Streaming television giant Netflix has launched a $100 million fund to help actors and production crews endure the hit to paychecks caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

According to a blog post by Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos, the fund's beneficiaries will include "electricians, carpenters, drivers, hair and makeup artists and more, many of whom are paid hourly wages and work on a project-to-project basis".

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