What's news: The coronavirus outbreak has led MGM to delay the release of No Time To Die, further travel restrictions and event cancelations as virus spreads, Taika Waititi to helm two Charlie And The Chocolate Factory animated shows for Netflix, ViacomCBS selling Simon & Schuster, Super Tuesday delivers super ratings. Plus: Inside Sherry Lansing's Joe Biden fundraiser, and Hillary Clinton says she won't be endorsing. --Alex Weprin

 'No Time To Die' Delayed

►No Time to Die release delayed due to coronavirus outbreak. The release of the upcoming James Bond film has been pushed back from April to November, becoming the first Hollywood tentpole to shift its global rollout because of the coronavirus outbreak. The 25th installment in the storied spy franchise will commence its run Nov. 12 in the U.K. and Nov. 25 in the U.S. Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and the final outing of Daniel Craig as 007, MGM and Eon's No Time to Die had been set to begin rolling out internationally in early April following a March 31 world premiere in London.

--Also on Wednesday, Universal moved its Trolls World Tour release up one week to the vacated U.S. date for No Time to Die. The Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake sequel to 2016's Trolls is now set to bow April 10. The story.

+What's next? Could the Bond film may be the first of many films getting delayed releases due to the virus? "The decision to delay the release of the James Bond movie No Time to Die is very unique to that company and that movie," says the National Association of Theatre Owners in a statement. "For James Bond, the move made sense," says box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian of Comscore. "But I would be shocked if films like Mulan or Black Widow moved. This is a highly unusual situation and unusual steps are being taken for some movies." The story.

In the meantime, other major entertainment industry events are beginning to pull back...

+MIPTV canceled: MIPTV organizer Reed Midem confirmed that the 2020 edition, scheduled for March 30-April 2, will not take place. “In the current context, many of our clients have expressed concerns about traveling at this time. Rescheduling MIPTV in the coming months is not feasible so the most appropriate course of action is to cancel MIPTV for 2020,” said Paul Zilk, Reed Midem's chief executive. More.

+CAA restricts travel, meetings over coronavirus concerns. Any domestic and international travel must be approved and will be limited to "business-essential" purposes — which, given the growing likelihood of film festival, premiere and other event cancellations, might turn out to be a moot consideration. In addition, the agency is asking its reps to meet with clients and other business associates via teleconference, phone and other virtual means rather than bringing them into the office. The story.

+Netflix and Apple are the latest tech companies to pull out of SXSW. Netflix had planned to screen five films at the festival, including L.A. Originals, and had a panel scheduled March 15 where Kenya Barris and Rashida Jones would discuss the series #BlackExcellence. Apple had a number of screenings of its own lined up. More.

+Liberty Media CEO talks coronavirus impact on live concerts: "People are still buying tickets." Greg Maffei, who has a controlling stake in Live Nation Entertainment, told an investors conference he thinks the COVID-19 outbreak will be "shorter rather than longer." More.

Elsewhere in film...

--After exiting as director of the upcoming Doctor Strange sequel, Scott Derrickson is set to helm Bermuda for Skydance, with Captain America actor Chris Evans eyed to star.

--Todd McCarthy reviews the controversial Apple TV+ film The Banker.

--Batman's new ride has been revealed, with The Batman filmmaker Matt Reeves sharing the first photos of the Batmobile Wednesday.

--According to a new FilmLA study, five international competitors — California, New York, the U.K., Georgia and Canada — captured approximately 75 percent of narrative films released, with the Golden State leading the pack in terms of theatrically released projects.

--The BFI London Film Festival has added a major new TV strand to its upcoming 2020 edition.

--How one movie theater has led the way on hiring staff with disabilities.

 Taika Waititi Tackling 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory'

►Taika Waititi to tackle Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for Netflix. Just mere weeks after winning an Oscar for penning Jojo Rabbit, Waititi is jumping into the world of Roald Dahl for Netflix, closing a deal to write, direct and executive produce two original animated series based on the celebrated author’s works, the streaming company announced Thursday.

--The first series will be based on the world and characters of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, while the second is described as a wholly original take on the Oompa-Loompas, the small song-loving humans who worked in Willy Wonka’s infamous factory. The story.

►Simon & Schuster is up for sale, ViacomCBS CEO says. "We've made the determination that Simon & Schuster is not a core asset of the company. It is not video based; it doesn't have significant connectivity to our broader business. At the same time, there's no question it's a marquee asset that's highly valuable. I've had multiple, unsolicited inbound calls about that asset," Bob Bakish told the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in San Francisco, in a session that was live-streamed. The story.

+How much? Bloomberg reports that ViacomCBS is seeking to get at least $1.2 billion for the publisher, with other publishing houses expressing interest...

►Ratings: Super Tuesday draws 19 million viewers, cable tops broadcast. Coverage on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News and MSNBC averaged a combined 19.09 million viewers from 8-11 p.m. ET, according to Nielsen figures. The three cable networks accounted for about 10.79 million of the total to about 8.3 million for the broadcast nets. Fox News led the way in total viewers with 4.17 million, about 350,000 more than the 3.82 million for MSNBC. NBC averaged 2.94 million — best among the broadcast networks — followed by CNN, 2.8 million; ABC, 2.72 million; and CBS, 2.64 million. The numbers.

►Google launches Stadia Games and Entertainment Studio in Playa Vista. The new studio is the company's second Stadia Games and Entertainment studio, following the launch of its first outpost in Montreal last year. The Playa Vista studio will be led by games industry veteran Shannon Studstill, who most recently served as studio director of Sony's Santa Monica Studio (which, despite the name, is also based in Playa Vista), the developer of 2018's God of War. More.

Elsewhere in TV...

--ViacomCBS is cutting three scripted series from the lineup of its cable network Pop TV. Previously ordered seasons of Florida Girls, Flack and Best Intentions will not air on the niche network as the parent company makes a move toward more ownership of its programming.

--With eight months to go before launch, Magnolia Network has given the green light to another original series. The forthcoming cable channel, has added Growing Floret — a docuseries about Washington State's popular Floret Flower Farm.

--Samantha Bee says leading political candidates are reluctant to appear on Full Frontal.

--FX has acquired its first feature-length documentary, AKA Jane Roe, which centers on the woman at the center of the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case.

--Daniel Fienberg reviews FX's Better Things.

--Alex Trebek on Wednesday gave an update on his cancer diagnosis, which he revealed exactly one year ago.

 Inside Sherry Lansing's Biden Fundraiser

►Joe Biden talks Trump, Super Tuesday victories in front of Leonardo DiCaprio at Sherry Lansing-hosted fundraiser. The presidential hopeful addressed a capacity crowd at the home of the philanthropist and former Paramount Pictures chief, touching on his agenda and his wife Jill's tussle with an animal rights activist. More.

+Don't expect a Hillary endorsement: Even though a number of prominent Democrats, including former 2020 candidates, have endorsed Joe Biden in recent days, don't expect Hillary Clinton to endorse any of the few, remaining candidates for the Democratic nomination anytime soon.

"I won't endorse," the former Secretary of State and 2016 presidential candidate told THR Wednesday at a New York red carpet screening of her Hulu docuseries, Hillary. "I'm going to support the nominee, no matter who the nominee is, and I'm going to do everything I can to make sure that voters know what's at stake. We have got to defeat Donald Trump." The story.

 PBS has prevailed on its claim that Tavis Smiley breached a morals clause. On Wednesday, a Washington, D.C., jury returned a verdict in favor of the public broadcaster and decided that the former late night talk show host should pay $1.486 million. The story.

+Also: Robert Durst trial for the 2000 murder of Susan Berman opened in Los Angeles...

►Time 100 Women of the Year: Inspired in part by the Time 100 and its Person of the Year list, Time released a list of the Women of the Year for each year going back to 1920. Among the names from the world of entertainment: Ellen DeGeneres (1997), Oprah Winfrey (2004), Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (2014), Madonna (1989), Pussy Riot (2012), Billie Holiday (1939), Bessie Smith (1923), and more. The list.

►ITV 2019 earnings drop, studio unit grows, coronavirus causes travel ad deferments. ITV forecast its advertising would be up 2 percent for the first quarter, with January down 1 percent, February up 8 percent and March up 1 percent. "Early indications are that total advertising revenue will be down 10 percent in April," it added. More.

►George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck to get stage treatment. Adapted by Bridge of Spies writer Matt Charman from the Oscar-nominated screenplay by Clooney and Grant Heslov, the play will world-premiere next fall at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company. More.

Revolving door: CBS communications executive Kelli Raftery said Wednesday that she would leave ViacomCBS in early April... WME has expanded its digital department with the addition of two new agents focused on the burgeoning gaming space, Conor Beesemyer and Richard Webb... Yumi Yang, a 19-year PlayStation veteran, has taken over as head of Sony Santa Monica... Mixed-ish showrunner Karin Gist is staying put at 20th Century Fox TV. Gist has signed a new overall deal with the Disney Television Studios unit, where she will create, develop and supervise new projects...

Casting roundup: Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi is joining the cast of the Tokyo Vice series for WarnerMedia's HBO Max... Jessica Alba is hitting the road for Disney+. The actress and entrepreneur will host and executive produce a docuseries called Parenting Without Borders for the streaming platform... Britney Spears' Broadway-bound jukebox musical Once Upon a One More Time has found its cast... Former iZombie star Rose McIver will stay in the supernatural realm with a leading role in CBS' comedy pilot Ghosts...

►THR accepting nominations for top innovators list. The first-ever THR Innovation Issue will be published on April 22 and will identify executives and creatives who are shaping the future of film, television, gaming, music and other areas of media. As part of the selection process, THR is accepting nominations for individuals who have done transformative work in the last year. Editors will evaluate the nominations and conduct their own reporting and research to select the final list. Details.

►Awards Chatter podcast: Robin Thede reflects on early champions like Larry Wilmore and Chris Rock, blazing trails as a late-night writer (The Nightly Show) and host (The Rundown) and creating the first sketch series ever written by, directed by and starring black women. Listen.

What else we're reading...

--"James Murdoch makes investment to combat fake news" [FT]

--Roku is in talks for original programming, following the footsteps of Netflix and Amazon" [Digiday]

--"U.S. delays new data-release policy, in win for media firms" [WSJ]

--"Inside Goop’s evolution from celebrity newsletter to burgeoning lifestyle and wellness empire" [AdWeek]

Today's birthdays: Eva Mendes, 46, John Frusciante, 50, Aleksandar Vucic, 50, Aasif Mandvi, 54.