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As for your VOD habits argument, people have been going to the movies for literally a hundred years. Eight to twelve months of watching mostly underwhelming VOD releases isn't suddenly going to break that habit. In fact, with how much we've been cooped up during this whole thing, I'd argue that once it's 100% safe - in the mind of the public, at least (i.e. there's a vaccine) - we're actually going to see a surge in theater going. Post-vaccine, there's going to be so much great theatrical content, and such a thirst to get out of the house and back to normal, that I'm betting the second half of 2021 or so is going to be pretty wild.

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The pandemic is the absolute worst, and will no doubt change the theater-going experience forever.......

In agreement on all accounts (re: the days of EVERY movie going to theaters is over). I hate to see certain theaters go, but if I'm being completely honest, I *do* appreciate rip-the-band-aid-off / fast-forward situation the pandemic has forced. In fact, big picture, I think it's better we get to where this is all heading faster, rather than the slow death of certain theaters/practices that would have had to be endured otherwise.

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For a while I though the launch of the next gen game consoles this Christmas would be rather tame given the possible economic situation going into next year. but with little competing entertainment alternatives , they are primed to receive the bulk of entertainment spending this holiday.

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As talk turned to the strange new world of Covid-19, Goldberg asked how much Kurtzman's budget had increased on the small-screen Trek franchise as a result of precautionary measures. Kurtzman's estimate: PPE alone has added between $300,000 and $500,000 in costs to each episode.
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By the end of the episode, the answers seem to point to: 1) an ungodly sum of money; and 2) Covid may have just toppled Peak TV.
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the issue seems to be the added cost of making shows while keeping the cast and crew as safe as possible from Covid. Several prominent showrunners, speaking under condition of anonymity, suggested to me that Kurtzman's $500,000-per-episode figure was in the ballpark, but perhaps on the low end. There are the PPE supplies themselves, including transparent shields to allow actors to run lines together before cameras roll. Studio HVAC systems need to be upgraded to meet the new air safety standards. Vans that could once ferry a half-dozen actors or more to a set are now allowed to carry at most two at a time, so everyone needs more vans. One showrunner estimated that testing alone is over $100,000 per episode, and fees for crew, director prep, and shooting, plus guest-star salaries, are all up 25 percent over normal, because they have to film episodes on a 10-day schedule rather than the usual eight to accommodate the new protocols. Depending on the regulations in a given state where production happens, shows may also have to pay to quarantine any actors flown in from out of town for 14 days, and also pay that actor a higher rate to cover work they potentially missed during that quarantine period. Bit by bit, it all adds up, making hits less lucrative and turning borderline shows into ones that are no longer tenable.
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the total number of original scripted shows this year, through August, was down about 15 percent from the same point in 2019. That gap is likely to grow over the rest of 2021, if only because there won't be the usual flood of new fall series on ABC, NBC, et al. Even if that percentage holds, though, we'll have gone from 532 original series last year to 452 this year

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Yeah they have been cancelling shows that were renewed already (before they started production on the new seasons) and scrapping shows that were in the pre-production pipeline. I feel like the last 2 weeks there has been 1-2 shows/day that are not happening anymore or cancelled. That money info puts that all into some more context.

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Live Nation's most recent financial results provide a peek into just how hard the concert touring business has been hit by the pandemic.

In its quarter ended Sept. 30, the company reported revenue of $184 million

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TCTTS said:

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https://deadline.com/2020/11/wonder-woman-1984-exhibition-awaiting-another-release-date-change-shortened-theatrical-window-not-in-the-cards-1234608036/

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