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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 …

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‘Sesame Street’ writers reach tentative contract deal, averting strike
8 months ago

‘Sesame Street’ writers reach tentative contract deal, averting strike

LA Times  

Writers Guild of America members employed by Sesame Workshop have struck a tentative contract deal with management, averting a strike after negotiations stalled over compensation and union representation for the nonprofit organization’s animation and social media staff. The bargaining unit of 35 — which includes the “Sesame Street” writing staff — and Sesame Workshop settled on a new five-year contract …

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The actors strike is over as union reaches tentative agreement with studios
1 year, 1 month ago

The actors strike is over as union reaches tentative agreement 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. Read our privacy policy The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation …

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Reality TV stars say they’re subject to grueling conditions and low pay. A union could change that
1 year, 1 month ago

Reality TV stars say they’re subject to grueling conditions and low pay. A union could change that

LA Times  

Few people would mistake Bethenny Frankel for a champion of the working class. But Frankel, a pioneer of parlaying reality TV fame into wealth, became the Bravo era’s answer to Norma Rae this summer when she attempted to ignite a movement she dubbed “the reality reckoning.” In a series of posts on Instagram, Frankel urged her fellow unscripted performers to …

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WGA members easily ratify new contract to end 148-day strike as anxieties loom
1 year, 2 months ago

WGA members easily ratify new contract to end 148-day strike as anxieties loom

LA Times  

As members of the Writers Guild of America voted overwhelmingly in favor of a new contract that ended a 148-day strike, anxieties loomed over a coming contraction in the film and TV business that could limit job opportunities even after Hollywood gets back to work. “Through solidarity and determination, we have ratified a contract with meaningful gains and protections for …

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Stranger Things, The Last of Us and more: All the TV shows being fast-tracked now WGA strike is over
1 year, 2 months ago

Stranger Things, The Last of Us and more: All the TV shows being fast-tracked now WGA strike is over

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 Certain TV shows are set to fast-tracked now that the writers’ …

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Late night TV shows announce their return after...
1 year, 2 months ago

Late night TV shows announce their return after...

Daily Mail  

Hours after the WGA strike ended on Wednesday at 12:01am PST, all four of the major late-night talk shows hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and Stephen Colbert announced they'd be back on the air by Monday. As for HBO, Real Time with Bill Maher will be the first to return this Friday night and Last Week Tonight …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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‘Time to bring people back to work,’ comedian Bill Maher's show will continue on HBO amid Hollywood strikes
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Time to bring people back to work,’ comedian Bill Maher's show will continue on HBO amid Hollywood strikes

Hindustan Times  

Bill Maher, the comedian and political commentator, announced he will continue his show, ‘Real Time with Bill Maher,’ on HBO despite the ongoing strikes in Hollywood. HBO's 'Real Time with Bill Maher' Maher wrote in a post on X, the social media platform that replaced Twitter, that he will resume his show without his writers or writing. The comedian said …

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US actors joined the writers' strike two months ago today. Here are the TV shows and films affected because of it
1 year, 3 months ago

US actors joined the writers' strike two months ago today. Here are the TV shows and films affected because of it

ABC  

It's been two months since US actors joined industrial action against Hollywood's biggest production houses. Daytime talk shows cross picket lines Drew Barrymore shocked the Hollywood community this week when she announced that her daytime talk show would continue production despite the strike and without its WGA writers. Film Original release date New release date Challengers September 15, 2023 April …

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Disney and Charter end fight. But how long will the cable bundle survive?
1 year, 3 months ago

Disney and Charter end fight. But how long will the cable bundle survive?

LA Times  

Welcome to the Wide Shot, a newsletter about the business of entertainment. “It’s going to be several more years before people say, ‘OK, we’re done with cable TV.’ It would have been too drastic, too sudden and too soon for cable TV to just go away.” As my colleague Meg James reported Monday, the sides reached a detente that preserves …

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Bill Maher slams screenwriters’ ‘kooky’ strike demands: ‘This is show business’
1 year, 3 months ago

Bill Maher slams screenwriters’ ‘kooky’ strike demands: ‘This is show business’

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. Read our privacy policy Bill Maher has criticised the ongoing screenwriters’ …

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California Treasurer Fiona Ma calls on Hollywood studios to end writers’ and actors’ strikes
1 year, 3 months ago

California Treasurer Fiona Ma calls on Hollywood studios to end writers’ and actors’ strikes

LA Times  

California Treasurer Fiona Ma sent letters this week to major media companies, including NBCUniversal owner Comcast Corp., to end the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. California State Treasurer Fiona Ma sent letters this week to studios represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, urging them to negotiate “fair deals” to end the dual strikes led by film and …

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Fallout from Hollywood labor unrest deepens as strikes drag on
1 year, 3 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 …

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WGA and AMPTP resume negotiations amid signs of a possible thaw in the standoff
1 year, 4 months ago

WGA and AMPTP resume negotiations amid signs of a possible thaw in the standoff

LA Times  

Supporters of the Writers Guild of America strike in Studio City in May. “That will be our approach, at least for the time being, until there is something of significance to report, or unless management uses the media or industry surrogates to try to influence the narrative.” The sides have been far apart on issues pertaining to the future of …

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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 …

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Why are actors making movies during the strike? What to know about SAG-AFTRA’s ‘interim agreements’
1 year, 4 months ago

Why are actors making movies during the strike? What to know about SAG-AFTRA’s ‘interim agreements’

Associated Press  

The actors and writers strikes have resulted in most Hollywood film and television productions being shut down, from the “Gladiator” sequel to the live action “Lilo & Stitch.” But some independent films and television productions are are still filming after reaching agreements with the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists that will allow them to continue with …

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‘Jeopardy!’ champs boycott tourney in solidarity with striking writers. But did they have to?
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Jeopardy!’ champs boycott tourney in solidarity with striking writers. But did they have to?

LA Times  

Multiple “Jeopardy!” winners have bowed out of this year’s Tournament of Champions. Several “Jeopardy!” winners have refused to participate in this year’s Tournament of Champions in solidarity with TV writers who are on strike. That being said, I believe that the show’s writers are a vital part of the show and they are justified in taking their job action to …

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‘House of the Dragon’ is still shooting amid strikes. Here’s why, according to George R.R. Martin
1 year, 5 months ago

‘House of the Dragon’ is still shooting amid strikes. Here’s why, according to George R.R. Martin

LA Times  

Olivia Cooke, left, and Emma D’Arcy star in HBO’s “The House of the Dragon,” which has continued filming despite the dual Hollywood strikes. Indeed, the network has continued shooting Season 2 of its hit series “The House of the Dragon” amid the labor strikes by two of Hollywood’s unions. Seems to me that Labour Party really needs to do a …

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These movie and TV stars are sharing ‘appalling’ pay stories to explain the historic Hollywood strike
1 year, 5 months ago

These movie and TV stars are sharing ‘appalling’ pay stories to explain the historic Hollywood strike

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. “We are being victimised by a very greedy enterprise.” Among SAG-AFTRA’s …

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3 lessons past Hollywood strikes can teach us about the current moment
1 year, 5 months ago

3 lessons past Hollywood strikes can teach us about the current moment

NPR  

3 lessons past Hollywood strikes can teach us about the current moment Enlarge this image toggle caption Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Actors have joined screenwriters on the picket line in a rare dual strike, effectively bringing Hollywood to a standstill for the first time in decades. Erin Hill, an associate professor of media and popular culture at UC …

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Every TV show and movie affected by historic Hollywood actors and writers’ strike
1 year, 5 months ago

Every TV show and movie affected by historic Hollywood actors and writers’ strike

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. Abbott Elementary open image in gallery Quinta Brunson in ‘Abbott Elementary’ Writing for the third …

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