A scripted comedy series was about to be shut down by covid. So producers made everyone into a cartoon instead.
How one show overhauled itself to survive the pandemic......»»
Second City said it will restart in-person shows soon
The Second City comedy club said it will restart in-person shows in Chicago on May 7. The Chicago-based comedy emporium shut down its operations due to the Covid-19 on March 20, 2020. Second City said in-person classes at The Second City Training Cen.....»»
Kansas City Chiefs dominate the list of 100 most-viewed TV programs of 2020
In what is believed to be a first in the history of television, no scripted series cracked the top 100 shows in a single year. Sports, especially games involving the Kansas City Chiefs, made up 75 of the top 100 shows......»»
The Ratings Game: Academy Sports CEO says hobbies acquired during COVID will continue to drive sales in 2021
Apparel comps were impacted by strong sales last year when the Houston Astros made it to the World Series......»»
Column: We shut down the economy to make progress against COVID-19 — and then made no progress
The U.S. is suffering shutdown fatigue because the COVID-19 war has stagnated. The U.S. is suffering shutdown fatigue because the COVID-19 war has stagnated......»»
Saudi Officials Say Whopping 70% Of Mecca"s Population Likely Infected With COVID-19
Saudi Officials Say Whopping 70% Of Mecca's Population Likely Infected With COVID-19 We detailed before that in late February Saudi authorities made the historically unprecedented to move to shut down the .....»»
How this Fenton construction firm is adapting to COVID-19
Linda Bernhard, president of Landco Construction, made a decision that her fellow general contractors have been desperately trying to avoid in the wake of COVID-19: She shut down job sites......»»
Birmingham native to film first TV series in Magic City
The Magic City has landed a television series. Birmingham native Roy Wood Jr. has signed a contract with Comedy Central to produce a scripted pilot he co-created with “The Boondocks†creator Aaron McGruder, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In .....»»
Michelle & Barack Obama to turn producers; sign deal with Netflix
Obamas have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series for Netflix, potentially including scripted series, unscripted series, docu-series, documentaries, and features.....»»
HBO Made Sunday Night a Showcase. It Wants the Same on Monday.
Beginning with the limited series “Chernobyl†in May, the premium cable network will begin showing new episodes of some of its scripted series on Monday nights......»»
Local residential real estate firm joins Century 21
The firm got started just weeks before Covid-19 shut down the world. Now, it's partnering with a global franchise to take the next step......»»
Energy intelligence company GridBeyond closes $55M Series C round
Four years after expanding to Houston, GridBeyond has closed its largest funding round to date. The company made its first U.S. acquisition last year......»»
Portland nut butter maker Wild Friends Foods is shutting down
Co-founders Keeley Tillotson and Erika Welsh made the decision to shut down Wild Friends Foods in collaboration with the company’s largest shareholder......»»
As state shifts from mass vaccination sites to mobile units, this business owner is ready
When Quiana Daniels’ at-home fertility business was shut down due to Covid-19 restrictions last year, she pivoted to bringing highly needed coronavirus tests to people who couldn’t leave their homes. After the vaccines rolled out in the sta.....»»
5 world leaders who made deadly mistakes in handling COVID-19
Political leaders are only part of the COVID-19 re.....»»
Highlights of the day: TSMC makes Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Qualcomm has just launched its Snapdragon 778G made using TSMC's 6nm process. It is expected to be more popular among midrange smartphones because of its higher price-performance ratio than the 5nm-made 780G series. Taiwan-based backend houses are no.....»»
The Wall Street Journal: Emergent CEO says company made over 100 million doses of J&J vaccine, apologizes for contaminated batch
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. has made enough of a key ingredient to yield more than 100 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, and federal health regulators are evaluating whether to release the shots, Emergent’s chief executive said......»»
Volume production of miniLED-backlit MacBook Pro likely to be delayed
Volume production of Apple's miniLED-backlit MacBook Pro series may have to be postponed to fourth-quarter of 2021 or first-quarter 2022 if the sudden surge in the number of COVID infections in Taiwan continues to worsen, according to industry sources......»»
GOP Rep. Doug Lamborn let his son live in a storage unit in the US Capitol basement for weeks, lawsuit claims
The lawsuit from a former staffer alleges that Lamborn disregarded COVID-19 safety protocols and made staff perform personal errands f.....»»
: COVID-19 pandemic was a ‘preventable disaster,’ made worse by a lack of global coordination and dithering, independent panel finds
The COVID-19 pandemic that has cost the lives of 3.3 million people around the world was a "preventable disaster" exacerbated by a lack of global coordination and dithering at every point of the outbreak, an independent panel said Wednesday......»»
: EU won’t renew AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine; Pfizer shot will take precedence
The European Union hasn’t made any new orders for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine beyond June, when the contract ends, said European internal market commissioner Thierry Breton......»»