WarnerMedia/Xandr, Discovery, Fox and The CW Scrap Their May Upfront Events

Like NBCUniversal and ViacomCBS, they will go digital-only due to the coronavirus

AT&T is the third media company today to pull the plug on its upfronts week presentation in May, opting to go digital-only as yet another upfront presentation is canceled because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The combined WarnerMedia/Xandr upfront, which was set for May 13 at New York’s Hulu Theater at MSG, has been scrapped.

Update: Thursday afternoon, The CW said it is also pulling the plug on its upfront event, which had been planned for May 14 in New York’s City Center.

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