By Bruce Haring
13.03.2020 - 00:09 / variety.com
Paradigm Talent Agency is closing all of its offices starting Friday, sources tell Variety. There is no timeframe of when they will be reopened.
Besides Los Angeles, this includes the New York, Nashville, Monterey, Calif., Chicago and Toronto offices.
The news comes after CAA, UTA and ICM Partners also sent an internal memo out to employees that their offices would be closing and instructed employees to work from home. Many believed it was only a matter of time before this happened after several
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The Los Angeles Unified School District said Monday that schools will remain closed through at least May 1 due to the global coronavirus pandemic. Superintendent Austin Beutner sent an email to parents early Monday morning saying that additional updates will be sent "well before May 1st on what will come next." "This past week marks the start of a new chapter for all who are part of our school community," Beutner wrote in his email announcing the extended closure.
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By Bruce Haring
SAG-AFTRA’s national headquarters in Los Angeles has been closed due to minimize the risk of exposure to the coronavirus.
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The coronavirus meant several adorable penguins got to experience a change of scenery at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago this week.
Regal Cinemas, which operates 543 locations in the United States, will be shutting down all of its movie theaters starting Tuesday.
Universal Music Group’s home offices in Santa Monica, Calif., were evacuated Friday after an employee tested positive for the coronavirus. All staffers were directed to leave the buildings “in an orderly manner,” although the discovery was made toward the end of the day and a source tells Variety that most of the staff had either left or were already working from home.
By Erik Pedersen
Netflix is shutting down one of their LA offices after an employee was believed to have contracted coronavirus, Variety has learned from sources. All Los Angeles employees were advised to leave and begin working from home. The building where the potential coronavirus patient worked is undergoing a deep cleaning.
The major record companies are advising employees to telecommute effective immediately due to the coronavirus.Universal Music Group’s New York staffers are already telecommuting, while a full implementation of all U.S. offices, including Nashville and Los Angeles, will take place by March 18.