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Disney Shuts Down One of the Biggest Names in Entertainment History; and COVID-19 Causes Dr. Pepper Shortage.
Disney announced on Monday that one of their biggest TV studios will be rebranded. 20th Century Fox Television will be no more. Instead, it will be renamed “20th Television.” As a result, the “Century” and “Fox” is cut from the studio’s name.
The famous logo and title card with the spotlights will stay the same. However, the title will exclude those words. Viewers can expect to see the new logo starting this fall.
This follows Disney previously dropping the Fox name from the 20th Century Fox film brand back in January. This resulted in the closing of a $71 billion deal to acquire many of Fox’s assets. The studio was renamed as 20th Century Studios.
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Dr. Pepper fans aren’t going to like this news. Because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, Dr. Pepper is now on the list of pandemic-induced shortages. As a result, the popular soda is widely unavailable in many parts of the US. Every flavor has been affected, according to a note Dr. Pepper posted on Twitter.
However, the shortage is the result of people stocking up on the soda. Increased demand is the driving factor behind the shortage, much like the toilet paper shortage from a few months ago. In a statement to CNN, Dr. Pepper said sales of the soda have “increased consistently over the last four years.”
“Rest assured we’re working with our local distribution partners experiencing low inventory levels in certain markets to meet this increased demand, and we encourage every loyal Dr Pepper fan to continue checking their local retailer for their favorite varieties,” said the brand.
Because of the pandemic, customers stocked their shelves with canned beverages in the spring. They also took advantage of many grocery deals at the time.
“Beverages in convenient take-home packages like aluminum cans are particularly popular right now, and beverage company employees are doing all they can to make sure store shelves remain fully stocked,” said the American Beverage Association to CNN.
So far, it is unclear whether other soda brands will be affected by shortages.
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