Adam Sharp, President and CEO of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, told Newsmax TV on Thursday that "full-scale production" on dramatic TV shows will take "some time" to resume because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Sharp noted, New York and California, "where so much production is based," have both placed strict lockdown orders in effect for the time being, with no clear date for when businesses can reopen.
"I think it's gonna take some time before you see full-scale production, particularly of those scripted dramas and shows," he told "American Agenda" on Thursday. "Now, certainly news programs, talk shows have actually remained on the air with people broadcasting from home like I am today.
"And so, I think you'll start seeing a lot more creativity. You know, necessity is the mother of all invention, and I think you're seeing the creative community really be driven to new forms of production."
He added, "starting and stopping production again and again is very expensive, sound stages, crews, also very expensive. It's an industry that tends very heavily on freelancers, many of whom are now out of work for the duration. So, there is a large population there that was affected."
Sharp said, "it's going to be a tough summer for a lot of the freelancers in our industry," but "people staying home [has been] very good for the streaming platforms, and probably [created a] very strong environment for Disney, NBC, and HBO."
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Theodore Bunker, a Newsmax writer, has more than a decade covering news, media, and politics.
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