The MipTV 2020 has cancelled due to major exhibitors backing out of the event with the increase of Covid-19. In a matter of weeks, more film and music festivals all around the world are expected to kick-off rather than be cancelled due to coronavirus.
It doesn’t seem like there are better ways to avoid the spread than avoid big gatherings according to US expert.
Attendance at theatres is dropping in areas with complex reports of coronavirus. This has seen entertainment venues closing down and soccer matches in the US happening indoors.
Coronavirus threatens some of the most entertaining music and film festivals including and Coachella and Tribeca, but they are not cancelled. Having worked hard to prepare, it’s not so simple to walk away. Cannes Film Festival organisers spoke to Deadline saying they have not cancelled. Filmmakers and singers are also not withdrawing from exhibiting their films and music. But everyone worries for the aftermath.
The idea of walking into a gathering with all the uncertainty will make the attendance of this year’s festivals shallow.
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Not only are festivals in view, but the Tokyo Olympics 2020 are also ahead. It has taken the world four years to prepare for Tokyo 2020. But everything is falling out of place with coronavirus outbreak.
If the vaccine and cure become available, it will still be months for the footprints of coronavirus to disappear and things get back to normal. In the meantime, streaming services are going to enjoy a boom if theatres in the US close as was the case in China.
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