Verizon Media, Ahead of Spin-Off, Sees Q2 Revenue Bounce Back Over Pre-Pandemic Levels

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The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on businesses across all sectors.

In FilmLA’s latest report, 9,791 on-location shoot days were recorded in Q2 of 2021 — the highest total since Q4 of 2019 and higher than the average level for all of 2019. TV productions led the way with 4,913 shoot days, the highest seen for television in a decade.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterFilm production in Los Angeles rebounded to pre-pandemic levels in the second quarter of 2021, according to permit data released Thursday by FilmLA.The film office recorded 9,791 shoot days from April to June of 2021 — the highest total since the last quarter of 2019 and higher than the average level for all of 2019.The rebound coincided with California’s statewide “reopening” in June, though COVID cases have since spiked again with the fast spread of the delta

Virgin Media O2 has teamed up with leading digital inclusion charity, Good Things Foundation, to launch the first ever National Databank. The launch is a direct response to the need for mobile networks to find a long-term solution to the data poverty crisis at a national level by creating a collaborative, community-led platform that provides free mobile data to those who need it.

Fox Corp. closed its fiscal year with a solid performance in its fourth quarter, beating Wall Street revenue and earnings forecasts.

Ant McPartlin has revealed he and his pal Declan Donnelly are taking a break from social media in the lead up to his wedding to fiancée Anne-Marie Corbett.The presenting duo, both 45, took to Instagram to share images of themselves in their holiday get-up as they announced they would be quieter than usual this summer. News of their break comes just days after it was reported Ant would be tying the knot this coming weekend.

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express misgivings about the COVID vaccines or oppose the Biden administration’s efforts to encourage vaccination.

tweeted, “Since saying she’s too introverted to talk to the media after tennis matches, Naomi Osaka has launched a reality show, a Barbie, and now is on the cover of the SI swimsuit issue.”Kelly weighed in next, writing, “Let’s not forget the cover of (& interview in) Vogue Japan and Time Mag!”Osaka — who has been speaking out about her mental health struggles recently and withdrew from the French Open and Wimbledon after saying she did not want to speak to press because it made her anxious —

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Virgin Media has responded after a woman was left in tears when the firm installed a junction box directly in front of her driveway. Hanna Dillon was left fuming when she spotted the four-foot box to be blocking her driveway, the Mirror reports.

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