‘Batwoman’, ‘Riverdale’ And More Productions Shut Down In Vancouver Due To COVID-19

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Also on this day: British forces under Gen. John Burgoyne surrender to American troops in Saratoga, N.Y., in a turning point of the Revolutionary War.Guglielmo Marconi begins offering limited commercial wireless telegraph service between Nova Scotia and Ireland.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorThe UK’s £500M Film and TV Production Restart Scheme officially opens from today following state aid approval being granted by the EU.The DCMS has extended the deadline for registration and start of production to February 2021 and said today that “eligible productions will be onboarded within days”.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Syco Entertainment and Fremantle have halted plans to shoot a Britain’s Got Talent Christmas special for ITV after three members of the crew tested positive for coronavirus, Deadline can reveal.The one-off spectacular was due to film at LH2 Studios in London on Tuesday, but cast and crew were told last night that the shoot will not go ahead.

Sandra Bullock stops by the hair and makeup trailer while arriving on set of her new movie on Thursday morning (October 8) in Vancouver, Canada.

Simon Cowell's recovery from surgery to repair his broken back could keep him confined mostly to his bed for another six months. That's according to a friend of the "America's Got Talent" producer, who's been at home in Malibu, California, since August, when he confirmed he was injured badly while riding an electric bike for the first time."It's been a rough few weeks," the pal reportedly told British tab The Sun.

U.S.-based TV series location shoots in British Columbia have begun to restart production after a number of popular shows were put on pause due to shortage of rapid COVID-19 testing capacity in Vancouver last week. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that production has resumed on CW's Riverdale and Batwoman series in Vancouver, while Warner Bros.

Also Read: Regal Cinemas and Cineworld Movie Theaters to Close All US, UK Locations This WeekWe open with an interviewee who will provide some of the most damning testimony along the way – Dr.

The fallout of the “No Time to Die” delay has had an absolutely massive effect on the future of the theatrical business. Not only is it likely that other films will move out of 2020 and take their chances in 2021, but Cineworld (parent company of Regal Cinemas and the second-largest theater chain in the world) has also decided to close its doors beginning this week due to the lack of business.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle won't be celebrating Christmas with the rest of the royal family this year, apparently. A source close to the couple told Vanity Fair that the Sussexes don't have any plans to fly back to the United Kingdom for the holidays this year, in spite of earlier reports suggesting they hoped to do just that.

Kate Aurthur editorSources tell Variety that because of delays in the processing COVID-19 tests in British Columbia, Warner Bros. Television has shut down the Vancouver-based “Riverdale” and “Batwoman,” and is delaying production on “Legends of Tomorrow” and “Supergirl,” both of which were supposed to begin filming this week.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorUKTVEverywhere, the illegal streamer that beamed BBC and ITV channels into the homes of Americans, has been shut down as part of a settlement with BBC Studios and ITV Studios.Under the agreement, UKTVEverywhere has accepted that it streamed BBC and ITV content, such as Doctor Who and Love Island, without seeking or having any form of license or authorization from the British broadcasters.UKTVEverywhere’s website now directs users to BritBox, the BBC and ITV’s