Amazon Backs New U.K. COVID-19 Fund for Diverse Talent

In a world filled with DC and Marvel icons such as Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man, it’s tough to create a new, popular superhero. But back in 2005, with the launch of the “Invincible” comic book, that’s exactly what Robert Kirkman (“The Walking Dead“) did.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorSeason 5 of The Expanse will hit Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday, Dec. 16.

Jake Kanter International TV Editor Netflix has donated another £600,000 ($773,000) to a second COVID-19 Recovery Fund established by the UK’s Film And TV Charity, taking its total funding for the charity to £1.75M ($2.25M).The Film And TV Charity’s second fund is aimed at helping film, television, and cinema workers worst affected by the economic wreckage of coronavirus.

coronavirus as a proportion of those in hospital is significantly lower than during the peak of the pandemic in spring, figures show.The number of Covid-19 patients in general wards and intensive care units has this week reached the same figure as during the third week of March, when the UK went into full lockdown, reports the I newspaper.It has led to fears that the country is now in the midst of a second wave.While coronavirus remains a serious and potentially fatal disease for many,

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on the university's website.The University of Manchester (UoM) has so far ruled out an MMU style lockdown at its halls.On Monday, the M.E.N asked if this was now a possibility.A UoM spokesperson said: “The safety and wellbeing of our students, staff and the wider local community is the University’s primary concern and we will support them in every way we can.“We are concerned by the rising rate in Manchester and we will be meeting with Public Health colleagues as a matter of urgency to discuss

The monthly series of original films known as “Into the Dark” may be on COVID-related hold over at Hulu, but even a pandemic can’t stop the hardest working producer in Hollywood. Jason Blum has shuffled over to Amazon Prime Video, which announced in August that it would premiere a new collection of Blumhouse productions, starting with four films in October and continuing with another quartet in 2021.

149 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Fallowfield Central in the seven days up to September 27 - up from 27 cases in the previous week.

Bolton did when its pubs were ordered to close - but none of them have been hit with the same tough lockdown rule.

David Robb Labor EditorIn a remarkable turnaround, the Actors Fund Home in New Jersey, which saw the COVID-related deaths of 10 of its residents in the early days of the pandemic, has been COVID-free for more than five months – since April 21.Similarly, residents at the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s Country Home in Woodland Hills, which saw the deaths of six residents there in the first months of the pandemic, has not had an infection among its residents since April 12.Asked how the New

Dade Hayes Finance EditorAmazon unveiled a host of new products and features Thursday, including a new Echo Show model with Netflix and a swiveling screen, a Ring car camera that can record encounters with police, and beefed-up Fire TV devices.During a 45-minute recorded video presentation, Amazon executives introduced an array of innovations across product lines Echo, Alexa, Fire TV, Luna, Smart Home and Ring.Fire TV introduced new connected-TV sticks with 50% more processing power than the

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Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services.The fall has officially arrived, people! The season may have just kicked off today, but we can already feel it in the air. It’s cool outside, and it’s time to trade in our shorts for long pants again.Honestly, it’s going to be quite an adjustment — we feel like we’ve been living in leggings for months now.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe UK’s Film and TV Charity has set up a second COVID-19 Recovery Fund, this time with a $2.6M (£2M) pot contributed to by numerous companies including Amazon Prime Video, which has put up $1.3M (£1M).Further donors include BAFTA, BBC Studios, Sky Studios, Sony Pictures Entertainment and ViacomCBS, alongside private individuals.The fund will look to support those at greatest personal and professional risk as a result of the pandemic.

Manori Ravindran International EditorThe U.K.’s Film and TV Charity is rolling out a new COVID-19 Recovery Fund that will distribute up to £2 million ($2.5 million) to film, TV and cinema workers who have been hit hardest by the pandemic.The fund is designed to support those impacted financially by the crisis and who are most likely to see a negative impact on their careers, resulting in a focus on talent from diverse backgrounds.

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Grace and Frankie star Jane Fonda took a look back at her friendship with Michael Jackson during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live.When the Book Club actress, 82, was making 1981’s Golden Pond in New Hampshire, she recalled the “Smooth Criminal” singer coming and living with her for a week.“He slept on a mattress that he pulled out on the floor of the living room,” the Barbarella star told host Andy Cohen on Thursday, September 17.

As Hollywood location shooting in Canada slowly reopens, the country's overstretched COVID-19 rescue funds for indie film and TV producers has received another injection from the federal government. The Canada Media Fund, a key investor in local TV series using in part public funds, announced another $19 million for its COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund on Thursday.