Manchester United Foundation have donated £300,000 to their partner high schools and colleges in order to alleviate the pressure families are facing during the coronavirus crisis.
16.04.2020 - 13:01 / variety.com
By Tim Dams
Comcast-owned pay-TV broadcaster Sky is to donate £500,000 ($624,000) to the emergency relief fund recently established to support the U.K.’s creative community in the wake of Covid-19.
The donation to the new Covid-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund, set up by the Film and TV Charity in partnership with the BFI, adds to initial donations of £2.5 million ($3.1 million) from Netflix, the BFI, BBC Studios, BBC Content, WarnerMedia and several private donors.
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Manchester United Foundation have donated £300,000 to their partner high schools and colleges in order to alleviate the pressure families are facing during the coronavirus crisis.
By Cynthia Littleton
Billy Ray Cyrus is helping to equip Native American communities against the COVID-19 virus.
The U.K.'s COVID-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund, which recently saw its coffers run dry after just two weeks of applications, has received a major boost from the British Academy. BAFTA on Monday revealed that it was to reach out to itsnetworks and encourage donations to the initiative, enabling The Film and TV Charity, which set up the fund alongside the British Film Institute, to create further funding rounds.
Blogger turned entrepreneur Suzanne Jackson has donated €10,000 to those working on the frontlines to fight COVID-19.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing has made an incredibly generous financial donation to organizations representing working songwriters: the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) and Songwriters of North America (SONA). The two will split $500,000 and provide additional support to their constituents struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic and shifting needs in the music marketplace.
Millennial-loved beauty brand, Glossier, just unveiled the newest addition to its aesthetically pleasing lineup of products: Hand Cream.
By Tom Grater
Madonna is teaming up with REFORM Alliance to protect a criminally underserved population.
With jails and prisons struggling to keep the coronavirus pandemic at bay, on Wednesday (April 22), Madonna's Ray of Light Foundation and REFORM Alliance announced plans to curb the issue by donating 100,000 surgical masks."We teamed up with @Madonna @PairOfThieves @bailproject and @cut_50 to secure 100k MORE MASKS FOR PEOPLE BEHIND BARS," REFORM Alliance tweeted.
Celebs were keeping busy this week, from Drew Barrymore partnering with Uber to donate $100,000 to Feeding America, to Karlie Kloss staying fit at home with her Samsung Smart TV, to Charlie Puth putting a duet-style twist on Gabby Barrett’s song “I Hope.” Read on to find out more of what the stars have been up to!
Disgraced funnyman Louis C.K. has pledged $30,000 (£24,000) to a coronavirus relief fund to aid staff at New York City’s fabled Comedy Cellar.
A new fund to support Irish musicians through the Covid-19 pandemic has been set up by key music industry bodies.
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.
By Jake Kanter
Like many in the world, Cheryl Saban is hunkering down at home with her husband, music and media entrepreneur Haim Saban, while holding down the fort on two professional fronts. As the president of Saban Family Foundation, she continues to meet virtually with her staff of five, which will be busier in the coming months as vital services are pushed to the brink more than ever due to the coronavirus pandemic.
By Jem Aswad