Olympic Flame Arrives in Japan, but Games Prospects Are Dimming

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Olympic Flame Arrives in Japan, but Games Prospects Are Dimming
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The Olympic flame arrived in Japan today from Greece as doubts continue to grow that the Games can be held on schedule due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at a welcoming ceremony on…

The Olympic flame arrived in Japan today from Greece as doubts continue to grow that the Games can be held on schedule due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at a welcoming ceremony on Friday at an air base in northern Japan, Tokyo Olympics organizing committee president Yoshiro Mori mentioned “the difficult situation” caused by [...

AT&T called off plans to repurchase $4 billion in stock during the second quarter — and has halted all other buybacks — saying it has decided to keep the cash to invest in its networks and in taking care of employees during the coronavirus pandemic. The telco, which made the disclosure Friday in an SEC [...]Following the closure of all their cinemas due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Cineworld Group has begun laying off staff. The group declined to reveal the number of staff fired.

As studios and distributors continue to pull the theatrical releases of their films, and cinemas nationwide close their doors to the public, what becomes of film criticism in the time of coronavirus? Like many of the U.K.’s film and TV workers, most critics work on a freelance basis and with most major theater chains shuttered [...]The global coronavirus pandemic has claimed its latest victim. The launch of Mouse House streamer Disney Plus in India has been indefinitely delayed.

South African producers are demanding an “urgent all-industry response” to the threat posed by coronavirus, with a leading industry body calling for a coordinated plan from broadcasters and government agencies to address the potential economic fallout of the global pandemic on the local film and TV biz. The Independent Producers Organization sounded the alarm [...

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