What's news: California reverses course on opening up, Hong Kong Disneyland closes again, Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews out at Dancing With the Stars, can Netflix continue its pandemic-fueled growth? Podcast business hit hard, Quibi outplays Eko in tech lawsuit, Tucker Carlson disavows former writer's comments, Dick Wolf creating a Las Vegas drama. Plus: Remembering Naya Rivera and Grant Imahara. --Alex Weprin

 California Re-Closing

►California closing indoor activities, including movie theaters and restaurants. As the coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue to rise, Gov. Gavin Newsom also announced that effective immediately, indoor operations such as fitness centers, hair salons and more in additional sectors be closed in "all the counties on our county monitoring list." The story.

+What will it mean for Hollywood's return to production? Will movie and TV productions that film in the state be allowed to continue with safety protocols in place?

+What about theatrical releases? Will Warner Bros. release Tenet or Disney release Mulan with the most populous state in the nation not allowing indoor moviegoing anytime soon?

+About those theme parks: Can Disneyland or Universal Studios operate without any indoor activities?

►Disneyland Hong Kong to close again amid coronavirus case rise. The Disneyland park reopened on June 18. It was the second Disney property to reopen after Shanghai Disneyland, which first shuttered in January due to the pandemic. All the other parks closed weeks and months later. Disney said in a statement that the park would "temporarily close" on Wednesday. There was no mention of when it may reopen. The story.

+What does Wall Street think? As far as some analysts are concerned, Disney closing a park again amid the virus crisis is not necessarily a huge hit to the conglomerate. One veteran Wall Street analyst noted the move was not a "big surprise" as theme parks face a rocky road to full recovery.

--"We anticipated that flare-ups could cause temporary setbacks such as temporary closures and then re-openings again," Moodys senior VP Neil Begley told THR. "I don’t expect any long term implications or prolonged closures. But re-closures and potential multiple re-closures could continue until the virus is mostly buttoned-down." The story.

+Also: Hong Kong cinemas go back into shutdown amid virus flareup. Movie theaters in the much larger mainland Chinese market were rumored to be reopening near the end of July, but official word remains unforthcoming. More.



^Tom Bergeron out as Dancing With the Stars host. The longtime and original host of ABC's Dancing With the Stars took to Twitter on Monday to reveal that the veteran reality competition series will be continuing without him when it returns for its 29th season. Co-host Erin Andrews, who has been with the series since 2014, is also not returning. The story.

+Tamera Mowry-Housley leaving The Real after 6 seasons. The actress, who has been with the Emmy-winning show since it debuted in 2013, confirmed her departure in an Instagam post on Monday. More.

►Will Netflix maintain its coronavirus-fueled subscriber momentum? The global streaming giant is set to report its latest quarterly earnings on Thursday following a first-quarter report that included 15.8 million subscriber additions worldwide, well above even the most optimistic Wall Street expectations amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. But investors, analysts and Hollywood are likely to pay even closer attention to the latest quarterly figures, Georg Szalai writes. The story.

+Podcast industry ad growth hit by pandemic. Podcast ad revenue will increase this year, but the gains will be smaller than previously predicted, the fourth annual IAB Podcast Ad Revenue Report reveals. In 2020, U.S. podcast advertising revenues will near $1 billion, up 15 percent compared with 2019. Previously, revenues were expected to grow nearly 30 percent.

--The report, which was prepared by PwC, cites canceled or paused campaigns as the likely reason for the dip in revenues. But it notes that revenues are expected to rebound during the second half of the year. The story.

 Remembering Naya Rivera and Grant Imahara

►Naya Rivera, Santana Lopez on Glee, declared dead at 33. The Ventura County Sheriff's Department said that the actress went missing Wednesday after going boating in Lake Piru, California, with her 4-year-old son, Josey. After her son was found on the boat alone, authorities initiated a search for Rivera led by a team of divers. Investigators believed she drowned in a "tragic accident." On Monday, authorities reiterated to the media they did not suspect foul play nor do they believe she purposely tried to hurt herself. Sheriff William Ayub offered his condolences to the family and fans of Rivera.

--After starting her career at age 4 on CBS' short-lived comedy Royal Family, Rivera broke out in 2009 on Ryan Murphy's mega-hit Glee. With the show since its pilot, she started out in a recurring guest role as snarky cheerleader Santana before being promoted to the full-time cast a year later. The obituary.

+Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer and more Hollywood stars pay tribute to Naya Rivera. The Glee actress' life and career were also celebrated by former co-stars and stars such as Mandy Moore, Viola Davis and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The tributes.

+How Naya Rivera became an icon for the LGBTQ community. Dorothy Snarker writes that "Rivera's Glee character, Santana Lopez, was always written to be devastating — the smoking hot cheerleader with the razor-sharp wit and bitch-with-pom-poms attitude. But over the course of the show's six seasons, she became a beacon to lesbian, bisexual and questioning fans, especially young Latinx and Black fans, many of whom were seeing themselves on screen for the first time. Now her death devastates us all over again." The guest column.

►Grant Imahara, host of MythBusters and White Rabbit Project, dies at 49. Imahara died suddenly following a brain aneurysm. "We are heartbroken to hear this sad news about Grant. He was an important part of our Discovery family and a really wonderful man. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family," a representative for Discovery said in a statement on Monday. The obituary.

 Weinstein class action settlement challenged as "unjust and vile" as multiple accusers object. One woman says she was dropped by her lawyers for criticizing the terms and another says the New York Attorney General's Office attempted to bully her into settling. The story.

+Quibi outplays Eko In first round of dispute over Turnstyle technology. Eko, an interactive media company, failed to show that it would be irreparably harmed if Quibi isn't immediately barred from using the tech. More.

+Can Reese Witherspoon beat a lawsuit over an awkward COVID-19 lottery? In court papers, the actress argues that she wasn't offering an unlimited amount of free dresses to school teachers nationwide as appreciation for their hard work. Instead, educators were presented an "opportunity." The story.

►American Film Market moving online for 2020. Despite being one of the last major film markets of the year, taking place in Santa Monica in early November, the Independent Film & Television Alliance announced Monday that the event would be following the same path of many others in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic — including the Cannes Marche du Film — and moving to the virtual arena. The story.

►Family Reunion creator asks: "Was what happened to my show racism?" In a guest column, Meg DeLoatch, the executive producer of the Netflix series, claims the TV Academy applied its rules "unevenly" to her show and "a similar white show" in category consideration. "The Academy's curt emails provided very little detail as to how they came to their determination. What I do know is that Family Reunion was treated differently — dare I say, separate and unequally — than a similar white show." The column.

 Tucker Carlson Disavows Former Writer's Comments

►Tucker Carlson disavows former top writer's racist comments while slamming critics' "self-righteousness." The Fox News host admonished those who he believed were delighting in the revelation of Blake Neff's forum posts and his subsequent resignation, calling them "ghouls." Carlson ended his show by telling viewers that he was going to take a "long-planned" vacation and go trout-fishing over the subsequent four days.

--"What Blake wrote anonymously was wrong. We don't endorse those words, they have no connection to the show," Carlson said on Monday night's show of former head writer Blake Neff, who resigned from his position on the Tucker Carlson Tonight on Friday. He added, "It is wrong to attack people for qualities they cannot control. In this country, we judge people for what they do, not how they were born." The story.

►CBS commits to expanding development from BIPOC. For the 2021-22 season, the network looks to have a minimum of 25 percent of its scripts from projects from Black, Indigenous and People of Color, while also expanding writers room representation, Lesley Goldberg reports. The story.

In other TV news...

+Dick Wolf eyes streamers, premium cable with Las Vegas period drama. The mega-producer's Wolf Films and Universal Television are developing a drama series about the rise of Las Vegas called American Babylon. The potential series is being readied for pitches to premium cable outlets and streaming platforms. The story.

+Idris Elba signs first-look deal with Apple. The tech company has signed a first-look deal with Elba and his Green Door Pictures under which Elba will develop and produce global series and feature film projects for the Apple TV+ streaming service. More.

+Star Wars: The Clone Wars spinoff lands at Disney+. The streaming platform will debut Star Wars: The Bad Batch in 2021. The animated series will follow the elite and experimental clones of the Bad Batch — who were introduced in The Clone Wars — as they find their way in a rapidly changing galaxy in the aftermath of the Clone War. The story.

+A notable premiere date: CBS' daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful, which was among the first TV productions to go back into the studio amid the coronavirus pandemic, will also to return to air. The network says new episodes will begin airing July 20, about a month after the show restarted production with numerous safety precautions in place. More.

+Amazon has made a quick renewal decision on Hanna. The tech and retail giant has picked up a third season of the thriller less than two weeks after the second season's July 3 premiere. Like other streaming platforms, Amazon doesn't release viewing data for its series, but the company says the show has performed strongly across the world in its first week. More.

+Darren Star's Emily in Paris officially moving to Netflix. The Paris-shot romantic comedy starring Lily Collins was originally poised to launch on the ViacomCBS-owned Paramount Network last summer but will officially debut in the fall on the streaming giant. More.

+AMC Studios is getting into the fashion business. The AMC Networks division is teaming with Perry Mason co-creator Rolin Jones to adapt Maureen Callahan's 2015 novel Champagne Supernovas for television. AMC Studios will shop the series to third-party buyers, meaning the potential drama series will not be produced for one of its in-house networks. More.

►NBC's Today show is getting its own streaming channel. Today All Day will debut on NBCU's peacock streaming service this week before expanding to other platforms. The free, ad-supported channel will include segments from the daily morning news program, as well as digital content. There have been a flurry of streaming news services to launch in recent months, but Today is banking that its lifestyle focus will be a differentiating factor.

►Black media creators demand end to "systemically racist policies" in Canadian entertainment. Around 75 Black Canadian entertainment professionals, including top producers, actors and directors, have signed an open letter to the federal government in Ottawa — the top investor in local film and TV content —demanding an end to “systemically racist policies" that keep many from advancing their careers without heading to Los Angeles. More.

►Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on two new Netflix docs for sports-starved fans. The THR columnist reviews Home Game and Magnetic, which feature international sports from surfing in Portugal to "ancient football" with punches in Florence. The column.

►Michaela Coel on enjoying being agentless in wake of I May Destroy You success. The British multihyphenate also discusses the response to her deeply personal BBC/HBO drama and why she was happy to make one (minor) edit for the U.S. version. The interview.

Casting roundup: KJ Apa and Sofia Carson have been cast in the pandemic thriller Songbird being produced by Michael Bay... Emmy-winning Jean Smart, fresh off of HBO's Watchmen, is set to star in Miss Macy, a feature from director Tate Taylor and Amblin Partners...

TV reviews: A few Peacock reviews (more tomorrow), as Inkoo Kang reviews Brave New World, and Daniel Fienberg reviews Intelligence... and The Capture...

►TV ratings: ABC's Celebrity Family Feud recorded its smallest adults 18-49 rating of the season on Sunday, but the game show still led the night in the key ad demographic. The network also stayed on top of the 18-49 rankings. The numbers.

►Awards Chatter podcast: 2020's best actor in a drama series Critics' Choice Award winner Jeremy Strong reflects on his intense approach to acting, his many years as a struggling actor and now playing Kendall Roy, one of the most complex characters on TV. Listen.

+Also: Hannah Gadsby, the Australian comedian who shot to fame with her 2018 Netflix special Nanette reflects on her rough road to comedy and self-discovery, how autism affects her life and work and how she tackled the daunting task of following her masterpiece. Listen.

►Behind The Screen podcast: Nine Inch Nails multipyphenates Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross describe their "aggressive at times" score to HBO's limited series Watchmen in a new episode of The Hollywood Reporter's Behind the Screen. Listen.

In other news...

--Daniel Dae Kim has optioned the upcoming novel A Sweet Mess, a romantic comedy from writer Jayci Lee, and is attached to star.

--David E. Kelly's The Big Sky thriller for ABC has shifted production from New Mexico and Nevada to Vancouver amid the pandemic.

--Empire star Bryshere Gray has been arrested on domestic violence charges in Arizona following a 911 call placed by a woman identifying herself as his wife.

--As this year's presidential campaign heads into its final few months, political journalist John Heilemann is expanding his profile with new agency representation. Heilemann, the creator of Showtime's The Circus, has signed with CAA.

--Film executive Alexander Almogabar Zahn has joined Netflix as a manager on the indie film team, which is run by Lisa Nishimura.

--Filmmaker Blitz Bazawule has signed with CAA. The New York-based visual artist was formerly with Paradigm.

--Cooper Hefner .... California Senator? That could be a reality in 2022 as the 28-year-old announced Monday that he's running to represent California's 30th Senate District as a Democrat with a progressive policy platform.

What else we're reading...

--"Amazon alum’s exit from TV firm shows pitfalls for tech execs in media" [The Information]

--"Viola Davis: My entire life has been a protest" [Vanity Fair]

--"The N.Y. Times doubles down on TV and film ambitions" [Axios]

--"TikTok's U.S. users prepare for life without the video app" [Reuters]

--"Spotify is launching podcast charts to help people discover new shows" [The Verge]

--"Oliver Stone thinks Hollywood has gone crazy" [NY Times Magazine]

Today's birthdays: Matthew Fox, 54, Tameka Cottle, aka Tiny, 45, Jane Lynch, 60, Conor McGregor, 32, Laurieann Gibson, 51.