Apple, Netflix Drop Out of SXSW Conference Over Coronavirus Outbreak
- The companies had planned to debut programming at the show
- Coronavirus has spurred the biggest tech companies to pull out
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Tech giants continue to drop out of this month’s South by Southwest festival over coronavirus concerns, threatening an event that typically serves as one of the industry’s most influential gatherings.
Apple Inc. said on Wednesday that it wouldn’t be attending the conference, which kicks off March 13 in Austin, Texas. The iPhone maker and streaming-video provider had planned to debut three new Apple TV+ projects at the festival, including a Spike Jonze documentary about the Beastie Boys, an original series called “Central Park” by Loren Bouchard, and a series called “Home” from Doug Pray and Matt Weaver.