Netflix Launches $100 Million Coronavirus Relief Fund

ViacomCBS is looking to support industry crewmembers, talent and creatives with a $100 million fund launched amid a production shutdown due to the COVID-19 crisis. The emergency fund will be distributed by ViacomCBS to the Motion Picture & Television Fund and The Actors Fund, charitable organizations already supporting impacted industry workers.

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Apple Music has launched a $50 million advance royalty fund to ensure that artists will get paid and label operations can continue during the coronavirus pandemic, Rolling Stone reports. The streaming giant confirmed the news in a letter to labels (obtained by Rolling Stone). Eligible labels must have a direct Apple Music distribution deal and earn $10,000 minimum on a quarterly basis.

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Elton John has launched a $1 million Coronavirus Emergency Fund for HIV sufferers.

Elton John is coming through big-time for those in the HIV-positive community who have been affected by coronavirus!

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Leonardo DiCaprio, Laurene Powell Jobs and Oprah Winfrey on Thursday donated millions of dollars to help launch America's Food Fund, to help the most at-risk people during the COVID-19 crisis. DiCaprio and Powell Jobs donated a joint $5 million and Apple gave another $5 million to a GoFundMeweb page; Winfrey donated another $1 million; and the Ford Foundation also put in $1 million.

Sony Corp. said Thursday that it will launch a $100 million fund to support those around the world affected by the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Japan’s entertainment and technology giant Sony has unveiled a $100 million fund to support people around the world affected by the coronavirus.

Netflix's chief content officer Ted Sarandos said during an interview with CNN that the current global Coronavirus outbreak is a massive disruption as production work on various shows across the globe is shut. Ted Sarandos was quizzed about how the streaming service plans to keep delivering new content to its users.

Amid ongoing calls for the U.K. government to offer financial support to the country's self-employed and freelance workers, Netflix has donated 1 million pounds ($1.2 million) to help establish a new fund set up by the British Film Institute and the Film and TV Charity.

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German performing rights organization GEMA has launched an emergency relief fund worth up to $43 million for its songwriter and composer members, according to Music Business Worldwide.

With a continued lack of clarity about how the government plans to aid those workers hit hardest by coronavirus-related work stoppages, several institutions are pledging money to help those most affected in Hollywood.

Netflix's content chief Ted Sarandos on Sunday morning joined anchor Brian Stelter on CNN's Reliable Sources, where he said that while the novel coronavirus has caused a "massive disruption" for production, he doesn't see any issues in delivering Netflix content over the next few months. Stelter asked Sarandos how the pandemic has ultimately impacted companies such as Netflix and its rivals.