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Showbiz Sandbox 491: Coronavirus Is Taking Theme Parks For A Wild Ride
April 30, 2020

As the global entertainment industry looks to reopen in the wake of the COVID-19 shutdown there are some sectors that may not be able to welcome customers back until next year. Theme parks, for instance are designed for cramming as many people as possi...

Showbiz Sandbox 490: The Future of Journalism After the Coronavirus
April 21, 2020

Long before the coronavirus pandemic, independent journalism was on life support, especially at the local level. After businesses around the world shut down advertising revenue at media outlets completely disappeared and may never fully return.

Showbiz Sandbox 489: Despite Coronavirus Closures, Broadway Finds A Way For The Show To Go On(line)
April 15, 2020

When Broadway houses went dark in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, nobody was certain when they might reopen. With the theatres shuttered until at least early June, commercial productions around the world are thrust into unchartered waters.

Showbiz Sandbox 488: The Hollywood Reporter Falls Into A Parent Trap
April 08, 2020

In a move that took the entertainment industry by surprise, Matthew Belloni, the Executive Editor of The Hollywood Reporter, announced he would be stepping down from the publication after 14 years. Within minutes competitors such as Variety and The Wra...

Showbiz Sandbox 487: For Performing Arts, the Show Must Go On
April 02, 2020

Impresario Evans Haile has decades of experience as a producer, artistic director and performer of live theater and opera, yet nothing could have prepared him for how the coronavirus pandemic would disrupt the industry.

Showbiz Sandbox 486: Box Office In the Age of the Coronavirus
March 24, 2020

For the first time in history a majority of movie theaters around the world have been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. That means there is no theatrical box office to collect and analyze. Paul Dergarabedian, a senior media analyst at Comscore,

Showbiz Sandbox 485: Coronavirus Is Trolling the Film Industry
March 17, 2020

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is causing the biggest disruption the global entertainment industry has had to contend with in the modern era. In the movie business alone it has shut down cinemas, delayed film releases and halted productions in all co...

Showbiz Sandbox 484: How the Coronavirus Is Roiling the Entertainment Industry
March 10, 2020

Like everyone around the globe, the entertainment industry has been consumed by the coronavirus. The ongoing health issue has pushed back the release date of the latest James Bond film, canceled the SXSW conference and is postponing music festivals.

Showbiz Sandbox 483: China Presents Hollywood With A Trillion Dollar Dilemma
March 03, 2020

Between intellectual property theft, forced joint ventures and strict government regulation, the entertainment industry has come to learn that doing business in China is difficult at best, complicated at worst. Chris Fenton,

Showbiz Sandbox 482: Entertainment Industry Facing Coronavirus Challenge
February 25, 2020

For the past four weeks the Chinese government has mandated that all of its cinemas remain closed in hopes of preventing further spread of the Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Not that anyone would actually show up even if movie theaters were open ...