Tag Archives: Multichannel

US cable fits Coronavirus

Cable | | March 30, 2020

While many businesses have sent their employees to work from home because of state and federal orders to contain the spread of COVID-19, many cable call center workers and techs in the US are allowed to go into the office because they are classified as providing an ‘essential’ service. While typically that means police, fire [...]

Quibi, HBO Max and Peacock stick with initial launch plans despite global Coronavirus disruption

OTT / VOD | | March 19, 2020

Quibi, HBO Max and Peacock, new OTTs soon to launch, confirmed that they will keep the originally stipulated release dates despite the impacts that Covid-19 (Coronavirus) is making on the industry globally. As reported by the specialized website Multichannel, a Quibi spokesperson said that ‘our plans for the app launch have not changed’, and confirmed [...]