By Anna Marie de la Fuente
17.04.2020 - 23:53 / hollywoodreporter.com
With no end in sight to Hollywood's widespread work stoppage due to the novel coronavirus, Netflix has upped its relief fund for the now-unemployed production community. The fund's amount has been increased by 50 percent to $150 million, a company spokesperson confirmed Friday morning.
Netflix initially pledged $100 million to the out-of-work production community in mid-March after it paused its many productions across the globe. Separately, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wifePatty Quillin
.By Anna Marie de la Fuente
Oprah Winfrey keeps updated with the coronavirus news, but she has often focused her attention more on the positive “acts of valor” while being on lockdown during the pandemic.
The latest news reports about Daniel Craig's last film as James Bond, state that the makers will be auctioning the film's clapboard to raise funds for the Coronavirus relief work. The official handle of the James Bond film on Twitter shared the news that the clapboard of No Time To Die, which is Daniel Craig's last outing as 007 will be given for an auction.
LOS ANGELES — Oprah Winfrey, Julia Roberts and former President George W. Bush will be among 200 star-studded participants in a 24-hour global livestream event.
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Covid-19 survivors Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina have teamed up United Nations (UN) officials to launch a $40 million (£32 million) fund for poor nations hit by the pandemic.
The Sundance Institute has launched a COVID-19 relief fund for indie artists, with a $1 million pot. "This moment calls for a radical shift in strategy in the way we support independent artists in film, media and theater.
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Comcast-owned European pay TV giant Sky said Thursday that it has committed to donate £500,000 ($625,000) to a recently established emergency relief fund to support the U.K.’s creative community amid the new coronavirus pandemic.
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Rihanna and Jay-Z are continuing to help out amid the global health crisis.
ViacomCBS is looking to support industry crewmembers, talent and creatives with a $100 million fund launched amid a production shutdown due to the COVID-19 crisis. The emergency fund will be distributed by ViacomCBS to the Motion Picture & Television Fund and The Actors Fund, charitable organizations already supporting impacted industry workers.
Canadian broadcaster CBC has launched a Creative Relief Fund for indie content makers amid the COVID-19 crisis, with a $2 million pot. The fund will offer "immediate" development and production financing for producers of original content across all genres.
By Jill Goldsmith