On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 11 new deaths from Covid-19, as well as 1827 new positive cases and 462 hospitalizations. Today’s numbers bring L.A. County to a total of 24,579 deaths from the coronavirus, and 1,266,227 confirmed cases. Test results have now been made available to nearly 7,170,000 people, with
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On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 7 new deaths from Covid-19 and 644 new positive cases. 275 County residents are currently hospitalized with Covid-19; 26% of them are in the ICU. While data showed that deaths from Covid remain low, hospitalizations are up slightly, and there has been a tripling
SUNDAY: The L.A. County Department of Public Health reported 3 new deaths from Covid-19 and 258 new positive cases. While data showed that transmission rates remains low in the County, case numbers and deaths announced today may reflect delays in weekend reporting. Today’s data brings L.A. County to a total of 24,441 deaths from the
SUNDAY: On Sunday, the LA County Department of Public Health reported 5 new deaths from Covid-19 and 191 new positive cases. At time of reporting, 221 people in the County are hospitalized with Covid-19. Public Health Reports 5 New Deaths and 191 New Positive Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County. View https://t.co/ul5VwRJvBu for more.
Major movie theater circuits AMC, Regal Cinemas and Cinemark have adjusted their policies on face masks, allowing those who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 to not have to wear them. The change comes as the North American box office heats up this weekend. Paramount’s A Quiet Place, Part II and Disney’s Cruella are battling over
The L.A. County Department of Public Health released new data on Covid-19 on Saturday, reporting 7 new deaths and 220 new positive cases. While data from the County showed that hospitalizations continue to decrease, case numbers and deaths reported may reflect delays in weekend reporting. Today’s numbers bring L.A. County to a total of 24,338 deaths, and
EXCLUSIVE: As the coronavirus pandemic gradually releases its grip, Comcast seems to have managed through the worst of it, thanks in large part to its broadband operations. Last week, the company reported better-than-expected earnings. Despite shedding nearly half a million pay-TV customers and reporting some softness at NBCUniversal, the company handily beat Wall Street forecasts
On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released new data on Covid-19, reporting 29 new deaths and 500 new positive cases. While the Department’s data showed that hospitalizations continue to decrease, case numbers and deaths reported may reflect delays in weekend reporting. Public Health’s data brings L.A. County to a total of 1,233,488
On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released new Covid-19 data, reporting 16 new deaths and 443 new positive cases of the virus. While the number of hospitalizations continues to decrease across the County as more vaccines are given, the number of deaths and confirmed cases reported today may reflect delays in
On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released new data on Covid-19, reporting 40 new deaths and 839 new positive cases. While Public Health said that hospitalizations have dropped under 600, case numbers and deaths reported may reflect delays in weekend reporting. The department’s data brings L.A. County to a total of 23,274 deaths,
Hispanic media giant Univision Communications swung to a loss in the fourth quarter from a profit in the year ago period, as revenue inched up 4%. The privately held company reported revenue in the period of $722.9 million, up from $692.9 million and a loss from continuing operations of $39.1 million. In the same period
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released new data on Covid-19 on Saturday, reporting 23 new deaths and 700 new positive cases. Today’s numbers show that hospitalizations continue to fall; however, case numbers and deaths reported may reflect delays in weekend reporting. The data reported brings L.A. County to a total of 23,078
The coronavirus pandemic may be ebbing for many in Hollywood, but the Covid lawsuits could soon surge as an action against Universal Television by an axed crew member appears to portent. In a heart wrenching disability discrimination lawsuit filed today in LA Superior Court, William Pavlu detailed how he was dropped from a Universal TV
EXCLUSIVE: Filming on NBC’s Law & Order: Organized Crime has been suspended following a positive Covid-19 test in Zone A, which includes the cast and those in direct contact with them. Following industry protocols, state and county safety guidelines and the NBCU Production Playbook, those in close contact were asked to self-isolate and contact tracing has
Nearly a year after the coronavirus pandemic first touched down in Los Angeles, Public Health officials confirmed more than 22,000 total deaths related to the infectious disease, bringing the county to yet another grim milestone. To date Los Angeles County has identified a total of 22,008 deaths and 1,201,866 cases. Saturday’s coronavirus count sees 1,823
New York City, the nation’s leading movie market along with still-shuttered Los Angeles, springs back to life Friday after being flattened by Covid-19 for nearly a year. A pulse was detected in advance ticket sales with a handful of shows selling out at AMC Entertainment’s flagship Empire 25 theater in Times Square including a 4:30
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday said movie theaters in New York City will be brought into line with the rest of New York state as of March 5, when they will be allowed to reopen at 25% capacity with no more than 50 people per screen, masks, social distancing and other protocols. The
EXCLUSIVE: Even though the domestic box office remains in a funk due to the pandemic, moviegoers’ confidence has hit a record high near 50%, according to recent data by NRG. Moviegoers’ recent upbeat attitude to return to the cinema also outpaced poll results from the fall, which was the last time it was at a
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Wednesday set reopening dates for amusement parks, indoor family recreation centers and summer camps — the latest venues to get a nod as movie theaters in the city remain shuttered. That’s despite Manhattan having the lowest Covid-19 infection rate in New York — 2.5%, confirmed at the governor’s press briefing
As exhibitors get set to report results from the last quarter of their annus horribilis, 2020, one Wall Street bull is predicting record box office in 2023. Eric Wold, a veteran analyst with B. Riley Securities, acknowledged in a note to clients that exhibitors’ efforts to emerge from the abyss of Covid-19 have been hampered
John Stephens, the outgoing CFO of WarnerMedia parent AT&T, defended the company’s move to release its 2021 film slate concurrently on HBO Max and in theaters and cited Warner Bros. century-long relationship with Hollywood talent — with some disgruntled at the move and the way it was communicated. “We’ve got a long history of working
Adam Aron, CEO of AMC Entertainment, said the nation’s largest cinema chain has raised $204 million of the at least $750 million needs to get to the other side of a global pandemic that has crippled moviegoing. AMC raised cash from stock and bonds sales in rounds in April, June, October and most recently in