Writers Strike: What It’s Like Compared To 2007
1 year, 3 months ago

Writers Strike: What It’s Like Compared To 2007

Huff Post  

My Dad Was On The Picket Lines In 2007. We’re almost on the brink of a lot of our jobs disappearing or becoming part of the gig economy.” David McNew via Getty Images Emily Kim Emily Kim is a 25-year-old comic book author and screenwriter. Around middle school, I was having a hard time with friends, then at the same time, falling in love with a lot of TV shows like “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Lost.” I think those shows helped me in my personal life, but I also fell in love with everything about TV: how you can follow a whole group of characters across years of your life. So that’s why I went to “Quantum Leap” because everyone told me, “Oh, network is the only way that you’ll get to produce your episode and that you’ll actually get a residual check. But I also feel almost a bit sad that long-running shows like “Lost” and “Grey’s Anatomy” don’t get made as often anymore.

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We checked in with Hollywood writers a year after the strike. They’re not OK
7 months, 1 week 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Here’s What The Writers Won In Their Groundbreaking Deal
1 year, 2 months ago

Here’s What The Writers Won In Their Groundbreaking Deal

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Thousands of film and television writers will be able to go back to work as of Wednesday morning after the Writers Guild of America, East and West, finalized a tentative agreement with the film and television industry after a nearly five-month strike. #WGAStrong pic.twitter.com/7z8kw9xI1p — Writers Guild of America West September 27, 2023 “This allows writers to …

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. Why was it so hard to get a deal done?
1 year, 2 months ago

The Hollywood writers’ strike is over. Why was it so hard to get a deal done?

LA Times  

Welcome to the Wide Shot, a newsletter about the business of entertainment. There’s a nagging question for Hollywood that lingers beyond Sunday night’s celebratory mood following the tentative deal to end the writers’ strike. Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger, speaking from the billionaire summer camp of Sun Valley, Idaho, seemed to provoke scribes and actors by saying that …

Writers’ union reaches tentative deal with Hollywood studios to end historic strike
1 year, 3 months ago

Writers’ union reaches tentative deal with Hollywood studios to end historic strike

The Hindu  

The union representing screenwriters reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios to end a historic strike after nearly five months, raising hopes that a crippling shutdown of movie and television filming could be near an end. As a result of the deal, nightly network shows including NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” could return …

Screenwriters wait to learn terms of deal with Hollywood studios to end historic strike
1 year, 3 months ago

Screenwriters wait to learn terms of deal with Hollywood studios to end historic strike

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Screenwriters waited Monday to learn what their five-month strike won and prepared for a possible return to work after their union reached an agreement with studio executives that could help end the walkouts that brought Hollywood to a standstill. Network shows including NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” could return to …

Tentative deal reached to end the Hollywood writers strike. No deal yet for actors
1 year, 3 months ago

Tentative deal reached to end the Hollywood writers strike. No deal yet for actors

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Union leaders and Hollywood studios …

Hollywood writers near end of months-long strike. What happens next?
1 year, 3 months ago

Hollywood writers near end of months-long strike. What happens next?

Al Jazeera  

If writers approve tentative deal, work on some Hollywood shows could resume quickly. In the last writers’ strike, in 2008, board members voted two days after a deal was reached, and members voted two days after that. But while the show’s joke writers will be free to return, many of their usual guests will not, with the ongoing actors strike …

‘Drew Barrymore Show’ picketed as it resumes taping amid strikes
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Drew Barrymore Show’ picketed as it resumes taping amid strikes

LA Times  

Members of Writers Guild of America, East, and SAG-AFTRA picket outside HBO and Amazon headquarters in New York City on Sept. 7, 2023. Members of the Writers Guild of America picketed a taping of “The Drew Barrymore Show” on Monday after it resumed production during the dual Hollywood strikes. I hope for a resolve for everyone as soon as possible.” …

More Than 100 Days Into Writers Strike, Studio Execs Finally Get Back To Negotiating
1 year, 4 months ago

More Than 100 Days Into Writers Strike, Studio Execs Finally Get Back To Negotiating

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Exactly 101 days since the 11,500 film and TV writers in the Writers Guild of America East and West began striking for more equitable wages and working conditions, Hollywood executives are finally returning to the negotiating table, the WGA told members Thursday. We will get back to you.” Members of the Writers Guild of America and the …

Striking writers and studios will meet this week to discuss restarting negotiations
1 year, 4 months ago

Striking writers and studios will meet this week to discuss restarting negotiations

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Union leaders told striking Hollywood writers Tuesday night that they plan to meet with representatives for studios to discuss restarting negotiations after the first official communication between the two sides since the strike began three months ago. The Writers Guild of America sent an email to members saying that the head of the Alliance of Motion Picture …

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 …

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 …

‘A lot of blood in the water.’ Why actors’ and writers’ strikes are a big blow to Hollywood studios
1 year, 5 months ago

‘A lot of blood in the water.’ Why actors’ and writers’ strikes are a big blow to Hollywood studios

LA Times  

Members of SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America picket outside the Warner Bros. studio lot, in Burbank. Matt Damon, Cillian Murphy and other actors walked out during Thursday night’s London premiere of Universal Pictures’ highly anticipated “Oppenheimer.” The upcoming fall TV season could sputter, devoid of new scripted episodes of “Abbott Elementary,” “Law & Order: SVU” and “NCIS.” And …

Why Hollywood’s Writers and Actors Are Striking
1 year, 5 months ago

Why Hollywood’s Writers and Actors Are Striking

Bloomberg  

A months-long strike in Hollywood has ended, after the governing boards of the Writers Guild of America approved a new contract with Hollywood studios in late September. The Screen Actors Guild, which joined the writers on strike in July, remain on the picket lines, however, which will continue to affect production of movies and TV series. The last time both …

Opinion: Streaming is TV’s future. Can the writers’ strike get executives to pay accordingly?
1 year, 5 months ago

Opinion: Streaming is TV’s future. Can the writers’ strike get executives to pay accordingly?

LA Times  

The two central disputes of the current Writers Guild of America strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are technology-driven: the rise of streaming, and the looming unknown role artificial intelligence will play in the creative process. In 1946, when coaxial cable first linked New York and Washington, D.C., and gave birth to network television in the …

Hollywood writers’ strike casts shadow on web show slate and OTT biz
1 year, 7 months ago

Hollywood writers’ strike casts shadow on web show slate and OTT biz

Live Mint  

The ongoing writers’ strike in Hollywood has the potential to cause significant disruptions, particularly for web series that have garnered substantial following among urban, English-speaking audiences in India, said industry experts. According to a report by media consulting firm Ormax, the number of Indians watching international English content ballooned from 19.1 million pre-pandemic to 85.2 million, up 124%. Christine McCarthy, …

How the writers’ strike will shake up the fall TV schedule — and your viewing habits
1 year, 7 months ago

How the writers’ strike will shake up the fall TV schedule — and your viewing habits

LA Times  

The stars did not come out for TV’s glitzy annual network presentations to advertisers, where they typically show off new and returning series. “You add the writers’ strike into it and there’s even more uncertainty,” said David Campanelli, chief investment officer for ad-buying firm Horizon Media. “I don’t think it changes that much right now, especially for those networks that …

Writers' strike takes these late night talk-shows, soap operas off-air. All you need to know
1 year, 7 months ago

Writers' strike takes these late night talk-shows, soap operas off-air. All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

As the old saying goes, "laughter is the best medicine," but audiences will have to find another remedy as their favorite late-night comedy shows have been taken off air in the United States due to a strike by television and film writers. People picket outside of Paramount Pictures studios during the Hollywood writers strike on May 4, 2023 in Los …

Will AI write the next Hollywood blockbuster? Writers' strike intensifies over studios' refusal to regulate use of AI
1 year, 7 months ago

Will AI write the next Hollywood blockbuster? Writers' strike intensifies over studios' refusal to regulate use of AI

Hindustan Times  

The Hollywood writers' strike over pay has taken a new turn, with the Writers Guild of America intensifying its action due to the studios' refusal to rule out the possibility of artificial intelligence replacing human writers in the future. People picket outside of Paramount Pictures studios during the Hollywood writers strike on May 4, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. WGA's …

Hollywood writers are on strike over an artificial intelligence threat some are warning is coming for you next
1 year, 7 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 …

Editorial: L.A. has a major stake in settling the Hollywood writers’ strike
1 year, 7 months ago

Editorial: L.A. has a major stake in settling the Hollywood writers’ strike

LA Times  

Hollywood writers put down their pens this week to strike for the first time in 16 years. The Writers Guild of America and the film, television and streaming studios could not reach agreement over pay and working conditions amid an industry upheaval that’s remade how artists create and viewers consume entertainment. Today, the digital revolution and streaming boom have upended …

Hollywood studios push back against striking writers' claim of 'gig' workforce
1 year, 7 months ago

Hollywood studios push back against striking writers' claim of 'gig' workforce

The Hindu  

The group representing Hollywood studios fired back on May 4 at claims from striking film and television workers that they have been forced into the "gig economy" because of changes brought by the streaming TV era. Roughly 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America went on strike on Tuesday, saying that studios had "created a gig economy inside a …

Hollywood writers' strike explained: How streaming wars boosted profits but hit pay
1 year, 7 months ago

Hollywood writers' strike explained: How streaming wars boosted profits but hit pay

Daily Mail  

Writers Guild of America East and West coast divisions announced a strike would commence Tuesday after midnight Thousands of Hollywood film and TV writers have hit the picket lines this week after the Writers Guild of America called its first strike in 16 years. Pictured: Members of the WGA joining the picket line outside the offices of Peacock NewFront, which …

Writers strike looks to be a long fight, as Hollywood braces
1 year, 7 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 …

What do striking Hollywood writers want? A look at demands
1 year, 7 months ago

What do striking Hollywood writers want? A look at demands

Associated Press  

The 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America went on strike Tuesday after negotiations with Hollywood studios that began in March failed to result in an agreement. The guild has billed the issues behind the labor dispute as “an existential crisis.” Writers say they’re facing a host of new issues brought on by streaming and other recent technological shifts …

Late-Night writers' strike continues - How long will viewers have to endure reruns?
1 year, 7 months ago

Late-Night writers' strike continues - How long will viewers have to endure reruns?

Hindustan Times  

As the clock strikes midnight, the screens of late-night television have gone blank, leaving viewers with no fresh content to watch but only reruns. - More than 11,000 Hollywood television and movie writers went on their first strike in 15 years Tuesday, after talks with studios and streamers over pay and working conditions failed to clinch a deal. The strike …

WGA strike 2023: Why are the Hollywood writers striking and what happened last time in 2007?
1 year, 7 months ago

WGA strike 2023: Why are the Hollywood writers striking and what happened last time in 2007?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Among the series to have seasons cut short due …

Lights, Camera, Strike: Why are Hollywood writers protesting, and which shows will be affected?
1 year, 7 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, …

Late-night TV shows go dark as writers strike for better pay
1 year, 7 months ago

Late-night TV shows go dark as writers strike for better pay

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The first Hollywood strike in 15 years began Tuesday as the economic pressures of the streaming era prompted unionized TV and film writers to picket for better pay outside major studios, a work stoppage that already is leading most late-night shows to air reruns. “There’s too much work and not enough pay,” said demonstrator Sean Crespo, a …

Why is there a writers’ strike? Blame the Golden Age of TV
1 year, 7 months ago

Why is there a writers’ strike? Blame the Golden Age of TV

LA Times  

WGA members walk a picket line around the Bronson Sunset Studios lot where Netflix leases space for production and offices in Hollywood on Tuesday. California Photos: Hollywood writers hit the picket line Hollywood writers formed picket lines in L.A. and New York after the Writers Guild of America called a strike for better pay and working conditions. Hollywood Inc. ‘It’s …

If you think a writers strike will be bad for viewers, status quo may be even worse
1 year, 7 months ago

If you think a writers strike will be bad for viewers, status quo may be even worse

NPR  

If you think a writers strike will be bad for viewers, status quo may be even worse Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images It's beyond question that the WGA strike, which began Tuesday, will have potentially devastating effects on writers, on the industry, and on the economy. And for a lot of people, …

Hollywood writers begin strike, late-night shows go dark
1 year, 7 months ago

Hollywood writers begin strike, late-night shows go dark

The Hindu  

Late-night TV shows including “The Tonight Show” and “The Daily Show” will begin airing reruns on May 2 as unionized screenwriters soured by diminished pay in the streaming era went on strike for the first time in 15 years. NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” Comedy Central’s “Daily Show,” ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live," CBS's “The Late Show” and NBC's “Late Night” all …

Hollywood writers to strike as studio talks collapse
1 year, 7 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 …

Pens down, lights off! Writers Guild of America goes on strike bringing TV shows to a halt. All you need to know
1 year, 7 months ago

Pens down, lights off! Writers Guild of America goes on strike bringing TV shows to a halt. All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

The Writers Guild of America went on strike on Tuesday, with more than 11,000 members halting the production of many popular television shows. Writers Guild of America writers and others strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers in a rally at Fox Plaza in Los Angeles' Century City district. Streaming Services and Residuals The rise of streaming …

Hollywood writers to begin strike as contract negotiations collapse
1 year, 7 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 …

What to expect with TV writers on strike: First late night will go dark. Then comes the fall
1 year, 7 months ago

What to expect with TV writers on strike: First late night will go dark. Then comes the fall

Salon  

The prevailing maxim of the so-called Golden Age of Television is that TV is a writer's medium. For people who remember that season, that strike resulted in shortened TV seasons for shows like "Heroes" and "The Big Bang Theory" and delayed debuts for other shows, including "24." "Swarm" One of the most astonishing examples of this occurred behind the scenes …

Hollywood writers go on strike: Here is what to know
1 year, 7 months ago

Hollywood writers go on strike: Here is what to know

Al Jazeera  

The Writers Guild of America says it supports a work stoppage after failing to reach an agreement for higher pay. More than 11,000 members of the Writers Guild of America are on strike, throwing Hollywood into turmoil as the entertainment business grapples with seismic changes triggered by the global streaming boom. The WGA, however, argued that the studios’ responses to …

‘It’s just pure chaos’: Top Hollywood showrunners explain the writers’ strike
1 year, 7 months ago

‘It’s just pure chaos’: Top Hollywood showrunners explain the writers’ strike

LA Times  

The Writers Guild of America called on their members to launch a strike on Monday night after the contract negotiation period with major studios ended without a new deal in place. This critical moment over writers’ compensation in the age of streaming ignited a passionate discussion on the issues at play recently when The Times’ senior television writer Yvonne Villarreal …

What shows are affected by the writers’ strike? ‘SNL’ and late-night are among the first
1 year, 7 months ago

What shows are affected by the writers’ strike? ‘SNL’ and late-night are among the first

LA Times  

It won’t be a late night with Seth Meyers or Stephen Colbert or either of the Jimmys for a while. For TV fans, it means that the writers behind your favorite shows, like ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” Showtime’s “Yellowjackets” and Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” are headed for the picket lines. Late-night talk shows are the first to be affected, including “The Late …

Hollywood writers launch major strike over workers’ rights
1 year, 7 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 Guild of America strikes for higher wages and better health care
1 year, 7 months ago

Writers Guild of America strikes for higher wages and better health care

NPR  

Writers Guild of America strikes for higher wages and better health care The Writers Guild of America has gone on strike against major Hollywood studios after both parties were unable to agree on a new contract. NPR's culture correspondent Mandalit del Barco is at one site where there's picketing, and she joins us now live. DEL BARCO: Well, writers say …

What shows would stop first if Hollywood writers strike? Here’s what the WGA says
1 year, 8 months ago

What shows would stop first if Hollywood writers strike? Here’s what the WGA says

LA Times  

Say goodbye to your favorite late-night show if Hollywood’s writers cannot cut a deal with studios by May 1. In a Thursday memo obtained by The Times, the WGA said a May strike could delay the key fall network television season. “Immediately, new episodes of late-night shows including ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!,’ ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,’ ‘Real Time With …

TV and film writers authorize strike over pay, other issues
1 year, 8 months ago

TV and film writers authorize strike over pay, other issues

Firstpost  

In an email to members Monday, the negotiating committee of the Writers Guild of America said nearly 98% of the 9,218 votes were cast to authorize the strike, with nearly 79% of guild members voting. Unionized film and television writers have voted overwhelmingly to give their leaders the authority to call a strike if they’re unable to reach an agreement …

TV and film writers authorize strike over pay, other issues
1 year, 8 months ago

TV and film writers authorize strike over pay, other issues

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Unionized film and television writers have voted overwhelmingly to give their leaders the authority to call a strike if they’re unable to reach an agreement on a new contract. In an email to members Monday, the negotiating committee of the Writers Guild of America said nearly 98% of the 9,218 votes were cast to authorize the strike, …

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