Hundreds of thousands of cast and crew around
the world have lost work amid the crisis. That includes
electricians, carpenters, drivers and other hourly workers.
The world's largest streaming media service said most of the
fund would be given to the hardest-hit people on its own
productions. The assistance will be provided in addition to the
two weeks pay the company already had promised for workers on
productions that were suspended last week.
The company also said $15 million of the fund would go to third
parties and non-profit organizations that were providing
emergency relief to out-of-work crew and cast in countries where
Netflix has a large production base.
"This community has supported Netflix through the good times,
and we want to help them through these hard times, especially
while governments are still figuring out what economic support
they will provide," Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos
said in a blog post.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Marguerita Choy)
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