Google Says Spike Likely in Video Takedowns on YouTube
TechCrunch: YouTube has warned its creator community that video removals may increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current health crisis is leading to reduced in-office staffing in certain sites, which means automated systems will be removing some...
Facebook, Google, Twitter Team to Fight Misinformation
Bloomberg: Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Reddit said they are teaming up to provide accurate information about the coronavirus. "We're jointly combating fraud and misinformation about the virus, elevating authoritative content on our...
Fox Corp Launches News Aggregator About Coronavirus
CoronavirusNOW: Fox Corp has created a website called CoronavirusNOW "to serve our communities, viewers and employees by ensuring there is a central hub for reliable and timely news about the evolving COVID-19 health situation."...
Gannett to Offer USA Today Roundup of Virus Headlines
MediaPost: In response to the coronavirus outbreak, USA Today is introducing a special section set to appear in print and on digital platforms called Nation’s Health. The section is expected to appear for at least the next two...
New York Times Employee Tests Positive for Coronavirus
New York Post: A New York Times staffer based out of the newspaper's Manhattan headquarters has tested positive for coronavirus, the company announced Monday. The unidentified worker is on the mend while self-quarantining at...
Conde Nast’s Wintour Reveals Endorsement for President
The Cut: On Monday, in an editor's letter for Vogue magazine, Anna Wintour not only announced that this year's Met Gala will be postponed due to the spread of coronavirus, but also that she would be endorsing Joe Biden for the 2020 presidential...
Vox Media Urges Self-Quarantines After Positive Employee
@maxwelltani: Vox Media emailed staff recommending that any employee who was at the 85 Broad Street office last week self-quarantine for 14 days after a staffer who works in the location tested positive for the...
Poll: Coronavirus Poses a ‘Minor Threat’ to News Industry
Press Gazette: A small majority of Press Gazette readers do not consider the coronavirus to be a serious threat to the news business. Some 450 people responded to the question: “How serious a threat does the coronavirus pose to the news...
Overview: Media Industry Feels Strain of Global Pandemic
Business Insider: TV and film productions are being put on hold, major sporting events are being canceled or postponed, and theme parks are closing their gates as businesses and governments try to slow the spread of the coronavirus...
Apple Could Buy Disney as Virus Hits Stock, Analyst Says
Seeking Alpha: Rosenblatt analyst Bernie McTernan says Apple could consider buying Disney after the 34% sell-off. The analyst says Disney+ could help boost Apple's TV+ streaming service, which he sees as off to a slow...
Fox-News Corp NYC Headquarters Faces Brush with Virus
Commercial Observer: The management of 1211 Avenue of the Americas, also known as the News Corp. Building, has alerted employees that three tenants had potential exposure to the coronavirus. "The individuals are...
EMarketer: Coronavirus to Wallop Global Spending on Ads
WWD: On a global scale, a reduction in expected growth for advertising is seen due to the impact of COVID-19, according to a report from research firm eMarketer. The cut in the projection “is due primarily to one country:...
Disney to Offer ‘Frozen 2’ Stream for Homebound Families
Associated Press: Disney will release “Frozen 2” on Disney Plus three months earlier than expected to give families cooped up by the coronavirus a welcome distraction — and give its streaming service a boost. Most new releases have been...
Universal Music CEO Hospitalized at UCLA for Coronavirus
Los Angeles Times: Universal Music chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge has been hospitalized after testing positive for the coronavirus and is receiving treatment at UCLA Medical Center, according to a report from Variety and confirmed by...
Fox Puts News Host on Hiatus After Comments About Virus
Bloomberg: The Fox Business show hosted by Trish Regan is going on hiatus following comments she made on the air Monday about the coronavirus. The hiatus also applies to another host, Lisa “Kennedy” Montgomery, who has her own...
Disney’s ABC Bumps ‘Kimmel’ for Virus-Focused ‘Nightline’
USA Today: "Nightline," ABC's award-winning late-night news program, will temporarily return to its original, 11:35 p.m. EDT/PDT start time Tuesday for the first time since 2013. It will air in that time slot for the remainder of the...
Facebook, Google, Amazon at White House to Tackle Virus
Wall Street Journal: Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Amazon reps on Sunday conducted a nearly hourlong meeting with White House officials, as Silicon Valley escalates its efforts to help tackle the fast-moving coronavirus...
Google CEO: US Virus Information Site to Launch Monday
Bloomberg: Google will launch a website on Monday focused on providing up-to-date information about coronavirus education and prevention. The site is a separate project from the testing and triage website being built by Google sister company...
New York Times Among Top Publishers Lowering Paywalls
Adweek: Publishers from The Atlantic and the Philadelphia Inquirer to the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News have made coronavirus coverage available to non-subscribers. “This is a public health...
Gannett Urges US Newspaper Employees to Telecommute
Associated Press: The head of Gannett, the nation’s largest newspaper chain, urged employees able to telecommute to "refrain from coming into the office unless absolutely necessary" because of the coronavirus...
Associated Press Closes DC Office After Journo Symptoms
Reuters: The Associated Press is temporarily closing its office from Friday in Washington, D.C. after one of its staff journalists, who had direct contact with a possible coronavirus patient, showed some symptoms of...
Conde Nast Digital Editions Go Free in Virus-Stricken Italy
Vogue Business: Conde Nast Italy has promoted initiatives to support its community during the coronavirus emergency, including a free issue of Vanity Fair dedicated to Milan and three months of free access to all its digital...
AMI’s National Enquirer Claims Coronavirus Cures ‘Found!’
Media Matters: As people go shopping during the coronavirus pandemic, grocery stores like Safeway are displaying the blatant lie from the National Enquirer tabloid that “coronavirus cures” have been “found” and are “at your...
BuzzFeed, Insider See Spikes in Traffic Tied to Coronavirus
Ad Exchanger: Digital media is starting to feel the effects of COVID-19’s US invasion. Consumer engagement in online content is spiking. And while some advertisers are watching and waiting, others are shifting media budgets or...
G/O Media Revives Deadspin as Sporting Events Hit Pause
New York Post: Deadspin — the irreverent sports blog that was left for dead following a staff exodus last year — is back, even though there are no more sporting events to cover. "Our journalism will speak for itself," says editor Jim...
Time Out New York Rebrands as ‘Time In’ During Outbreak
AdAge: Time Out New York, the print magazine and website, has temporarily rebranded itself as Time In New York. The move was made in recognition of the fact that many New Yorkers are engaging in CDC-recommended "social...
Media, Entertainment Worlds in Standstill from Coronavirus
Associated Press: The entertainment industry prepared for an unprecedented shutdown to curb the coronavirus, canceling new movies, suspending Broadway and scuttling concerts. The closures amount to a nearly complete halting of the...
AT&T, Comcast New Streamers to Debut Amid Quarantines
CNBC: If Americans are stuck at home in the coming months, they'll likely be starved for entertainment options. It just so happens that several streaming services — NBCUniversal's Peacock, WarnerMedia's HBO Max and Quibi — will be...
Netflix in Lockdown Over Possible Coronavirus at LA Office
Los Angeles Times: Netflix on Thursday closed its main Los Angeles office on Sunset Boulevard for deep cleaning after it suspected that one of its employees might have the coronavirus. The company has urged all L.A. employees work from...
Disney Risks Losing $1.5 Billion from Closing Theme Parks
Business Insider: Analysts at UBS estimated on March 10 that closing both of Disney's US theme parks, Disney World and Disneyland, for 30 days could cost the company $1.5 billion in revenue in 2020, and $803 million in operating...