Coronavirus causes film, TV production delays creating an industry ‘nightmare,’ experts say

Theatrical box office in the Asia-Pacific region tumbled a massive 85% in the first two months of the year. The coronavirus caused cinema closures, audience hesitation, and a halving of the number of film releases.

Music industry executives hoped that the coronavirus quarantines might buoy music streaming activity with so much of the population isolated indoors. So far, the opposite has occurred. The industry saw a dip in music streaming -- down by 1% to 25.3 billion streams from 25.55 billion streams -- along with even bigger drops in physical sales. It would appear that the longer people stayed o

Music industry executives hoped that the coronavirus quarantines might buoy music streaming activity with so much of the population isolated indoors. So far, the opposite has occurred.

By Dominic Patten

Tom Hanks was in Australia filming an untitled Elvis Presley biopic directed by Baz Luhrmann when he and his wife Rita Wilson learned they contracted the coronavirus. Now, Luhrmann has announced production for the project has been halted as the pandemic continues to infect thousands across the globe.

Filming has been pushed back to May at the earliest

Churches across Rutherglen and Cambuslang have cancelled a number of activities and events as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

The Indian film industry, one of the world's most prolific content engines, is shutting down. After an emergency meeting over the weekend, the India Motion Picture Producers' Association said Monday that it would request the suspension of all film, TV, advertising and web series shoots in the country from March 19 to 31.

By Andreas Wiseman

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