AP Entertainment Digest
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THURSDAY, March 18
VIRUS OUTBREAK-STREAMING — Sports are on hold, movie theaters are closed and so are amusement parks. But Americans held captive at home by the coronavirus can turn to Netflix, Hulu and other streamers, which look like the only bright spot in an entertainment industry otherwise brought to a unprecedented standstill. By TV Writer Lynn Elber. UPCOMING by 4 p.m.: 975 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEDIA: News organizations across the country are dropping paywalls to keep their communities in the loop, a move that might also pay business dividends. By Media Writer David Bauder. UPCOMING by 4 p.m. About 700 words, photos.
TV-THE ENGLISH GAME — With global soccer shut down these days, fans desperate for a fix of the beautiful game may find it from a rather unlikely source — the creator of the stately “Downton Abbey.” By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING by 2 p.m.: 850 words, photos.
MUSIC-ACM AWARDS: The Academy of Country Music had to postpone their upcoming awards show because of the spreading coronavirus, but CBS will air a new television special featuring country stars performing from their homes. By AP Entertainment Writer Kristin M. Hall. SENT: 205 words, photo.
MEOW WOLF-LAWSUIT — An artist whose quirky Space Owl features prominently in wildly successful Santa Fe interactive art exhibit Meow Wolf is suing the company and its founder for copyright infringement. UPCOMING: 400 words.
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REVIEWS:
FILM REVIEW-THE BANKER — By AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT: 750 words. Film stills.
MUSIC REVIEW-MORRISSEY. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Thursday: 350 words, photo
MUSIC REVIEW-ALLEN AND MASEKELA. Reviewed by Pablo Gorondi. UPCOMING Thursday: 250 words, photos.
MUSIC REVIEW-GORDON LIGHTFOOT: Reviewed by Pablo Gorondi. SENT Tuesday: 309 words, photos.
MUSIC REVIEW-DAVE SIMONETT. By Scott Stroud. MOVED Tuesday: 298 words, photos by 5 p.m.
BOOK REVIEW-THE BOY FROM THE WOODS BY HARLAN COBEN. Reviewed by Jeff Ayers. UPCOMING Thursday: 450 words, photos.
BOOK REVIEW-DARLING ROSE GOLD BY STEPHANIE WROBEL. Reviewed by Oline H. Cogdill. UPCOMING Thursday: 450 words, photos.