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06.05.2020 - 19:07 / hollywoodreporter.com
With sports around the world put on ice amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, Discovery's lifestyle brands — HGTV, DIY, the Cooking Channel and Food Network — are the new hot properties, CEO David Zaslav argued on the company's Wednesday earnings conference call. "We are the new sports," he said.
"Our channels are the new sports. The numbers are huge" with audiences looking for real-life content and authentic personalities.
"The engagement with our characters and our talent is enormous. We are
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By Dave McNary
© Global Citizen 2020 UNSPECIFIED LOCATION - APRIL 18: In this screengrab, Sir Elton John performs during "One World: Together At Home" presented by Global Citizen on April, 18, 2020. The global broadcast and digital special was held to support frontline healthcare workers and the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization, powered by the UN Foundation.
On Mon. May 11, New York’s largest poverty fighting organization Robin Hood raised $115 million during its Rise Up New York! benefit.
The Fox/Marvel film The New Mutants is still aiming for a theatrical release amid the Coronavirus pandemic.
Two television shows are set to film this summer as mass shutdowns are still in place across America.
The royal family is saying thank you to nurses in an extra special way. As the coronavirus pandemic wages on, nurses remain on the front lines of the fight against this disease.
By Joe Otterson
In these trying times, this school staff has gone the extra mile to make sure their students know they are missed. As the coronavirus pandemic continues, teachers and students all over the country have had to adjust to new ways of learning at a social distance.
Cable operator Charter Communications, in which John Malone's Liberty Broadband owns a big stake, would love to see financial relief for its subscribers for sports events that have been canceled amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Charter chairman and CEO Tom Rutledge on the company's Friday first-quarter earnings conference call said that he and his team have talked "for years about the reality of programming costs and how sports drives" most of them.
Epic Games will not be holding its second annual Fortnite World Cup competition this July. "For the rest of 2020, all Fortnite competitions will be held online.
Avril Lavigne is honoring those on the frontlines amid the coronavirus pandemic.The singer previously revealed that she re-recorded her Head Above Water track "Warrior" to honor the "heroic" efforts of those whose lives have been changed due to COVID-19. Now, Lavigne has debuted a music video for "We Are Warriors" on Thursday (April 30)."Ever since our world was tuned upside down a few weeks ago I've seen everyday people put on armor and go into battle.
Discovery Inc. president and CEO David Zaslav's 2019 pay package dropped to $45.8 million.
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By Gene Maddaus
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is adapting to the changing movie industry. As the Coronavirus continues to close movie theaters across the country, The Academy's Board of Governors has approved new rules and campaign regulations. In today's announcement, streamed films will now be eligible for the 2021 Oscars, but only for this awards year.