Effects of Coronavirus (COVID-19) On Entertainment & Tourism Industry

[RevFreako]

E! News is canceled after 29 years on air

Here's another casualty of Covid-19: E! News

www.cnn.com

Sad when anyone loses jobs, but some of this old-media stuff dying isn't all bad.

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

E! News is canceled after 29 years on air

Here's another casualty of Covid-19: E! News

www.cnn.com

What is E! News?

 

[RevFreako]

What is E! News?

It's the cable channel that ran Talk Soup for so many years.

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

It's the cable channel that ran Talk Soup for so many years.

You lost me at Talk Soup

EDIT: Who names their talk show, talk soup. That's like the most meta/postmodern name for a talk show I've ever heard.

 

[GAcoaster]

^ Ugh that made me feel old! I still remember when it was Movie Time and just ran movie trailers all the time. Then it became E! Of course I haven't watched it in YEARS, but like MTV it changed its focus over time and lost old viewers as they catered to new viewers with Kardasians and programming by Ryan Seacrest...

 

[RevFreako]

You lost me at Talk Soup

EDIT: Who names their talk show, talk soup. That's like the most meta/postmodern name for a talk show I've ever heard.

It wasn't a talk show, it was a clip show ABOUT talk shows. Meta/postmodern was its stock in trade.

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

It wasn't a talk show, it was a clip show ABOUT talk shows. Meta/postmodern was its stock in trade.

Ooh, that sounds pretty interesting. Might have to check it out

 

[RevFreako]

Ooh, that sounds pretty interesting. Might have to check it out

It doesn't run anymore. It used to be a good way to keep up with the water-cooler chatter, back when talk shows mattered. They tried to update it by calling it Web Soup, using viral video clips, but it didn't work.

 

[shiekra38]

E! News is canceled after 29 years on air

Here's another casualty of Covid-19: E! News

www.cnn.com

I think Corona just sped the process along....I feel C-Span has a more loyal fanbase

 

[Jerroddragon]

Sorry for all the workers.

Honesty surprised so many network channels are still around....Youtube for FREE has tons of great options for News, Gossip, entertainment podcasts and talk shows. I haven't watch TV in 5 years and honestly besides sports don't get why many still have cable.

 

[Mad Dog]

Generally, Saturday's have been the standout attendance day, in this covid era of limited capacity and distanced lines. Looking at the noon Orlando theme park line times on Touring Plans, today seems, by far, the busiest Saturday to date.
MK, DHS, AK, USF & IOA all have long, covid adjusted of course, lines. Only Epcot seems a bit slow. Perhaps, with some schools starting soon, the locals are getting their last hurrahs in this weekend and next weekend.

 

[Teebin]

Perhaps, with some schools starting soon, the locals are getting their last hurrahs in this weekend and next weekend.

A bit of that going on here too. As well, I’ve never seen people walking with so many shopping bags, ever. There must be a ton of “holy f, we’ve stocked too much“ sales going on, that or it is buy a bag and stuff it week.

 

[Nick]

NCAA Sports are on the brink of full cancellation. Maybe this will get people to realize a pandemic is still happening.

 

[Scott W.]

Alamo Drafthouse Offers Private Theater Rentals With Over 40 Movies

For just $150, guests can invite up to 30 of their friends to rent out an entire Alamo Drafthouse theater in certain locations.

variety.com

This feels like a bargain.

 

[Teebin]

Movie making in Hollywood rewrites itself after coronavirus disrupts its every facet

From production through exhibition, every level of the film industry has been upended by the coronavirus. Creative minds are finding a way.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[JustLikeMe]

Alamo Drafthouse Offers Private Theater Rentals With Over 40 Movies

For just $150, guests can invite up to 30 of their friends to rent out an entire Alamo Drafthouse theater in certain locations.

variety.com

This feels like a bargain.

It's my birthday next Monday. If cinemas here in the UK were offering a similar deal I'd rent a screen just for my wife and I, and maybe a couple of friends, to watch Jurassic Park on the big screen again. Great deal.

 

[HalfGlass]

Paul Finebaum: SEC still planning to play, will release schedule soon

Gotta love this... SEC represents the hardest hit region of the country with the virus and they could theoretically be the only conference playing :thud:

 

[Scott W.]

It's my birthday next Monday. If cinemas here in the UK were offering a similar deal I'd rent a screen just for my wife and I, and maybe a couple of friends, to watch Jurassic Park on the big screen again. Great deal.

The Vue in my town has a small screen with 30 seats for parties.

Could be something to look into.

 

[JustLikeMe]

The Vue in my town has a small screen with 30 seats for parties.

Could be something to look into.

Cheers, not a bad idea - I looked into it briefly last year when my best man and I were planning my stag do but from memory it was around £1k+VAT which was a bit much. Then again I do live in London so that may have had something to do with it!

Maybe they've reconsidered their pricing given the current climate, but I don't think my local Vue is open again until the 21st August. Might drop them an email to see what they say.

 

[Mad Dog]

Washington Post; "Marriott reported a net loss of $234 million this quarter. But Marriott also reported signs of improvement. Marriott's rooms were occupied at a
rate of just 11% in early April. But each subsequent week has shown improvement. More than one third of Marriott's rooms were occupied at the start of August.
'While the full recovery from Covid-19 will clearly take time, the current trends we are seeing reinforce our view that when people feel safe traveling, demand returns
quickly' said CEO Arne Sorenson."