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SAG-AFTRA has told 160,000 members that its staff is working with employers to determine the specifics of how television actors are going to be paid — if at all — during the production shutdown caused by the cononavirus pandemic. 19 more words

via SAG-AFTRA Talking With Studios on Force Majeure Clauses for Television Actors — Variety

NBC Sports has turned to digital and social venues to rouse sports fans who can’t get their fix. The NBCUniversal-owned unit has been trying to galvanize fans with the hashtag #onehometeam, under which it distributes everything from a scavenger hunt to an invitation for fitness videos to people who might follow events associated with NBC…

via Sports May Be Off The Field, But NBC Sports Boosts a Digital Game — Variety

The NFL Draft kicked off in strong fashion in the TV ratings, as “Will & Grace” aired its finale ever episode (barring another revival, of course) to decent numbers. 29 more words

via TV Ratings: NFL Draft Dominates, ‘Will & Grace’ Series Finale Draws 1-Year Audience High — Variety

The COVID-19 pandemic could be a major inflection point that changes consumer behaviors for years. Over the past month and a half, streaming to the TV viewing has more than doubled in the U.S. 23 more words

via Post-Pandemic, Americans Say They’ll Keep Streaming More TV — and Go to Movies, Concerts Less — Variety

Florence Pugh, Shia LaBeouf and Chris Pine will star in “Don’t Worry Darling,” an upcoming feature film from director Olivia Wilde. Wilde will produce the movie, from New Line Cinema, and has a key supporting role, though sources say Pugh’s character is the star. 15 more words

via Florence Pugh, Shia LaBeouf and Chris Pine to Star in Olivia Wilde’s Film ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ — Variety

As individual states and the film industry at large begin to think about when the right time to reopen theaters might be, digital and streaming services deliver the strongest weekly slate of new releases since the shutdown. 21 more words

via New Movies to Watch This Week: ‘Bad Education,’ ‘The Willoughbys’ — Variety

Paramount has delayed the theatrical releases of “Mission: Impossible 7” and “Mission: Impossible 8,” the next two chapters in Tom Cruise’s action franchise. The seventh installment, originally due in theaters on July 23, 2021, will now debut four months later on Nov. 15 more words

via ‘Mission: Impossible’ Sequels Get Pushed Back — Variety

Facebook is preparing to broadly launch a free videoconferencing product called Messenger Rooms — which will allow people to connect whether they use one of the social giant’s apps or not, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Friday. 21 more words

via Facebook to Launch ‘Messenger Rooms’ Free Videoconferencing Feature Similar to Zoom — Variety

As Hollywood contemplates the risks and uncertainties around going back into production in the coming months after coronavirus-imposed shutdowns, strategies for scaled-back sets are beginning to emerge. 40 more words

via New Document Lays Out Plan to Resume Movie and TV Productions With Strict Quarantine Pods (EXCLUSIVE) — Variety