By Tom Tapp
13.04.2020 - 19:01 / variety.com
By Todd Spangler
NY Digital Editor
Quibi, the mobile-only streaming service from Jeffrey Katzenberg, surpassed 1 million installations within the first week of launch. According to analysts, the big-budget, short-form video streamer has had a relatively tepid reception in part because of the coronavirus pandemic.
As of Sunday, April 12, the Quibi app had been downloaded and installed 1.15 million times, according to research firm Apptopia. The service launched with a 90-day free trial.
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Madison House and Insomniac's 10th anniversary edition of Electric Forest has been cancelled, organizers announced on Tuesday (April 21).
Prince Philip is speaking out from quarantine! The 98-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II is currently in isolation with his wife at Windsor Castle, and on Monday, he released his first public statement since the coronavirus pandemic broke.
Andrea Bocelli broke records with his Easter Sunday Music For Hope livestream concert, which has been seen by 35 million people.
By Patrick Hipes
Opera superstar Andrea Bocelli wowed fans worldwide by performing a special solo concert at the empty Duomo cathedral in Milan, Italy on Easter Sunday.
Hundreds of people across the region have been turning to Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service for help amid the coronavirus crisis.
Forrest Compton, most famous for his role in The Twilight Zone, passed away at the age of 94 after suffering from Coronavirus. According to reports in the US, the actor left for his heavenly abode on Sunday after battling with COVID-19. A local newspaper in New York reported the news of Forrest Compton's death. "Forrest Compton, 94, also died in the hospital at about 10 a.m. today.. Close friends of Mr. Compton confirmed his death," it claimed.
Rita Wilson is back at work!
On Friday, Pink became the latest celebrity to reveal she contracted COVID-19. In two tweets and an Instagram post, Alecia Beth Moore, professionally known as Pink, announced she has made a full recovery and is now making two $500,000 donations in effort to support health care workers.
Congratulations to Rachel Bloom and husband Dan Gregor, who just welcomed their first child.
Prince Charles shared a video update via the Clarence House Instagram account updating the public on his recovery since testing positive for the coronavirus. In the clip, the Prince of Wales vocalizes his support of his patronage Age UK and all older citizens of the United Kingdom navigating the ongoing global health crisis.
Princess María Teresa de Borbón-Parma of Spain is the first royal to pass away after testing positive for coronavirus.The princess' brother announced the sad news in a Facebook post.María Teresa died in Paris age 86.The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect people all over the world. In sad news this week, the first royal has died after testing positive for the virus.Princess María Teresa de Borbón-Parma, the cousin of Spain’s King Felipe IV, has died at 86.