#28 The effects of the coronavirus on China’s entertainment industry
Middle Earth - China’s cultural industry podcast
English - February 26, 2020 20:36 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsTV & Film Arts china chinese culture film movies music censorship ipo education the world of chinese Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
China’s culture and entertainment industry is bracing for serious challenges amid the COVID-19 epidemic. This particularly applies to the film and tourism sectors, which are facing significant headwinds. Yet while people remain quarantined at home, short-video apps and the gaming sector are seeing massive traffic spikes.
Featuring
Terry Mieremet : Entrepreneur in the Tourism Industry
Cecily Huang : Producer at Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sebastian Francois : Gaming Industry Consultan
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Quiz's answers
- The Spanish flu was the deadliest flu epidemic ever recorded.
- The most viewed films in China right now are Contagion and The Flu.
- Battle of Pathogens is the game co-launched by the publicity department of Haidian District Committee and People's Daily and developed by Bytedance-owned Ohayoo.
- There have been 20,000 concerts canceled in China and Hong Kong since the outbreak of the coronavirus.
With thanks to Brenden Gonsalves for graphic design & Sean Calvo for music support.