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Industry News Roundup – Events affected by Coronavirus (Updating)

SXSW

[CANCELED] Event Details: March 13-22 in Austin, TX

Mar. 10, 2020: SXSW Lays Off A Third of Staff Following Festival’s Cancelation due to Coronavirus Concerns

Mar. 7, 2020: SXSW Cancellation Not Covered by Insurance via The Austin Chronicle

Mar. 6, 2020: City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events

Mar. 6, 2020: Starz and Lionsgate Join Netflix, Apple, Amazon & Warner Media in Skipping SXSW Due to Coronavirus Concerns

Mar. 6, 2020: Paramount Network, Comedy Central, ICM Partners Latest To Exit Over Coronavirus Concerns

Mar. 4, 2020: Supernatural SXSW Panel Canceled; Warner Media limiting travel due to Coronavirus

Mar. 4, 2020: Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, Netflix withdraw from SXSW over coronavirus concerns

Mar. 4, 2020: Apple Cancels SXSW Plans Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Mar. 3, 2020: Amazon Studios Pulls Out of SXSW 2020 

Mar. 2, 2020: Petition to cancel SXSW reaches 14,000 signatures and the Twitter Keynote speaker drops out

Emerald City Comic Con

[POSTPONED] Event Details: March 12-15 in Seattle, WA

Mar. 6, 2020: Emerald City Comic Con postponed to Summer 2020

Mar. 6, 2020: Emerald City Comic Con 2020: Thousands of fans opt for refunds amid coronavirus concerns

Mar. 4, 2020: Reedpop issues statement expressing dedication to running Emerald City Comic Con

Mar. 3, 2020: DC Cancels All March Convention Plans, Including Emerald City Comic Con

Mar. 3, 2020: DC, Del Rey Books, Vault Comics, and Dark Horse Comics Over Coronavirus Outbreak

Game Developers Conference

[CANCELED] Event Details: March 16-20 in San Francisco, CA

Mar. 12, 2020: Xsolla Launches Game Developers Carnival, a Virtual Industry Event to Benefit GDC Postponement

Mar. 10, 2020: GDC 2020 Announces Virtual Awards and Talk Schedule

Feb. 28, 2020: GDC 2020 Is Officially Canceled Due To Coronavirus

Feb. 27, 2020: Microsoft, Epic Among Companies Dropping Out of GDC Amid CoronaVirus Fears

Feb. 26, 2020: San Francisco’s Coronavirus State of Emergency Won’t Halt Game Developers Conference

Feb. 24, 2020: Kojima Productions Cancels GDC Attendance Due to COVID-19 Coronavirus Concerns

PAX East

Event Details: February 27 – March 1 in Boston, MA

Mar. 2, 2020: Organizers of PAX East gathering say attendance was strong over the weekend

Feb 28, 2020: PAX East Opens in Boston Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Feb 26. 2020: CD Projekt Red and PUBG Corp abandon PAX plans amid coronavirus fears

Feb. 24, 2020: Capcom, Square Enix bow out of PAX East

Feb. 19, 2020: Sony is Skipping Pax East Convention over Coronavirus Concern

Japan

Apr. 6, 2020: Japan to declare state of emergency for Tokyo, other areas

Mar. 12, 2020: Coronavirus Fears Threaten to Wreck Tokyo’s Cherry Blossom Season

Mar. 9, 2020: String of K-pop Concerts Cancelled in Japan as Entry Restrictions Go Into Force.

Mar. 3, 2020: A Comprehensive List of Closed Tourist Attractions in Japan Due to the Coronavirus

Mar. 2, 2020: TAAF 2020 Event Cancels All Programs, Ultraman Taiga Film Delayed, Namjatown Amusement Park Temporarily Closes

Feb. 28, 2020: Tokyo Disneyland, Universal Studios Japan Announce Two-Week Closure Over Coronavirus Scare

Feb. 26, 2020: AnimeJapan 2020 Event Canceled Due to COVID-19 Coronavirus Concerns

Feb. 26, 2020: Bandai Namco Entertainment, Love Live! Events Canceled Due to COVID-19 Coronavirus Concerns

Feb. 26, 2020: Seiyū Award, Key, Aikatsu Events Canceled Due to COVID-19 Coronavirus Concerns

Feb. 27, 2020: All Schools in Japan told to close until April over virus outbreak

Feb. 23, 2020: Coronavirus Crisis Closes the Ghibli Museum Until March 17

Feb. 22, 2020: Sanrio Puroland Temporarily Closed in Tokyo Over Coronavirus Concern

Feb. 21, 2020: Idolm@ster Million Live Cruise & Sony, Facebook’s GDC Attendance Canceled Due to COVID-19 Coronavirus Concerns

Feb. 17, 2020: AnimeJapan 2020 and Family Anime Festa 2020 – About Novel Coronavirus Outbreak and Measures Against It

Feb. 16, 2020: Japan May Lose $1.29 Billion in Tourism Revenue Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

Olympics

[POSTPONED] Event Details: July 24 – August 9 in Tokyo, Japan. Rescheduled to July 23 – August 8, 2021 and August 24 – September 5, 2021.

Mar. 30, 2020: IOC, IP, Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee Announce New Dates for 2021

Mar. 24, 2020: Japanese PM and IOC Chief Agree to Postpone 2020 Olympics – Official Statement

Mar. 23, 2020: After IOC bends, Japan finally starts to plan for Olympics postponement

Mar. 23, 2020: Tokyo 2020: Great Britain will withdraw from Olympics if coronavirus spreads as predicted

Mar. 22, 2020: Canadian and Australian athletes will not compete at the Tokyo 2020 Games due to COVID-19 risks

Mar. 22, 2020: Health and Safety Paramount as IOC Executive Board Agrees to Step Up Scenario-Planning for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

Mar. 19, 2020: Japanese Olympic Committee official calls for postponement of 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Mar. 10, 2020: Japanese Organizing Official Discusses Possibility Olympics Could be Postponed 1 – 2 Years

Mar. 3, 2020: IOC Executive Board Statement On The Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

Feb. 27, 2020: WHO is advising Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizers as coronavirus spreads, official says

Feb. 27, 2020: IOC president ‘fully committed’ to holding Olympics on schedule: media