More than 100 years ago, the New York Times published a story titled “No New ‘Movies’ Till Influenza Ends." The story described the spread of the Spanish Flu across the United States. Today, as another pandemic spreads, the future of movies is again being questioned. But unlike 1918, many new American movies have been released during the coronavirus pandemic. Most of the films, however, did not arrive in theaters. Instead, they were released on streaming services, which permit people to watch movies on television through the internet. Until now, the new releases were small productions, not the big budget films Hollywood depends on to make profits. But that is changing. Last month, the Walt Disney Co. experimented with the $200 million movie Mulan. The film was released on its streaming service.
Title: The Pandemic Is Changing Hollywood Forever
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4730/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='The Pandemic Is Changing Hollywood Forever' data-article-id='5256'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12292'>More than 100 years ago, the New York Times published a story titled “No New ‘Movies’ Till Influenza Ends."</span> <span data-start-time='12292' data-end-time='19875'>The story described the spread of the Spanish Flu across the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='19875' data-end-time='29063'>Today, as another pandemic spreads, the future of movies is again being questioned.</span> <span data-start-time='29063' data-end-time='40021'>But unlike 1918, many new American movies have been released during the coronavirus pandemic.</span> <span data-start-time='40021' data-end-time='45938'>Most of the films, however, did not arrive in theaters.</span> <span data-start-time='45938' data-end-time='57229'>Instead, they were released on streaming services, which permit people to watch movies on television through the internet.</span> <span data-start-time='57229' data-end-time='68917'>Until now, the new releases were small productions, not the big budget films Hollywood depends on to make profits.</span> <span data-start-time='68917' data-end-time='71104'> But that is changing.</span> <span data-start-time='71104' data-end-time='80542'>Last month, the Walt Disney Co. experimented with the $200 million movie Mulan.</span> <span data-start-time='80542' data-end-time='85396'>The film was released on its streaming service.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4730/A.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=16408 data-hint-location='80542' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4730/what_is_a_streaming_service.wav'>What is a streaming service?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='an on demand, online entertainment source'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4730/an_on_demand_online_entertainment_source.wav'><span>an on demand, online entertainment source</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4730/a_ferry_service_across_a_river_or_stream.wav'><span>a ferry service across a river or stream</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4730/a_place_for_clothing_alterations.wav'><span>a place for clothing alterations</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4730/a_large_movie_theater.wav'><span>a large movie theater</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=16409 data-hint-location='12292' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4730/what_past_health_crisis_was_mentioned_in_this_article.wav'>What past health crisis was mentioned in this article?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='The Spanish Flu'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4730/the_spanish_flu.wav'><span>The Spanish Flu</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4730/legionnaires_disease.wav'><span>Legionnaires Disease</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4730/the_polio_outbreak.wav'><span>The Polio Outbreak</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4730/cholera.wav'><span>Cholera</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16410 data-hint-location='45938' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4730/because_of_the_pandemic_new_movies_are_now_being_released__blank_.wav'>Because of the pandemic, new movies are now being released <span class='blank'>on streaming services</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='on streaming services'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4730/in_small_theaters.wav'><span>in small theaters</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4730/on_streaming_services.wav'><span>on streaming services</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4730/in_drivein_theatres.wav'><span>in drive-in theatres</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4730/in_schools.wav'><span>in 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