Hollywood strike: Dwayne Johnson donates ‘record’ seven-figure sum to SAG-AFTRA
1 year, 5 months ago

Hollywood strike: Dwayne Johnson donates ‘record’ seven-figure sum to SAG-AFTRA

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 Dwayne Johnson has reportedly donated a “seven-figure” amount to The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists amid the actors union’s strike. Soon after the SAG-AFTRA leadership declared the union was going on strike, president Courtney B Vance and executive director Cyd Wilson sent out a letter to the union’s highest-earning actors. “But when we hit a crisis like this and we’re going to spend millions and millions of dollars in financial assistance, this is when we need our high profile talent who can afford it, who are in a situation to help others.” Wilson revealed that shortly after she and Vance sent out the letter, Johnson responded saying he wanted to help. Wilson also told Variety that Johnson’s donation will likely help 7,000 to 10,000 members through the union’s Emergency Financial Assistance Program.

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SAG-AFTRA, video game companies resuming negotiations as actors’ strike continues
2 months, 1 week ago

SAG-AFTRA, video game companies resuming negotiations as actors’ strike continues

LA Times  

Striking video game actors walk the picket line in August outside the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank. Performers union SAG-AFTRA and the major gaming companies are returning to the bargaining table for the first time since video game actors went on strike in July. Roughly 2,600 performers doing voice-over and motion-capture work in the video game industry have been on …

Video game actors are now on strike. Here’s why
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Video game actors are now on strike. Here’s why

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s video game performers went on strike Friday after negotiations with game industry giants that began more than a year and a half ago came to a halt over artificial intelligence protections. The union says the unregulated use of AI poses “an equal or even greater threat” to performers in the video game industry than it does …

Hollywood crew members reach tentative deal with major studios
6 months ago

Hollywood crew members reach tentative deal with major studios

LA Times  

Film and TV crew members have reached a tentative contract deal with the major Hollywood studios after months of bargaining, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announced Tuesday night. The resulting production shutdown hobbled studios’ release schedules, while countless actors, writers and crew members suffered without work. But it became …

Hollywood crew concerned over lack of jobs ever since strike ended: Report
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hollywood crew concerned over lack of jobs ever since strike ended: Report

Hindustan Times  

Is Hollywood back to normal after the SAG AFTRA strike that ended on November 9? A new report by LA Times shares that several crew members are facing a touch scenario working in the entertainment industry as the work opportunities have dried up. What the report said The new report added a response by Diego Mariscal, a dolly grip who …

Labor unrest defined Hollywood in 2023. Here’s what we learned from the twin strikes
11 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Actors vote to approve deal that ended strike, bringing relief to union leaders and Hollywood
1 year ago

Actors vote to approve deal that ended strike, bringing relief to union leaders and Hollywood

The Hindu  

Hollywood's actors have voted to ratify the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months, leaders announced Tuesday. “This contract is an enormous victory for working performers, and it marks the dawning of a new era for the industry,” the union said in a tweet announcing the results Tuesday evening. SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher told The Associated …

What’s in the SAG-AFTRA deal? Here’s what the union has to say, including about AI terms
1 year, 1 month ago

What’s in the SAG-AFTRA deal? Here’s what the union has to say, including about AI terms

LA Times  

SAG-AFTRA has released a summary of its tentative agreement with the Hollywood studios. The employer also must get the performer’s permission to use the replica, “unless the photography or sound track remains substantially as scripted, performed and/or recorded.” The employer must pay the performer for the amount of days they would have been required to perform scenes featuring their digital …

Actors Strike | Hollywood's labor stoppage is over, but a painful industry-wide transition isn't
1 year, 1 month ago

Actors Strike | Hollywood's labor stoppage is over, but a painful industry-wide transition isn't

The Hindu  

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 happy-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 Reality: How Four …

Sag-Afra: What happens now the actors’ strike is over?
1 year, 1 month ago

Sag-Afra: What happens now the actors’ strike is over?

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In an interview with Variety this week, Christopher Nolan – whose …

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

Actors strike ends: Studios reach tentative agreement with SAG-AFTRA after a painful 118 days on the picket line
1 year, 1 month ago

Actors strike ends: Studios reach tentative agreement with SAG-AFTRA after a painful 118 days on the picket line

Daily Mail  

The Hollywood actors' strike which threatened to throw the studios into chaos may finally be over after 118 days, it was confirmed this evening. The deal still needs to be ratified by union members but would bring to an end a summer of industrial action which also saw Hollywood writers strike for nearly five months. Strikes began on July 14 …

Hollywood Executives Reach Deal With Actors After Nearly 4 Months On Strike
1 year, 1 month ago

Hollywood Executives Reach Deal With Actors After Nearly 4 Months On Strike

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Hollywood executives reached a tentative agreement with hundreds of thousands of film and TV actors on Wednesday, finally bringing to an end a seismic period of dual strikes in the entertainment industry. The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said members of the union’s negotiating committee approved the tentative deal in a …

Editorial: Finally, Hollywood is back to work. Ending the strikes is good for L.A.
1 year, 1 month ago

Editorial: Finally, Hollywood is back to work. Ending the strikes is good for L.A.

LA Times  

Supporters of SAG-AFTRA picket in front of the Netflix offices along Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles on Oct. 18. After a record-breaking 118-day strike, Hollywood film and television actors were allowed to go back to work Thursday after their union reached a tentative deal with the major studios. The writers’ and actors’ strikes were part of a wave of labor …

The actors strike is over – tentative deal reached with Hollywood studios
1 year, 1 month ago

The actors strike is over – tentative deal reached with Hollywood studios

Salon  

SAG-AFTRA has officially reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract with film and TV studios, thus ending the longest actors strike in Hollywood history. The agreement includes major pay increases — which are significantly higher than the increases received by the Writers Guild of America and the Directors Guild of America, Variety reported — along with first-ever protections …

SAG-AFTRA committee approves deal with studios to end historic strike
1 year, 1 month ago

SAG-AFTRA committee approves deal with studios to end historic strike

LA Times  

SAG-AFTRA’s negotiating committee has approved a tentative deal with the major studios that would end a nearly four-month-long strike that has sidelined thousands of workers and hobbled much of Los Angeles’ signature entertainment industry. “We have arrived at a contract that will enable SAG-AFTRA members from every category to build sustainable careers,” the guild’s television and theatrical negotiation committee said …

Actors react to SAG-AFTRA strike ending: ‘We worked hard ... didn’t cave ... got the deal we needed’
1 year, 1 month ago

Actors react to SAG-AFTRA strike ending: ‘We worked hard ... didn’t cave ... got the deal we needed’

LA Times  

As word of the tentative agreement between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP began to spread, union members hit social media to acknowledge the likely end of the 118-day actors’ strike. #SAGAFTRA,” Felicia Day of “Supernatural” and “Mystery Science Theater 3000” fame wrote on X. English journeyman actor Dominic Burgess — who has appeared in the shows “Doctor Who” and “It’s Always …

The end of the actors’ strike seemed within reach. Why is a SAG-AFTRA deal taking so long?
1 year, 1 month ago

The end of the actors’ strike seemed within reach. Why is a SAG-AFTRA deal taking so long?

LA Times  

About this time last week, the major Hollywood studios were hopeful and the performers union SAG-AFTRA was cautiously optimistic that a tentative deal to end the actors’ strike was within reach. On Friday, studio chiefs presented SAG-AFTRA with what they called their “last, best and final offer,” signaling frustration by the AMPTP that the two sides have been unable to …

Actors strike | Hollywood studios make offer to SAG-AFTRA, hoping to end 113-day strike
1 year, 1 month ago

Actors strike | Hollywood studios make offer to SAG-AFTRA, hoping to end 113-day strike

The Hindu  

Hollywood's major studios made an offer to Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists on Friday that they hope will end the 113-day actors strike, reported Variety. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers had earlier warned the actors union that if a settlement was not struck by the end of this week, the networks would be …

Movies and TV shows affected by Hollywood actors and screenwriters’ strikes
1 year, 1 month 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's biggest stars, including Demi Moore, Jon Hamm and Mark Ruffalo, sign letter in support of continuing SAG-AFTRA strike - while criticism mounts and 'people lose their entire livelihoods' am
1 year, 1 month ago

Hollywood's biggest stars, including Demi Moore, Jon Hamm and Mark Ruffalo, sign letter in support of continuing SAG-AFTRA strike - while criticism mounts and 'people lose their entire livelihoods' am

Daily Mail  

Some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Demi Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Jon Hamm, have signed an open letter supporting the continuing SAG-AFTRA strikes Some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Demi Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Jon Hamm, have signed an open letter of support for the continuing SAG-AFTRA strikes. Some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Demi Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Jon …

SAG-AFTRA and major studios delay bargaining session to Thursday
1 year, 2 months ago

SAG-AFTRA and major studios delay bargaining session to Thursday

LA Times  

Performers union SAG-AFTRA and the alliance representing the major Hollywood studios will meet Thursday in hopes of ending the 104-day actors’ strike that has shuttered film and TV production and dealt a severe blow to the entertainment industry. Remember — don’t believe anything you read in the press unless it comes directly from us.” Earlier this month, negotiations between the …

Hollywood actors strike completes 100 days as SAG-AFTRA wants tax on OTT subscribers. Here's what happens next
1 year, 2 months ago

Hollywood actors strike completes 100 days as SAG-AFTRA wants tax on OTT subscribers. Here's what happens next

Hindustan Times  

While screenwriters are busy back at work, film and TV actors remain on picket lines, with the longest strike in their history hitting the 100-day mark on Saturday after talks broke off with studios. On the same day, the actors' union and an alliance representing major studios announced in a joint statement that negotiations will resume next week on Tuesday, …

ACTORS STRIKE PHOTOS: See images from the 100 days film and TV actors have been picketing
1 year, 2 months ago

ACTORS STRIKE PHOTOS: See images from the 100 days film and TV actors have been picketing

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s TV and film actors have been striking for 100 days now, and there’s no end in sight. SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher, center, and SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland speak during a press conference announcing a strike July, 13, 2023 While the writers strike — declared more than two months before — had …

SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP to resume talks Tuesday as strike reaches 100 days
1 year, 2 months ago

SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP to resume talks Tuesday as strike reaches 100 days

LA Times  

SAG-AFTRA members join the Writers Guild of America on the picket line outside Netflix in Los Angeles in July. SAG-AFTRA and the alliance representing major studios are scheduled to resume negotiations Tuesday, as the Hollywood actors’ strike reaches the 100-day milestone. The two sides said in a joint statement they would meet at SAG-AFTRA Plaza in Los Angeles with “several …

Fran Drescher is SAG-AFTRA’s ‘Norma Rae.’ But the 100-day actors’ strike poses new challenges
1 year, 2 months ago

Fran Drescher is SAG-AFTRA’s ‘Norma Rae.’ But the 100-day actors’ strike poses new challenges

LA Times  

Last summer, Fran Drescher became one of America’s most formidable labor leaders. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and NBCUniversal Studio Group Chairman Donna Langley — to sp “I’m always saying to them, you could be the heroes in this,” Drescher said. Drescher countered that companies must recognize that Hollywood workers, including some actors, “cannot make a living …

Actors’ Strike | George Clooney, Ben Affleck, other Hollywood actors offer $150 million to help end strike
1 year, 2 months ago

Actors’ Strike | George Clooney, Ben Affleck, other Hollywood actors offer $150 million to help end strike

The Hindu  

Oscar winner George Clooney and other top Hollywood stars have offered $150 million to the SAG-AFTRA actors union as part of a proposal to end the actors' strike as it nears its 100th day. Their offer, confirmed by Clooney's spokesperson on Thursday, would provide the union an extra $150 million over three years and could help fund improved health benefits. …

SAG-AFTRA strike negotiations suspended as studios ‘offer less than before strike began’
1 year, 2 months ago

SAG-AFTRA strike negotiations suspended as studios ‘offer less than before strike began’

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. On 2 October, for the first time since the strike began on 14 July, the …

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 …

SAG-AFTRA talks break down over streaming pay in a setback for Hollywood’s back-to-work plans
1 year, 2 months ago

SAG-AFTRA talks break down over streaming pay in a setback for Hollywood’s back-to-work plans

LA Times  

SAG-AFTRA members take to the picket line outside Netflix in Los Angeles in July. The AMPTP said such a concession would cost the companies more than $800 million per year and “create an untenable economic burden.” Studio sources suggested that the actors guild had essentially asked the companies to pay $1 per subscriber a year. “But a levy on top …

Writers vote to approve contract deal that ended strike as actors negotiate - The Hindu
1 year, 2 months ago

Writers vote to approve contract deal that ended strike as actors negotiate - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Hollywood writers have voted almost unanimously to approve the contract agreement reached by their union leaders that ended a strike after nearly five months, while actors remain in negotiations to find a way out of their own strike. Meanwhile, nearly three months after their strike began, leaders of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists were back …

Hollywood writers vote to approve contract deal that ended strike as actors negotiate
1 year, 2 months ago

Hollywood writers vote to approve contract deal that ended strike as actors negotiate

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood writers have voted almost unanimously to approve the contract agreement reached by their union leaders that ended a strike after nearly five months, while actors remain in negotiations to find a way out of their own strike. Meanwhile, nearly three months after their strike began, leaders of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio …

Watch: SAG-AFTRA actors strike outside Warner Bros as talks continue
1 year, 2 months ago

Watch: SAG-AFTRA actors strike outside Warner Bros as talks continue

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 Watch as SAG-AFTRA actors strike outside Warner Bros on Friday, 6 …

Strikes! Camera! No action – how the writers’ strike changed Hollywood forever
1 year, 2 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 …

SAG-AFTRA and studios to meet for a second day in talks to resolve actors’ strike
1 year, 2 months ago

SAG-AFTRA and studios to meet for a second day in talks to resolve actors’ strike

LA Times  

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher, white cap front, and the union’s national executive director and chief negotiator, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, left, greet picketers at Netflix in Los Angeles on July 14. But we’d rather be going back to work like everyone else.” In a joint statement Monday evening, SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which negotiates on behalf …

Hollywood Strike | Actors to resume negotiations with studios next week, as protracted writers’ strike ends
1 year, 2 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 …

Screenwriters secured a new deal for AI. For actors, the fight could be even harder
1 year, 2 months ago

Screenwriters secured a new deal for AI. For actors, the fight could be even harder

LA Times  

Members of the Writers Guild of America, joined by members of SAG-AFTRA, come together to picket in front of Paramount Studios in July. According to a summary document from the WGA, the contract — which still needs to be ratified by the union’s members — would let writers choose to use AI when performing writing services, with the studio’s permission. …

‘It was a trauma’: Now that the strike has ended, showrunners wonder how they begin moving forward
1 year, 2 months ago

‘It was a trauma’: Now that the strike has ended, showrunners wonder how they begin moving forward

LA Times  

Actors Sheryl Lee Ralph, left, and Lisa Ann Walter of ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” at a strike rally in Philadelphia in July. That relief, for them, is what I felt when the news broke.” “I don’t think there is a single person who works in television,who didn’t feel the effects of how the landscape has changed,” said Liz Tigelaar, showrunner of …

Hollywood actors to resume negotiations with studios next week, as protracted writers strike ends
1 year, 2 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' deal may set a template for talks with striking actors
1 year, 2 months ago

Hollywood Strike | Writers' deal may set a template for talks with striking actors

The Hindu  

The tentative deal Hollywood writers reached with the major studios and streaming services could serve as a template for actors, who have been on strike since mid-July. That agreement generated optimism among striking actors that they may soon settle their differences with the studios. "I hear it's an exceptional deal and historically, whatever deal they give to one union, the …

Hollywood writers to return to work after one of longest strikes in history as guild backs deal with studios
1 year, 2 months ago

Hollywood writers to return to work after one of longest strikes in history as guild backs deal with studios

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Members of the Writers Guild of America …

The Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios
1 year, 2 months ago

The Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios

The Hindu  

Hollywood's writers strike was declared over after nearly five months Tuesday night when board members from their union approved a contract agreement with studios, bringing the industry at least partly back from a historic halt in production. After Tuesday's board votes, the contracts were released for the first time to the writers, who had not yet been given any details …

The Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios
1 year, 2 months ago

The Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios

Firstpost  

The writers still have to vote to ratify the contract themselves in early October, but lifting the strike will allow them to work during that process, the guild told members in an email Hollywood’s writers strike was declared over after nearly five months Tuesday night when board members from their union approved a contract agreement with studios, bringing the industry …

Hollywood Strike | Writers’ strike is not over yet with key votes remaining on deal
1 year, 2 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 …

The Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios
1 year, 2 months ago

The Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s writers strike was declared over after nearly five months Tuesday night when board members from their union approved a contract agreement with studios, bringing the industry at least partly back from a historic halt in production. After Tuesday’s board votes, the contracts were released for the first time to the writers, who had not yet been …

Strike deal only first step in resolving Hollywood crisis
1 year, 2 months ago

Strike deal only first step in resolving Hollywood crisis

The Hindu  

A tentative deal to end a long-running writers' strike that has paralysed Hollywood is only a first step in resolving a film industry crisis, as an equally bitter studio stand-off with the actors' union stretches on. ‘Huge roadblock’ The WGA's deal with studios achieved compromises on minimum wage increases, bonus payments for writers participating in hit shows, and guarantees that …

Hollywood returns to work soon as strike ends, get ready for these new movies, but TV shows may take time
1 year, 2 months ago

Hollywood returns to work soon as strike ends, get ready for these new movies, but TV shows may take time

Hindustan Times  

Months long stalemate between the Screen Actors Guild and the Writers Guild is set to finally end after a tentative three-year contract agreement will be approved by the Writers Guild of America's board and members. The labour dispute that had been ongoing since May 2, with writers taking to the picket lines in demand of fair compensation and better conditions. …

Hollywood strike comes to an end as Writers Guild, studios reach tentative deal
1 year, 3 months ago

Hollywood strike comes to an end as Writers Guild, studios reach tentative deal

India Today  

Hollywood's writers union reached a preliminary labor agreement with major studios on Sunday, a deal expected to end one of two strikes that have halted most film and television production and cost the California economy billions. Efforts to restart daytime talk shows without writers, such as "The Drew Barrymore Show," collapsed this month, in the face of criticism from striking …

The writers’ strike deal is a big step, but roadblocks remain for Hollywood’s return to work
1 year, 3 months ago

The writers’ strike deal is a big step, but roadblocks remain for Hollywood’s return to work

LA Times  

Hollywood breathed a collective sigh of relief Sunday night when the Writers Guild of America and the major studios announced a tentative deal for a new contract. “We can say, with great pride, that this deal is exceptional — with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership,” WGA’s negotiating committee wrote in a memo to …

Editorial: Hollywood is the backbone of L.A.’s economy. It’s a relief there’s an end in sight to the strikes
1 year, 3 months ago

Editorial: Hollywood is the backbone of L.A.’s economy. It’s a relief there’s an end in sight to the strikes

LA Times  

There’s an end in sight for one of the two historic Hollywood strikes. Opinion Editorial: L.A. has a major stake in settling the Hollywood writers’ strike The last strike cost the local economy $2.1 billion and 37,700 jobs. While there are few specifics on what’s included in the proposed three-year contract for film and television work, WGA leaders called the …

End to WGA strike is in sight: Writers Guild and studios reach tentative agreement
1 year, 3 months ago

End to WGA strike is in sight: Writers Guild and studios reach tentative agreement

Salon  

After months of on-and-off negotiation talks, the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers reached a tentative agreement to end the nearly 150-day-long writers strike. "What we have won in this contract — most particularly, everything we have gained since May 2nd — is due to the willingness of this membership to exercise its …

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