Industry Updates

September 14, 2021 - Curtains Up! How Broadway Is Coming Back From Its Longest Shutdown.

September 6 - Broadway is back, with masks

August 16 - A New Must-Have for TV and Movie Shoots: Therapists

August 4 - Netflix to Require Vaccinations For Actors

August 4 - Broadway Is Coming Back In September. But Can It Stay Open?

August 2 - Walt Disney Company Will Require U.S. Employees to Get Vaccinated

July 30 - Broadway Theatres In New York City Announce Vaccination and Mask Requirement For Audiences

July 21 - Hollywood Productions Can Require COVID Vaccination in New Deal Between Studios and Guilds

July 20 - Hollywood Studios, Unions Reach Tentative Deal to Relax COVID Safety Protocols

July 7 - Broadway's Post-Pandemic Future

July 6 - Broadway's Tony Awards, Delayed by Pandemic, Set for September

July 1 - Studios and Hollywood Unions Extend Talks on Return to Work Rules

June 16 - Here Are the Ways the Pandemic Changed Hollywood

June 15 - Actors’ Equity Reaches Agreement On Broadway Tour Covid Protocols

June 2 - How Will Amazon Uncage Its New Lion as the Tech Giant Goes Hollywood?

May 23 - Entertainment Executives Discuss the Post-Pandemic Future of the Industry

May 17 - Analysis: AT&T, Discovery deal highlights media's thirst to be like Netflix

May 13 - Every West End Show That’s Reopening, and Where to Buy Tickets

May 11 - ‘Hamilton,’ ‘Wicked’ and ‘The Lion King’ to kick off Broadway reopening on Sept. 14

May 8 - Entertainment industry calls for infrastructure recognition

May 6 - Actors Fund Study Details Devastating Impact of COVID-19 on Entertainment Industry

May 5 - Broadway is Reopening. But Not Until September.

April 30 - As movie theaters reopen, here's what we learned from a year without them.

April 29 - TV Production Adapted to Weather the Pandemic. Now What?

April 20 - Entertainment industry to Biden, Congress: Arts are infrastructure

April 13 - The Impact COVID-19 Had On The Entertainment Industry In 2020

March 31 - AMC Networks' "Boutique" Streaming Plan: Don't Try to Compete With Netflix

March 29 - Will Hollywood Boycott Georgia Over New Voting Law?

March 25 - Event Ticket Sales Storming Back as Entertainment Industry Rebounds

March 25 - Entertainment Executives Discuss the Post-Pandemic Future of the Industry

March 25 - NYC Planning for Broadway Shows to Reopen in September

March 18 - Filming in Los Angeles Begins to Rebound as More Projects Restart Production

March 16 - Everything That’s Reopening Following COVID-Induced Closures

March 12 - ViacomCBS Eyes Return to Work After July 4 Holiday

March 9 - After Pandemic, Film Industry’s Hollywood Ending May Have to Wait

March 9 - Broadway: Broken Or Business As Usual?

March 4 - New York City Movie Theaters Scramble to Reopen After Yearlong Closures

March 3 - New York City Arts And Entertainment Venues Will Reopen April 2, But With Capacity Limits

March 1 - Child Actors Rarely Get Oscar’s Attention

February 25 - Will people come back to live entertainment in Chicago? About 150,000 people already have.

February 25 - Blockbuster movies will come back after COVID-19

February 23 - The Lies Hollywood Tells About Little Girls

February 11 - Disney Leans on Streaming With Pandemic-Related Costs Expected to Hit to $1 Billion

February 11 - It’s Their Time: 4 Breakthrough Theatremakers on Creating a Post-Pandemic Broadway

February 9 - Los Angeles Film & TV Production Hits Rock Bottom During Pandemic

February 3 - For Distributors, Exhibitors and Festivals, Virtual Cinema Is Here to Stay

February 3 - The High Cost of Chasing Netflix

January 27 - The Broadway Community Project: On Stage, They're Stars. Off Stage, Students. Here's How They Ace Both.

January 26 - Entertainment Industry Leaders Need to Act Boldly and Think Optimistically

January 24 - IMAX CEO on movie industry rebound: 'It’ll be like the roaring 20s'

January 22 - Hollywood’s Obituary, the Sequel. Now Streaming.

January 20 - Telemundo’s Marcos Santana on the Challenges of COVID-19 Production & Shifting Tastes

January 19 - Global TV Players Poised for COVID Rebound as Streaming Boom Revs Content Marketplace

January 7 - ‘Arts organizations are back in business’: NYC performances prep for Spring 2021

January 5, 2021 - ‘Too Much Money at Stake’: Lengthy L.A. Production Shutdown Seen as Unlikely

December 17 - NYC to Allow Artists to Perform Outside Beginning in 2021

December 16 - An Earth-Shattering Year: Entertainment Industry Leaders Reflect on 2020

December 11 - A Timeline for Theaters Reopening, According to Dr. Fauci

December 9 - Despite COVID, the Entertainment Industry Is Abuzz With Activity

December 3, 2020 - Warner Bros. will release all of its 2021 movies on streaming and in theaters at the same time.

December 2, 2020 - Riding The Third Wave: COVID-19’s Impact on Media & Entertainment

December 1, 2020 - Studios Face Tough Choices on How to Reach Audiences as Coronavirus Worsens

November 25, 2020 - Los Angeles Bans Overnight Location Filming Amid Stay-at-Home Order

November 25, 2020 - Overnight Film Permits Rescinded as California Pandemic Curfew Hits Hollywood

November 25, 2020 - How ‘Blue Bloods’ and Other Shows Resumed Filming in Pandemic N.Y.C.

November 24, 2020 - How Broadway Actors Can Keep a Goal-Oriented Mindset During COVID-19

November 18, 2020 - Can Movie Theaters Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic?

November 17, 2020 - Why the VO Industry Has Flourished Despite the Pandemic

November 11, 2020 - How 4 Major Sectors of the Entertainment Industry Are Handling COVID-19

November 6, 2020 - COVID Film Certification Launches, Training Hollywood on COVID-19 Best Practices

November 5, 2020 - How movie industry execs see sets changing as filming resumes during coronavirus pandemic

November 3, 2020 - European Production Perseveres Despite Second COVID-19 Wave

November 2, 2020 - England Declares Second National Lockdown: Cinemas Will Close But Production Set to Continue

October 7, 2020 - There’s Not Much Work for Actors. Now Their Unions Are Fighting.

September 23, 2020 - The Metropolitan Opera Won’t Reopen for Another Year

September 21, 2020 - Hollywood Unions Reach Deal With Studios on Safety Protocols for Restarting Production

September 17, 2020 - Hollywood Studios and Unions Near Agreement on Safety Protocols to Restart Production

September 15, 2020 - Why Hollywood Is Facing a COVID-19 Insurance Crisis

September 10, 2020 - The Big Restart: Showbiz Gets Back to Business With Caution and New Protocols

August 10, 2020 - ‘Godspell’ in 2020: Masks, Partitions and a Contactless Crucifixion

August 5, 2020 - How New York Plans to Restart TV and Film Production 

July 30, 2020 - California's COVID-19 Guidelines Declare Entertainment Workers 'Essential'

July 29, 2020 - Tyler Perry on How He’s Managed to Safely Make TV During the Coronavirus Pandemic

July 25, 2020 - Hollywood plans post-coronavirus restart, but normal won't return 'for a long time'

July 14, 2020 - Lights Out: Live Entertainment Business Struggles to Find a Way Forward Amid Pandemic

July 10, 2020 - Broadway League Approves 15-Second COVID-19 Test For Actors and Crew

July 9, 2020 - U.K. Allows Outdoor Theater and Music Performances From July 11

July 5, 2020 - U.K. Government Offers Arts Sector $1.9 Billion Lifeline

July 5, 2020 - Sam Mendes Creates U.K. Theater Fund, Backed by Netflix and Steven Spielberg

July 5, 2020 - U.K. to Offer Hollywood Actors, Crew Exemption From Quarantine Rules

July 3, 2020 - Israel’s Pay TV Groups to Receive Coronavirus Coverage, Allowing Filming to Restart

July 1, 2020 - Coronavirus Spike Puts Hollywood’s Back-to-Work Plans in Serious Jeopardy

July 1, 2020 - Hollywood's Reopening Dilemma: "We Can't Afford to Get This Wrong"

June 29, 2020 - Broadway Will Remain Closed Through 2020

June 22, 2020 - Spain Ramps Up Plans for Post-Pandemic Production

June 17, 2020 - Is It Safe to Shoot During Coronavirus? One TV Movie Aimed to Find Out

June 17, 2020 - Hollywood Must Not Settle For the Comfortable Response to Fight Systemic Racism

June 15, 2020 - The Safe Way Forward: Production Safety Guidelines from SAG-AFTRA

June 12, 2020 - Oscars: Film Academy Announces New Plans to Increase Diversity, Expands Best Picture Category

June 12, 2020 - Testing, Badge Systems & Budgeting: How Netflix Restarted Production in the Nordics 

June 11, 2020 - Los Angeles Sets Strict Rules for TV and Film Production Restart

June 10, 2020 - Los Angeles County to Give OK for Film and TV Production to Restart on Friday

June 9, 2020 - California is Ready to Resume Film Production - Is Hollywood?

June 5, 2020 - California Says Film and TV Production May Resume June 12

June 2, 2020 - Universal’s Donna Langley Calls on Los Angeles County to Resume Production Under New Safety Guidelines

June 2, 2020 - Canada’s Film & TV Industry Presents Unique Insurance Solution with Government Support

June 1, 2020 - Hollywood Submits COVID-19 Reopening Plan From Studios, Unions & Producers To NY & CA Governors

June 1, 2020 - Industry-Wide Labor-Management Safety Committee Task Force

May 31, 2020 - U.K. Industry Confirms COVID-19 Guidelines for Film & High-End TV, Giving Greenlight for Production

May 28. 2020 - Pandemic Production Guidelines by State: A Definitive Guide for Film and TV Projects

May 28, 2020 - U.K. Coronavirus Insurance Plan Includes Possible Multimillion-Dollar Fund Covering Production

May 27, 2020 - Equity Reveals First Steps to Reopening Theaters + Concerns Over Health-Based Bias

May 27, 2020 - Time’s Up Releases Inclusive Workplace Guidelines

May 26, 2020 - California to Issue Film and TV Regulations Later This Week; L.A. Retail to Reopen

May 26, 2020 - Coronavirus Insurance Backstop Bill Introduced in Congress

May 25, 2020 - Covid-19 in Georgia has shuttered 5 films and 29 series, and left 92,000-plus jobless

May 25, 2020 - Broadway League President Hopes for January Reopening—with Full Theaters and Masks

May 25, 2020 - France’s Entertainment Guilds, Unions Strike COVID-19 Production Guidelines

May 23, 2020 - Here's what Toronto's $2B-a-year film industry could look like once it reopens

May 22, 2020 - Reopening of Manitoba's film industry could draw productions from across North America

May 22, 2020 - Stage of Georgia Film & TV Production - Best Practices to Reduce Contagion of COVID-19

May 21, 2020 - Industry Infighting, Union Turf Battles Slow Development of Back-to-Work Plan

May 21, 2020 - Which TV Shows Have Been Renewed, Which Have Been Canceled and Which Are We Waiting to Hear About?

May 21, 2020 - Reopening Hollywood in 1933 Meant Major Adjustments…

May 20, 2020 - California to Issue Film and TV Production Guidelines on Monday

May 20, 2020 - Inside Hollywood’s Pricey Plans to Restart Production

May 20, 2020 - Study Shows 70% of Consumers Would Rather Watch New Movies at Home

May 17, 2020 - Film Permitting Update from the San Francisco Film Commission

May 15, 2020 - Two Projects Are Filming Again. Here’s How They’re Doing It.

May 6, 2020 - Early UK Production Protocols Revealed

May 6, 2020 - Entertainment Industry Unions Working to Safely Reopen Production

May 5, 2020 - B.C.’s Film and TV Industry looks to safely return to work amid COVID-19

May 5, 2020 - Compliance Considerations When Designing COVID-19 Return to Work Policies

May 4, 2020 - Update from the CA Division of Labor Standards Enforcement on Studio Teaching

April 26, 2020 - Ten Changes for Stage Managers and Life Backstage in a COVID World

Weekly Seminars - Hollywood, COVID-19, and the Future of Media

Live Updates - John Hopkins University School Reopening Policy Tracker

Live Updates - FairTest List of Schools Going Test Optional

January 25, 2022 - The SAT is Changing - 5 Things You Need To Know

August 3 - The Delta Variant In Schools: What To Know

July 19 - The C.D.C. Issues New School Guidance, With Emphasis on Full Reopening

July 7 - How the pandemic could personalize education

July 5 - Why We Need To Flip The Narrative That The Pandemic Damaged Education

June 14 - Education Secretary tells White House reopening schools is 'challenging for all'

June 8 - We Must Fully Reopen Schools This Fall. Here’s How.

May 24 - LAUSD to fully reopen schools in the fall plus offer an online option

May 23 - NYC mayoral candidates take tricky school reopening test. Is anyone passing?

May 25 - N.Y.C. Will Eliminate Remote Learning for Next School Year

May 17 - What It Would Take for N.Y.C. Schools to Fully Reopen This Fall

May 13 - What American kids need this summer

May 9 - Schools Are Open, but Many Families Remain Hesitant to Return

May 6 - Biden hits 100-day school reopening goal, but reopening difficulties persist

April 18 - In L.A.'s COVID School Reopenings, some classes are near empty

April 21 - How the Education Industry is Adapting to Remote Learning

April 11 - Online Schools Are Here to Stay, Even After the Pandemic

April 1 - What The College Admissions Scandal Reveals

March 31 - Private Schools are Indefensible

March 31 - Biden’s bid to reopen schools may hinge on ‘pooled’ testing

March 29 - The Boarding-School Boom

March 25 - How The Education Industry Can Make Global Experiences Accessible To Students

March 17 - Education secretary says school in the fall 'will look more like what it was before Covid'

March 17 - Will Classroom Social Distancing Rules Change?

March 10 - Los Angeles Schools and Teachers’ Union Agree to Reopen Classrooms

March 8 - Remote learning shows the power of the cloud to transform education

March 8 - Students are returning to school in England

March 8 - New York City High Schools Will Reopen in Pandemic Milestone

March 3 - Biden Administration Steps Up Push for School Reopenings

March 3 - Biden’s announcement moves teachers up in the vaccine line. Will it make a difference?

February 26 - New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza to Leave Post in Mid-March

February 25 - Standardized tests are back; they'll feel different and many students won't take them

February 17 - Cold Interrupts Classes, in an Interrupted Year

February 12 - The C.D.C. Has New School Guidelines. Here’s What You Need to Know.

February 11 - Colleges Vowed a Safer Spring. Then Students, and Variants, Arrived.

February 9 - Summer School Is a Hot Idea Right Now. Could It Work?

February 8 - N.Y.C. to Reopen Middle Schools, but Most Students Will Still Learn From Home

February 2 - Pressure Builds on Schools to Reopen During Pandemic

January 27 - The Broadway Community Project: On Stage, They're Stars. Off Stage, Students. Here's How They Ace Both.

January 25 - Spring term delays: New wave of coronavirus uncertainty slams higher education

January 22 - Smithsonian partners with PBS to share educational programs online

January 21 - How Modern Technology Is Reshaping the E-Learning Industry

January 21 - If Teachers Get the Vaccine Quickly, Can Students Get Back to School?

January 19 - College Board is scrapping SAT’s optional essay and subject tests

January 6, 2021 - Fight Over Closing Schools Reignites as N.Y.C. Positive Rate Tops 9%

December 18, 2020 - New York City Will Change Many Selective Schools to Address Segregation

December 17, 2020 - The Crisis Higher Education Needs

December 15, 2020 - Remote learning is here to stay for many K-12 schools

December 9, 2020 - 5 Things We've Learned About Virtual School In 2020

December 2, 2020 - New York City Will Reopen Elementary Schools and Reduce Hybrid Learning

November 24, 2020 - The classroom of the future: what role for technology?

November 18, 2020 - Building Better Relationships With Parents at the Classroom, School, and District Level

November 18, 2020 - NYC Public Schools Will Close Thursday as Virus Spreads

November 11, 2020 - Philadelphia public schools have shelved plans to resume in-person classes

November 1, 2020 - The Weekend Reader: Should Schools Reopen?

October 19, 2020 - This School Year Has Been Unlike Any Other

September 1, 2020 - New York City Delays Start of School to Ready for In-Person Classes

August 7, 2020 - New York Schools Move Toward Reopening

July 25, 2020 - The C.D.C.’s package on school reopenings included mixed messages.

July 24, 2020 - CDC Preparing K-12 School Administrators for a Safe Return to School in Fall 2020

July 24, 2020 - A More Accessible World

July 8, 2020 - Most NYC students will go to school 1, 2, or 3 days a week this fall. But key reopening details remain scarce.

July 8, 2020 - College Courses Online Are Disappointing. Here’s How to Fix Them.

June 26, 2020 - Some students will stay home in the fall. School districts have to figure out how to teach them.

June 16, 2020 - Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions Next Year

June 11, 2020 - Pandemic-Stricken Schools Tell Senate They Need Help to Reopen

June 9, 2020 - Here’s what reopening NYC schools could look like this fall, according to a memo from Carranza

June 2, 2020 - College Board suspends at-home SAT, urges colleges not to punish applicants who can’t submit scores

May 25, 2020 - Debatable: The End of College Admissions As We Know It?

May 22, 2020 - NFHS releases high school sports guidelines during coronavirus pandemic

May 21, 2020 - University of California Will End Use of SAT and ACT in Admissions

May 13, 2020 - Why high school students should connect with college ambassadors