COVID-19

Box office takings plummet as the industry prepares for cinema closures

ARN Melbourne staff member tests positive for COVID-19, with office temporarily shut down 2

Maintaining closeness with consumers amid social distancing will mean changing your media mix 5

‘We all know the market will suffer’: SMI responds to COVID-19 with a range of new features

NRL suspends season, with Nine’s plans for replacement content not yet clear

The time to plan PR for a post COVID-19 world is now 3

Southern Cross Austereo enters trading halt pending coronavirus impact announcement 1

How Facebook is dealing with COVID-19: (Accidentally) removing articles, funding for fact-checkers and a WHO health alert 1

Live audiences canned and productions paused: COVID-19 wreaks havoc on the TV industry 1

Sky News to replace Sky News Extra with coronavirus-focused channel

Production ceases on Big Brother after crew member exposed to COVID-19 5

Crisis comms during COVID-19 is hard; don’t do it alone 2

Industry body PRIA cancels its upcoming events and moves to develop webinars

Instagram takes measures to promote the Government’s coronavirus information

Don’t stop the spend, people are listening 11

Greens leader calls for $1bn in funding for arts and creative industries if they are to survive the coronavirus outbreak 1

Mumbrellacast: COVID-19, government communication and what’s happening to Mumbrella’s events 1

The world is wild and the industry needs to get closer than ever before