Hollywood Strike: Canada’s ‘Hollywood North’ hurt by twin strikes
1 year, 5 months ago

Hollywood Strike: Canada’s ‘Hollywood North’ hurt by twin strikes

The Hindu  

Rare twin strikes by Hollywood actors and film and television writers are casting a pall over British Columbia’s creative industry, which has become a hub for American film and TV production. Film production in British Columbia is down to “a trickle,” said Gemma Martini, Chair of the Motion Picture Production Industry Association and CEO of Martini Film Studios. Last year, the Vancouver Economic Commission described the film industry as an “economic lifeline” for industries hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, such as tourism, accommodation, hospitality, and transportation. It’s very hard to replace.” The Hollywood strike could affect the Toronto International Film Festival, set to open in early September.

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We checked in with Hollywood writers a year after the strike. They’re not OK
7 months, 4 weeks ago

We checked in with Hollywood writers a year after the strike. They’re not OK

LA Times  

For 14 straight years, Ted Sullivan was consistently paid to pen stories for the screen. “It’s not enough to go in with a pitch,” said Chuck Rose, a 20-year writing veteran with several TV and film projects now in development as well as a series on Amazon. “I don’t think it’s a surprise to anyone who follows the business.” The …

Labor unrest defined Hollywood in 2023. Here’s what we learned from the twin strikes
1 year ago

Labor unrest defined Hollywood in 2023. Here’s what we learned from the twin strikes

LA Times  

Members and supporters of SAG-AFTRA picket in front of Netflix on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. “‘We’re not alone.’” Erin T. Hill, assistant professor of media and popular culture at UC San Diego, said that striking actors and writers benefited from a “perfect storm of what’s been going on with everyone’s job throughout the country.” “The fact that these two unions …

Hollywood’s strikes are over, but a painful industry-wide transition isn’t
1 year, 2 months ago

Hollywood’s strikes are over, but a painful industry-wide transition isn’t

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Hollywood’s months of labor unrest are coming to an end, but the post-strike landscape that awaits actors and writers may be far from happily-ever-after. There’s too much content and nobody seems to be able to make any profit from it,” says Jonathan Taplin, director emeritus of the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab and author of “The End of …

The Hollywood strikes are over. Here’s when you could see your favorite stars and shows return
1 year, 2 months ago

The Hollywood strikes are over. Here’s when you could see your favorite stars and shows return

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Missed your favorite actors? The union says the deal is worth more than $1 billion and they’ve “achieved a deal of extraordinary scope” that includes compensation increases, consent protections for use of artificial intelligence and actors’ likenesses and includes a new “streaming participation bonus.” SAG-AFTRA captain Mary M. Flynn rallies fellow striking actors on a picket line …

Hollywood’s strikes are both now over as actors reach deal with studios and return to work with writers
1 year, 2 months ago

Hollywood’s strikes are both now over as actors reach deal with studios and return to work with writers

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — On Thursday, for the first time in more than six months, neither Hollywood’s actors nor its writers will be on strike. Striking SAG-AFTRA members pose for a group photo on a post apocalyptic-themed picket line outside Netflix studios, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Los Angeles. “We’re thrilled to see SAG-AFTRA members win a contract that creates new …

Column: The Hollywood strikes are finally over. But we won’t repair the damage anytime soon
1 year, 2 months ago

Column: The Hollywood strikes are finally over. But we won’t repair the damage anytime soon

LA Times  

The Hollywood strikes may be over, but in many ways the pain has just begun. — the studios, represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, decided this spring that it was perfectly acceptable to force the entertainment industry, the state of California and the entire country to suffer through a combined 191-day work stoppage before they would …

Movies and TV shows affected by Hollywood actors and screenwriters’ strikes
1 year, 2 months ago

Movies and TV shows affected by Hollywood actors and screenwriters’ strikes

Associated Press  

Hollywood actors and studios are edging closer to a possible end to a strike that has halted much of the industry’s production for more than three months. The two sides on Thursday were meeting to discuss the actors’ latest counter-proposal on language surrounding the use of artificial intelligence in production, a major sticking point in reaching the three-year contract agreement …

Hollywood studios break off strike talks with actors, who slam ‘bullying tactics’
1 year, 2 months ago

Hollywood studios break off strike talks with actors, who slam ‘bullying tactics’

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Talks bitterly broke off between Hollywood actors and studios late Wednesday, killing any hopes that the three-month strike by performers would come to an end anytime soon. “We made big moves in their direction that have just been ignored and not responded to,” Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the national executive director and chief negotiator for the Screen Actors Guild-American …

Strikes! Camera! No action – how the writers’ strike changed Hollywood forever
1 year, 3 months ago

Strikes! Camera! No action – how the writers’ strike changed Hollywood forever

The Independent  

A Hollywood evening heavy with traffic and anticipation. “They’re like ghost towns,” one producer scouting locations and visiting Pinewood told me last week. open image in gallery WGA members celebrate their win after the historic writers’ strike “It highlights what a fragile industry we are,” one prominent UK producer involved in a Hollywood production told me, admitting to feeling powerless …

Will Hollywood come back on track after the end of writers and actors' strike?
1 year, 3 months ago

Will Hollywood come back on track after the end of writers and actors' strike?

Firstpost  

In the coming weeks, WGA members will vote on whether to ratify a tentative agreement, which requires studios and production companies to disclose to writers if any material given to them has been generated by AI partially or in full In what will go down in Hollywood history as a movement that shook and shocked the globe, the writers went …

Hollywood Strike | Actors to resume negotiations with studios next week, as protracted writers’ strike ends
1 year, 3 months ago

Hollywood Strike | Actors to resume negotiations with studios next week, as protracted writers’ strike ends

The Hindu  

With the Hollywood writers strike over, actors will now get a shot at cutting their own deal with studios and streaming services. By mid-morning, the hosts of NBC's “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “Late Night with Seth Meyers”, ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live”, and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on CBS had announced they'd also return, all by …

Hollywood’s strike enters its final act, as writers reach a deal
1 year, 3 months ago

Hollywood’s strike enters its final act, as writers reach a deal

Hindustan Times  

Dust-sheets cover the sets inside one soundproofed Hollywood studio, as placard-wielding writers and actors make as much noise as they can outside. On the face of it, the writers have won some concessions: bonuses for writers on shows that do well on streaming, a format whose success metrics have until now been opaque; minimum staffing levels for writers’ rooms; and …

Hollywood actors to resume negotiations with studios next week, as protracted writers strike ends
1 year, 3 months ago

Hollywood actors to resume negotiations with studios next week, as protracted writers strike ends

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — With the Hollywood writers strike over, actors will now get a shot at cutting their own deal with studios and streaming services. Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” which had been using guest hosts when the strike hit, announced Wednesday that it would return Oct. 16 “with an all-star roster of guest hosts for the remainder of 2023.” …

Hollywood Strike | Writers’ strike is not over yet with key votes remaining on deal
1 year, 3 months ago

Hollywood Strike | Writers’ strike is not over yet with key votes remaining on deal

The Hindu  

The deal is made, the pickets have been suspended, and Hollywood's writers are on the verge of getting back to work after months on strike. The next phase comes Tuesday when the governing boards of the two branches of the Writers Guild of America are expected to vote on the tentative agreement reached by union negotiators with Hollywood studios. That …

Hollywood studios, writers to end strike soon, hope to finalise a deal: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

Hollywood studios, writers to end strike soon, hope to finalise a deal: Report

India Today  

Writers and producers are now nearing an agreement to end the Writers Guild of America strike. The two sides now hope to finalise a deal on Thursday, September 21, reports CNBC. Meanwhile, the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has released a joint statement informing about the two groups meeting for a discussion. More than 11,000 …

Film festival season carries on in Toronto, despite a star-power outage
1 year, 4 months ago

Film festival season carries on in Toronto, despite a star-power outage

Associated Press  

TORONTO — When the Hollywood actors union announced a strike this summer, Cameron Bailey, the longtime chief executive of the Toronto International Film Festival, dusted off his COVID-19 playbook. “We’re on track to match or even better last year’s audience numbers.” But less star power inevitably means less buzz. The festival has also notably programmed a number of films directed …

Fallout from Hollywood labor unrest deepens as strikes drag on
1 year, 4 months ago

Fallout from Hollywood labor unrest deepens as strikes drag on

LA Times  

Welcome to the Wide Shot, a newsletter about the business of entertainment. That’s the question on the minds of everyone in the entertainment industry as — after a fleeting but futile moment of hope — the summer of labor unrest looks likely to stretch well into the fall and possibly the holiday season, disrupting studios’ movie schedules and awards season …

Opinion: Hollywood strikes prove Netflix and other streamers have grown too powerful. Time to break them up
1 year, 4 months ago

Opinion: Hollywood strikes prove Netflix and other streamers have grown too powerful. Time to break them up

LA Times  

The Hollywood writers’ strike is in its fourth month, and the actors’ strike is in its fourth week with no end in sight. As Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan recently stated, this structure “can enable firms to exert market power over creators and workers alike and potentially limit the diversity of content reaching consumers.” For most of the first …

Actors and writers strikes enter second week with no signs of a deal to get Hollywood working again
1 year, 5 months ago

Actors and writers strikes enter second week with no signs of a deal to get Hollywood working again

The Hindu  

The combined strike by Hollywood actors and screenwriters is entering its second week with no sign that a swift ending will be achieved. For a week, actors including household names like Tina Fey, Kevin Bacon and wife Kyra Sedgwick, Rosario Dawson, David Duchovny and other stars have joined working class performers and writers on picket lines outside studios and corporate …

Who’s on strike in Hollywood? Roll the credits and find out
1 year, 5 months ago

Who’s on strike in Hollywood? Roll the credits and find out

LA Times  

Hollywood has ground to a halt with actors and writers striking simultaneously for the first time in more than 60 years. Tens of thousands of directors, camera operators, lighting designers and others represented by an array of different unions aren’t on strike. They can only watch and wait as SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America members press to improve …

This isn’t the first time Hollywood’s been on strike. Here’s how past strikes turned out
1 year, 5 months ago

This isn’t the first time Hollywood’s been on strike. Here’s how past strikes turned out

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The common refrain is that there’s nothing Hollywood loves so much as its own history — but that’s a history inextricable from its labor movements. 2007-2008 writers strike: 100 days KEY ISSUE: Compensation, including residual payments, for shows and movies distributed digitally MAIN RESULTS: Jurisdiction over projects created for the internet under certain guidelines; set compensation for …

Explained | Why are Hollywood writers and actors on strike?
1 year, 5 months ago

Explained | Why are Hollywood writers and actors on strike?

The Hindu  

More than 11,000 film and television writers fear their profession is being turned into a “gig economy” of temporary workers and that artificial intelligence could endanger their jobs The story so far: The first episode of season six of Black Mirror, the fictional anthology show on Netflix bringing to the screen scenes from a dystopian future seems to have made …

Who will lead Hollywood out of its labor nightmare?
1 year, 5 months ago

Who will lead Hollywood out of its labor nightmare?

LA Times  

Welcome to the Wide Shot, a newsletter about the business of entertainment. Facing a double strike of writers and performers for the first time in six decades, the major studios are staring down a “hot labor summer” at the worst possible time, with the box office still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, profits under pressure from streaming and the pay-TV …

Hollywood’s actors are joining screenwriters on strike. Here’s why and what happens next
1 year, 5 months ago

Hollywood’s actors are joining screenwriters on strike. Here’s why and what happens next

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood actors are joining screenwriters in the first dual strike from the two unions in more than six decades, with huge consequences for the film and television industry. “The Nanny” star Fran Drescher, who heads the union said it made them “feel like we’d been duped, like maybe it was just to let studios promote their summer …

Hollywood Strike: Actors will begin picketing alongside writers in fight over the future of movie industry
1 year, 5 months ago

Hollywood Strike: Actors will begin picketing alongside writers in fight over the future of movie industry

The Hindu  

Striking screen actors will begin picketing alongside writers in New York and Los Angeles on Friday in what has become the biggest Hollywood labor fight in decades. Many actors made a show of solidarity on the writers' picket lines, including Fran Drescher, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists president and former star of “The Nanny.” The …

Why are Hollywood actors and writers on strike?
1 year, 5 months ago

Why are Hollywood actors and writers on strike?

Al Jazeera  

It is the first time the two unions are striking simultaneously since 1960 when actor – and future US president – Ronald Reagan led the protests. Hollywood’s actors and writers will join forces on the picket line from Friday, after studios failed to reach a deal this week with the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio …

No deal on Hollywood actors contract as deadline passes, strike vote to be held soon
1 year, 5 months ago

No deal on Hollywood actors contract as deadline passes, strike vote to be held soon

The Hindu  

Hollywood actors were poised to go on strike Thursday, joining writers in the first industry-wide shutdown in 63 years after last-ditch talks failed, with nearly all film and television production likely to grind to a halt. The Screen Actors Guild, which represents 160,000 performers including A-list stars, said negotiations late Wednesday had ended without a deal on their demands over …

Editorial: These historic Hollywood actors’ and writers’ strikes need to end quickly and fairly
1 year, 5 months ago

Editorial: These historic Hollywood actors’ and writers’ strikes need to end quickly and fairly

LA Times  

Actor and writer Daheli Hall joins WGA members on the picket line in front of Paramount studios in Hollywood on the first day of their strike on May 2. Film and television production, which has already slowed significantly in Los Angeles since the writers’ strike began in May, will grind to a halt. Since the writers’ strike began more than …

Hollywood actors go on strike, say it's time for studio execs to 'wake up'
1 year, 5 months ago

Hollywood actors go on strike, say it's time for studio execs to 'wake up'

NPR  

Hollywood actors go on strike, say it's time for studio execs to 'wake up' toggle caption Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP SAG-AFTRA, the union representing Hollywood actors and performers, has voted to go on strike against major studios. Sponsor Message Enlarge this image toggle caption Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images "This is the Union's choice, not ours," the …

Scripted TV production has virtually stopped in L.A. nearly two months after writers’ strike began
1 year, 6 months ago

Scripted TV production has virtually stopped in L.A. nearly two months after writers’ strike began

LA Times  

With the Writers Guild of America strike now in its eighth week, thousands of union members and supporters marched from Pan Pacific Park toward a planned multi-union rally near the La Brea Tar Pits on Wednesday. As the writers’ strike nears the end of its second month, scripted TV production in Los Angeles has virtually ground to a halt, underscoring …

A ‘hot labor summer.’ Hollywood unrest continues as actors vote to authorize a strike
1 year, 7 months ago

A ‘hot labor summer.’ Hollywood unrest continues as actors vote to authorize a strike

LA Times  

Writers Guild of America members strike at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on Tuesday as the strike enters the sixth week. “Our bargaining strategy has never relied upon nor been dependent on the outcome or status of any other union’s negotiations, nor do we subscribe to the philosophy that the terms of deals made with other unions bind us,” Duncan …

Hollywood writers are on strike over an artificial intelligence threat some are warning is coming for you next
1 year, 8 months ago

Hollywood writers are on strike over an artificial intelligence threat some are warning is coming for you next

ABC  

When Hollywood writer Alex O'Keefe recently won an award for his work, he was dressed in a borrowed tuxedo and a bow tie bought on credit. The impact of the Hollywood writers' strike on your favourite shows Photo shows Writers and supporters holding up signs such as "Writers Guild of America on Strike!" and "It didn't have to be this …

Explained: The reason why writers in Hollywood are on a strike and the impact it's likely to have
1 year, 8 months ago

Explained: The reason why writers in Hollywood are on a strike and the impact it's likely to have

Firstpost  

The writers are the backbones of any piece of work. Streaming services’ use of smaller staffs — known in the industry as “mini rooms” — for shorter stints has made sustained income harder to come by, the guild says. “If writing needs to be done, writers are hired, but these proposals require the employment of writers whether they’re needed for …

A history of Hollywood writers’ strikes
1 year, 8 months ago

A history of Hollywood writers’ strikes

LA Times  

Writers Guild of America members walk a picket line on Tuesday, the first day of their strike, in front of Paramount Studios in Hollywood. On Tuesday, members of the Writers Guild of America went on strike after the union was unable to reach an agreement on a new contract with the major studios. 1985: Writers approve a new pact after …

As a Hollywood writers’ strike hobbles production, L.A. businesses brace for ripple effects
1 year, 8 months ago

As a Hollywood writers’ strike hobbles production, L.A. businesses brace for ripple effects

LA Times  

Last time there was a Hollywood writers’ strike, in 2007, the resulting halt in filmmaking activity depleted the savings of Pam and Jim Elyea’s prop house History for Hire, so much so that they had to defer a dream of owning their own warehouse. Years later, COVID-19 brought another formidable challenge for their North Hollywood business, which has supplied props …

Writers strike looks to be a long fight, as Hollywood braces
1 year, 8 months ago

Writers strike looks to be a long fight, as Hollywood braces

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood writers picketing to preserve pay and job security outside major studios and streamers braced for a long fight at the outset of a strike that immediately forced late-night shows into hiatus, put other productions on pause and had the entire industry slowing its roll. “We’ll stay out as long as it takes,” Josh Gad, a writer …

Lights, Camera, Strike: Why are Hollywood writers protesting, and which shows will be affected?
1 year, 8 months ago

Lights, Camera, Strike: Why are Hollywood writers protesting, and which shows will be affected?

Firstpost  

The union representing 11,500 writers of film, television and other entertainment forms are now on strike. It’s the first writers’ strike — and the first Hollywood strike of any kind — in 15 years. Streaming services’ use of smaller staffs — known in the industry as “mini rooms” — for shorter stints has made sustained income harder to come by, …

Hollywood writers to strike as studio talks collapse
1 year, 8 months ago

Hollywood writers to strike as studio talks collapse

Deccan Chronicle  

LOS ANGELES: Thousands of Hollywood television and movie writers will go on strike Tuesday, their union said, after talks with studios and streamers over pay and working conditions ended without a deal. The AMPTP said WGA demands that studios hire a set number of writers "for a specified period of time, whether needed or not" were "primary sticking points." With …

Hollywood writers to begin strike as contract negotiations collapse
1 year, 8 months ago

Hollywood writers to begin strike as contract negotiations collapse

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Hollywood Writer’s Guild has called for a strike after representatives …

Hollywood writers launch major strike over workers’ rights
1 year, 8 months ago

Hollywood writers launch major strike over workers’ rights

Al Jazeera  

US writers’ union members are walking off the job after six weeks of negotiations with studios and streamers failed. The Writers Guild of America union said the strike, which began after the writers’ contract expired at midnight on Tuesday, came after six weeks of failed negotiations with Netflix, Amazon, Apple and Disney, among others. “The WGA Negotiating Committee began this …

Writers strike fears and studio cutbacks cause filming slowdown in Los Angeles
1 year, 8 months ago

Writers strike fears and studio cutbacks cause filming slowdown in Los Angeles

LA Times  

“Fast X” was among the feature films shot in Los Angeles in first quarter 2023. On-location film production in Greater Los Angeles fell 24% to 7,476 shoot days from the same period last year, according to FilmLA, the nonprofit that handles film permits for the city and county. TV dramas fell 40% to 762 shoot days during the period, with …

Hollywood can't afford the 2023 writers strike
1 year, 8 months ago

Hollywood can't afford the 2023 writers strike

LA Times  

Writer Angela Shelton and other picketers protest outside the Paramount Pictures lot during the writers’ strike of 2007-08. The entertainment industry can’t afford it, Los Angeles can’t afford it and neither can the many parts of the country where TV and film production help fuel the local economy. Hollywood Inc. As Hollywood strike looms, five writers share their stories Streaming …

Hollywood studios plan for a writers’ strike — even before negotiations have started
1 year, 10 months ago

Hollywood studios plan for a writers’ strike — even before negotiations have started

LA Times  

Last month, the long-running 1980s NBC show “Night Court” got a new life. “Timing is always a component of strategy and the potential of a strike has added a new wrinkle to that process.” John August, a writer on the WGA bargaining committee, told listeners of his “Scriptnotes” podcast this month that studios and networks are already preparing for what …

EXPLAINER: What’s behind the looming Hollywood strike?
3 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s behind the looming Hollywood strike?

Associated Press  

A major Hollywood strike could be on the horizon for some 60,000 behind-the-scenes workers in the entertainment industry. The three-year contracts that cover about 60,000 of the union’s members — one that primarily covers film and TV production in Los Angeles and Hollywood and another that covers other production hubs including New Mexico and Georgia — expired in July. The …

Hollywood’s behind-the-scenes crews vote to authorize strike
3 years, 3 months ago

Hollywood’s behind-the-scenes crews vote to authorize strike

Associated Press  

Film and television production in North America is in jeopardy of coming to a standstill after its behind-the-scenes workers overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike for the first time in its 128-year history. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees said Monday that nearly 99% of registered members who participated, or 52,706 people, voted in support of a strike over …

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