Ted Sarandos Says People Are Watching A Lot More Netflix; No Impact On Pipeline Of Unprecedented Production Halt For A Few Months, But Maybe Later This Year

Shay Mitchell is making lemonade (or perhaps cake?) out of lemons on her 33rd birthday.  Much like her fellow Aries and Tauruses around the world, the Pretty Little Liars actress had to get creative and plan around the coronavirus outbreak. So she did what any celeb currently self-quarantining would do—make a TikTok!   Dressed in sweatpants, slippers and a homemade birthday hat, Shay stood outside her home and waited for cars to drive by.

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John Sloss, founder and principal of Cinetic Media, is the consummate mover and shaker in the independent film business. But a conversation with Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos a few years ago changed his view of television forever.

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Christy Brinkley is dealing with the fallout of coronavirus, more specifically the fact she can’t see her daughters, Sailor Brinkley Cook, 21, and Alexa Ray Joel, 34, her daughter with music legend Billy Joel, 70. “Everything's on hold right now,” Brinkley told “Extra" in an interview published on Monday of Joel’s wedding planning to actor and entrepreneur Ryan Gleason, to whom Joel has been engaged since January 2018.

Kevin Bridges has said he thinks people will appreciate the simple things in life more once the coronavirus pandemic is over.

As cities and countries around the world continue to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus, many people practicing  social distancing by remaining at home have been looking for ways to keep themselves entertained while on lockdown. Unsurprisingly, movie and TV streaming has skyrocketed: Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said “all viewing is up” with regard to both Netflix and other forms of entertainment.

Netflix's chief content officer Ted Sarandos said during an interview with CNN that the current global Coronavirus outbreak is a massive disruption as production work on various shows across the globe is shut. Ted Sarandos was quizzed about how the streaming service plans to keep delivering new content to its users.

Netflix has launched a $100 million relief fund for members of the creative community put out of work by the spread of coronavirus. “Almost all television and film production has now ceased globally—leaving hundreds of thousands of crew and cast without jobs,” Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, said in a statement.

By Peter White

An A&E doctor and Labour MP has warned that people in their 30s and 40s are fighting for their lives in hospital with coronavirus.

Netflix's content chief Ted Sarandos on Sunday morning joined anchor Brian Stelter on CNN's Reliable Sources, where he said that while the novel coronavirus has caused a "massive disruption" for production, he doesn't see any issues in delivering Netflix content over the next few months. Stelter asked Sarandos how the pandemic has ultimately impacted companies such as Netflix and its rivals.

Netflix has said it is establishing a 100 million dollar relief fund for workers in the TV and film industry around the world affected by the coronavirus crisis.

By Denise Petski

Under fire. Vanessa Hudgens spoke out soon after her controversial comments about the coronavirus made headlines.

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