By Elsa Keslassy
19.03.2020 - 17:35 / deadline.com
By Andreas Wiseman
International Editor
While reports are coming in of linear TV spikes due to coronavirus, the lack of live sports is proving a headache for networks and subscribers.
Many customers on social media have been asking whether there will be discounts or whether they should be charged at all for costly services largely devoid of primetime live sport.
Broadcasters have come up with different responses, some more inspiring than others.
In France, local pay TV giant Canal Plus
By Jake Kanter
Amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, Jimmy Fallon — like many of his fellow late night hosts — has taken to YouTube to continue entertaining his fans while self-isolating with his family.
Everyone has been forced to pivot in light of the novel coronavirus spread, including Jimmy Fallon.
Prince Albert II is not here for finger-pointing. After some people blamed him for Prince Charles’ positive coronavirus diagnosis, the Monacan royal took a moment to set the record straight.
The cutest cameos! Jimmy Fallon, Kim Kardashian and more celebrity parents’ kids have adorably popped up during their TV appearances.
Cute cameos! Jimmy Fallon’s two daughters made an adorable appearance as his Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: At Home Edition band.
As France surpasses one full week in lockdown mode, TV audiences have jumped by 30% on French public broadcaster France Televisions. However, while production on newscasts and select talk shows continues despite restrictions on contact, one question begins to emerge — is there enough to go around?
Disney has joined other streamers in cooperating with the European Union to temporarily curtail bandwidth usage of Disney Plus for its scheduled launch next week in several countries during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
French pay TV service Canal Plus made headlines on March 16 when it announced it would be free for two weeks during the country’s lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, but four days later, the company said it had to stop the special offer.
The 2020 edition of the Cannes Film Festival has been postponed by the organizers owing to the Coronavirus crisis which has gripped almost every country in the world. Speculations were already rife about the prestigious film festival getting canceled in the wake of COVID 19 scare due to the fear of infection and now the reports have turned out to be true. The mega event was originally scheduled to be held from May 12 to May 23, 2020, in France.
Jimmy Fallon‘s daughters are the absolute cutest!
Words to live by! Jimmy Fallon penned a catchy song to help his daughters remember to wash their hands on Monday, March 16.
Jimmy Fallon is turning to music and adorable silliness to try and share an important message about hygiene.
Jimmy Fallon, and his adorable daughters Winnie and Frances, are about to save the planet from coronavirus.
Jimmy Fallon and his kids are stressing the importance of hand-washing.
French pay TV group Canal Plus will be free for the next few weeks or months during the country’s lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak. For a number of days, France’s theaters, shops, restaurants and schools have been shut down, and the president, Emmanuel Macron, is expected to unveil even more drastic measures, such as ordering the nation’s total confinement, this evening.