Esports Arena is a curated weekly roundup of the biggest stories in the world of online competitive gaming.The League of Legends Pro League (LPL), the top LoL league in China, has announced it will be postponing its second week of competition due to the growing coronavirus outbreakin the country.
China Film Festival Closes, Saying Independence Is ‘Impossible’
13.01.2020 - 15:46 / variety.com
China’s last truly independent film festival has been “halted indefinitely,” organizers said in a hard-hitting statement. They said that it has become “impossible” to undertake such an event in the country’s current political climate.
The move comes as Chinese president Xi Jinping tightens the noose on freedom of expression in one of the world’s most censorious nations.
The China Independent Film Festival (CIFF) has held 14 editions and shown some 1,000 films since it was established in 2003
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hollywoodreporter.com
29.01.2020 / 20:01
China's CCTV Cancels Oscars Red Carpet Coverage (Exclusive)
China's state broadcaster CCTV is calling off its usual live red carpet coverage of the Oscars in response to the worsening coronavirus crisis, a source at the public television network said Wednesday.At present, CCTV is still planning to air a delayed taping of the Oscars telecast on its flagship movie channel CCTV6, as well as some live coverage of the ceremony over its in-house streaming platform M1905.
deadline.com
29.01.2020 / 19:31
China Coronavirus: High-Profile Film Productions Shut Down As Quarantines Spread
By Nancy Tartaglione
variety.com
29.01.2020 / 00:11
China Suspends Film Shoots Across the Country as Coronavirus Epidemic Worsens
The largest film studio on the planet, China’s Hengdian World Studios, has announced it will shut down indefinitely, as productions in other parts of the country also announce they are closing up shop in light of the worsening coronavirus epidemic.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
25.01.2020 / 21:11
Coronavirus outbreak: Death toll passes 40 in China as doctors continue to test UK patients
Doctors in the UK are continuing to test patients for deadly Coronavirus today as the death toll in China reached more than 40.
variety.com
24.01.2020 / 10:46
Shanghai Disneyland Closes in Response to China Virus Outbreak
Shanghai Disneyland will close its doors Saturday as a reaction to the spread of a form of coronavirus that has now killed 26 people in mainland China.
variety.com
24.01.2020 / 10:46
China Closes Thousands of Theaters in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak
China closed swathes of cinemas on Friday in response to the outbreak of novel coronavirus, which started in the city of Wuhan and has now killed 26 people.
variety.com
23.01.2020 / 23:21
How the Wuhan Coronavirus Infected the Chinese Film Industry
Just days ago, no one would have predicted that China’s most lucrative film-going season was about to be derailed by the escalating epidemic of a novel coronavirus that is now rapidly spreading through the country and beyond.
hollywoodreporter.com
23.01.2020 / 18:21
China Closes Off Wuhan to Stop Spread of Deadly Coronavirus Virus
China closed off a city of more than 11 million people Thursday in an unprecedented effort to try to contain a deadly new viral illness that has sickened hundreds and spread to other cities and countries in the Lunar New Year travel rush.Normally bustling streets, shopping malls, restaurants and other public spaces in Wuhan were eerily quiet.
hollywoodreporter.com
23.01.2020 / 18:21
Chinese New Year Film Releases Canceled in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak
China's biggest movies of 2020, which were scheduled to release Saturday on the first day of Chinese New Year, have been preemptively pulled from cinemas in response to the coronavirus outbreak that has plunged the country into crisis.Chinese New Yearis the biggest blockbuster period in the world by far, and the coming week was expected to generate as much as $1 billion in ticket sales revenue.Distributors and exhibitors in Beijing tell The Hollywood Reporter that the decision to postpone the