray Hair says that local, state and federal governments need to step up and protect them and thousands of other suddenly unemployed entertainment industry workers. Here's the statement he…

The WGA's Pension and Health office will close Monday until further notice "in order to protect our employees from possible Coronavirus/COVID-19 exposure," the PWGA said Friday. All employees in the Burbank offices “will continue to work from home and everything but their physical presence will continue as…

Sony Pictures TV confirmed that three of its series — NBC’s The Blacklist, Amazon’s The Wheel of Time and syndicated talker The Mel Robbins Show — have been shut down out of concern for the coronavirus outbreak. Most broadcast, cable and streaming production has halted amid the pandemic. For a list of TV shows that…