By Joe Otterson
27.03.2020 - 15:47 / variety.com
ViacomCBS on Friday became the latest media giant to warn investors about the grave threat to its business operations posed by the fallout from the global response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The newly merged company said it has undertaken proactive “cost-saving initiatives” to offset the sudden loss of revenue from advertising and other sources as the U.S. and other key markets implemented aggressive social distancing mandates. Disney, Comcast and Sony Corp. have issued similar statements
By Joe Otterson
By Dade Hayes, Jill Goldsmith
Radio and audio giant iHeartMedia has cut senior management pay and furloughed "non-essential" staff as it eyes around $250 million in cost savings this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. The news comes as entertainment companies have been looking to preserve cash and reduce expenses, in some cases via layoffs, to manage the uncertain fallout from the virus crisis.
By Jill Goldsmith
Radio and audio giant iHeartMedia has begun to cut senior management pay and lay off "non-essential" staff as it eyes around $250 million in cost savings this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.
By Jill Goldsmith
AMC Networks is the latest company to warn that its financial outlook has become impossible to predict with the coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic turmoil.
By Jill Goldsmith
ViacomCBS, led by CEO Bob Bakish, said Friday that the coronavirus pandemic could have a "material" impact on its results, withdrew its 2020 financial guidance and said it was planning "cost savings initiatives" to offset some of the expected revenue losses. "Global concerns about the coronavirus disease 2019 have impacted the macroeconomic environment, as well as ViacomCBS Inc.’s business," ViacomCBS said in an early morning statement.
By Jill Goldsmith
By Jill Goldsmith
Discovery disclosed in an SEC filing Tuesday that amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, it has drawn down $500 million under its credit facility to boost its cash position and withdrawn its outlook for the fiscal year.
By Jill Goldsmith
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