The M&A market for TV production companies has been frozen by the Covid-19 pandemic and “some businesses will fail in the coming months,” according to the head of ACF Investment Bank.

An alliance of eight European audiovisual associations, including CEPI and Animation in Europe, has called for more governmental support for the ailing sector.

TV channels and VoD services in the UK could soon be showing blank screens if travel restrictions get any tighter, according to the Commercial Broadcasters Association.

Japanese pubcaster NHK has clocked up 200,000 registrations for its new streaming service NHK Plus after it began trials at the beginning of this month.

Self-isolating UK viewers are binge-watching for longer and reaching for more escapist drama and comedy amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to research conducted by Whip Media Group-owned app TV Time.

Italy’s Mediaset Distribution has secured a number of programme sales amid the Covid-19 pandemic and revealed how the lockdown has impacted the company.

The UK chancellor’s new rescue package for freelancers and the self-employed hit by the Covid-19 pandemic has been described as “a victory for the creative industries” but needs to be implemented faster.

The growth of self-isolation “is a huge opportunity for Britbox and Disney+” as the Covid-19 pandemic drives TV viewing in the UK, according to the CEO of commercial TV marketing body Thinkbox.

Lindsey Clay of UK broadcasting body Thinkbox considers the effect Covid-19 is having on TV channels and what the future might hold.

As the coronavirus pandemic grinds on, C21’s editorial director Ed Waller explores the impact on the industry and looks to an uncertain future.