The Masked Singer and Ninja Warrior ditch Melbourne for Sydney over Covid-19 lockdown fears

A number of the largest reveals within the nation are shifting their manufacturing units from Melbourne to Sydney to keep away from any disruption from one other arduous lockdown.  

‘The Masked Singer’ and ‘Ninja Warrior’ are among the many many reveals that will likely be shifting their base to the harbour metropolis.  

‘Married at First Sight’ and ‘Magnificence and the Geek’ have additionally despatched their employees and crew to Sydney to complete filming the upcoming season.

Sources from Channel Ten and 9 have informed The Australian they really feel extra assured manufacturing wouldn’t be disrupted as a lot in New South Wales as Victoria. 

Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has plunged his state into lockdown 3 times for the reason that begin of the pandemic in 2020.

A number of the largest reveals within the nation are shifting their manufacturing units from Melbourne to Sydney to keep away from any disruption from one other arduous lockdown

‘The Masked Singer’ and ‘Ninja Warrior’ are among the many many reveals that will likely be shifting their base to the harbour metropolis

Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has plunged his state into lockdown 3 times for the reason that begin of the pandemic in 2020

The latest lockdown, which ended final Wednesday, lasted 5 days and compelled the closure of hospitality and retail companies.

Mr Andrews insisted the complete state undergo the complete 5 days regardless of the actual fact all new instances of Covid-19 have been remoted in Melbourne and not more than two regionally acquired instances have been recorded every day. 

New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian, alternatively, has been adamant to implement a statewide lockdown in favour of protecting companies open.

Greater than 20 instances had been linked to the Avalon outbreak, in Sydney’s northern seashores, earlier than Ms Berejiklian carried out a neighborhood lockdown on December 19.

The state premier solely locked down the world between the Spit Bridge and Palm Seashore and refused to shut down anymore suburbs.

One community supply stated the recurring lockdowns in Melbourne had taken a monetary toll on tv manufacturing.

‘With many productions unable to get COVID-19 insurance coverage, fixed lockdowns can turn out to be a big monetary difficulty,’ the supply stated. 

‘Married at First Sight’ and ‘Magnificence and the Geek’ have additionally despatched their employees and crew to Sydney to complete filming the upcoming season

‘Magnificence and the Geek’ reportedly despatched employees and crew to Sydney to beat the five-day lockdown in Victoria

‘The Masked Singer’ manufacturing was met with a number of setbacks in 2020 with judges Jackie O and Danni Minogue pressured to endure weeks of lockdown.

Jackie O took to her radio present 106.5 to blast the lockdown in August.

‘My life is f***ed … I can not get out of Melbourne. I’m going to be caught right here for the remainder of my life.’ 

The Australian reported the forged of the hit TV present raised issues about taking pictures the 2021 season in Melbourne.  

Former Endemol Shine boss Carl Fennessy stated the selection was apparent.

‘If the selection needed to be made proper now, you’d have much more confidence that NSW would experience out an outbreak than the opposite states,’ he stated.

‘It’s extremely pricey to be urgent pause buttons with costly productions.’  

Every day Mail Australia contacted Channel Ten and 9 for remark. 

The latest lockdown in Victoria, which ended final Wednesday, lasted 5 days and compelled the closure of hospitality and retail companies