The mandate for social distancing that has proven essential at slowing the spread of the coronavirus will cut about $12 billion of entertainment revenue from the U.S. if the shutdown lasts until July, as President Trump signaled. Billions more are not being spent on creating new content as film and television production is frozen. And, things could get a lot worse.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2020/03/18/coronavirus-has-hit-entertainment-hard-audiences-may-never-be-the-same/#47b2205157de
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