Live audiences canned and productions paused: COVID-19 wreaks havoc on the TV industry

Exposure to the cornavirus has shut down the production on Seven’s Big Brother. Ten’s second season of Australian Survivor can’t film under current travel restrictions and Rita Wilson’s appearance on Nine’s Today Extra resulted in staff self-isolating. Here’s how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting Australian TV production.

This weekend the ABC denied it would be cancelling Foreign Correspondent after reports the show would cease during the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, the broadcaster said the outbreak was making international newsgathering “difficult” but that the ABC News teams were “meeting the challenges”.

“Many program episodes for the current season have already been shot, and we are also able to revisit and update previous stories,” read the statement.

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