Broadcasting & Cable News

CW Joins Broadcasters Canceling Live Upfronts

March 15, 2020

The CW joined NBCUniversal and ViacomCBS in canceling its live upfront presentation in May. “In light of recent developments and the current guidelines being set by health officials regarding COVID-19, The CW Network has decided to forego its traditional live upfront presentation scheduled for ...

Audience Dropped for CNN Presidential Debate

March 15, 2020

Citing the coronavirus, CNN said there will be no audience for Sunday's Democratic presidential candidate debate. The debate will be moderated from Washington by Jake Tapper. It had been planned to be held in Arizona, but the Democratic National Committee (DNC) moved it to Washington Thursday ...

Discovery Upfront Falls to Concern About Virus

March 15, 2020

Caution about the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus has led Discovery to cancel its May upfront presentation. Discovery said it has prepared an “alternative digital experience” to showcast the company’s portfolio of networks, programming and advanced advertising products to media buyers and ...

Analyst: Losing NBA to Cost Disney $306M, AT&T $168M

March 15, 2020

With the NBA suspending its season, Disney’s ESPN and AT&T's TNT will be missing some of their most lucrative, highest-rated programming. Analyst Michael Nathanson of MoffettNathanson Reserach has estimated that Disney will be losing about $481 million in ad revenue if the rest of the season ...

Disney Shifts Upfront, Hulu Newfront, to Streaming Events

March 15, 2020

The Walt Disney Co. is taking its upfront presentation, as well as the Hulu newfront, online as the Coronavirus has effectively ended the week of glitzy live events traditional aimed at separating media buyers from their clients money. Disney is just about the last of the big media companies to ...

CBS Sets Primetime Reruns to Replace March Madness

March 15, 2020

With the cancellation of the NCAA’s Men’s Basketball Tournament due to the Coronavirus, CBS on Friday announced that it will be running mostly reruns in primetime instead of games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights until March 27. On March 27, CBS will air original episodes of MacGyver and ...

‘Agatha Christie’s The Pale Horse’ Premieres on Amazon March 13

March 15, 2020

Amazon Prime debuts Agatha Christie’s The Pale Horse March 13. With two parts, the series is an adaptation of Christie’s 1961 novel. Rufus Sewell stars. When a murder investigation is launched into the death of a young woman, a list of names is discovered in her shoe. One of those named is Mark ...

'Wendy Williams' Shuts Down Production Due to Coronavirus

March 15, 2020

Debmar-Mercury’s The Wendy Williams Show late Thursday said it was suspending production on the show entirely due to concerns surrounding coronavirus, which is now a global pandemic, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The show’s production staff received the following Thursday ...

Masters Golf Tourney Postponed by Virus

March 15, 2020

The Masters Golf Tournament has been delayed among concerns about the coronavirus, which have led to the cancellation and postponement of nearly all high-profile sports events. The Masters has long been a mainstay for CBS, which airs the final rounds, and for ESPN, which televises the early rounds ...