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Hollywood writers say jobs are scarce a year after strikes
6 months, 1 week ago

Hollywood writers say jobs are scarce a year after strikes

NPR  

Hollywood writers say jobs are scarce a year after strikes This time last year, Hollywood writers were on strike. KELLY: NPR's Mandalit del Barco covered the five-month-long strike by the Writers Guild of America, the WGA. MANDALIT DEL BARCO, BYLINE: At Bob's Big Boy in Burbank, writer Taylor Orci reminiscences about all the free food they used to get last …

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House of the Dragon Season 2 to premiere in 2024 early summer, here's how Game of Thrones prequel avoided strike delays
1 year, 1 month ago

House of the Dragon Season 2 to premiere in 2024 early summer, here's how Game of Thrones prequel avoided strike delays

Hindustan Times  

About House of the Dragon Season 2 HBO greenlit Season 2 soon after House of the Dragon premiered on August 21, 2022, as it drew the largest audience for any new original series in history of the premium broadcaster with "over 20 million viewers across linear, on demand and HBO Max platforms in the US, based on a combination of …

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Minority writers fear diversity to fall farther down the agenda after strike - The Hindu
1 year, 2 months ago

Minority writers fear diversity to fall farther down the agenda after strike - The Hindu

The Hindu  

After the Writers Guild of America approved a new three-year contract with major studios, Hollywood writers from underrepresented groups, many nervous about their job security in the rapidly changing industry, aim to refocus studios' attention on increasing diversity. The WGA represents 11,500 film and television writers, but many minority members – people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, disabled people and women …

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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 …

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Writers Guild of America votes to officially end the Hollywood writers strike after 148 days
1 year, 2 months ago

Writers Guild of America votes to officially end the Hollywood writers strike after 148 days

Salon  

The Writers Guild of America strike has officially come to an end, just two days after the union reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. WGA leaders voted unanimously on Tuesday to authorize its members to return to work, thus ending the strike after an astounding 148 days. "The WGAW …

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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 …

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Writers strike comes to an end after 146 days. What's next for Hollywood?
1 year, 2 months ago

Writers strike comes to an end after 146 days. What's next for Hollywood?

India Today  

The SAG-AFTRA Hollywood strike of nearly five months appears about to end as a tentative deal has been reached between unionized screenwriters and the studios, streaming services and production companies that hire them. FIRST COMES TWO CRUCIAL VOTES After five days of marathon negotiating sessions that included the CEOs of Hollywood’s biggest studios, the Writers Guild of America and the …

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Hollywood writers reach tentative deal with studios to end strike
1 year, 2 months ago

Hollywood writers reach tentative deal with studios to end strike

Al Jazeera  

Writers union says the new deal is ‘exceptional’ with ‘meaningful gains and protections for writers’. Hollywood’s writers union says it has reached a preliminary labour agreement with the industry’s major studios in a deal to end one of two strikes that have halted most film and television production for nearly five months. The writers strike immediately sent late-night talk shows …

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Drew Barrymore PAUSES premiere of her show after issuing teary-eyed apology for resuming talk show during writers strike
1 year, 3 months ago

Drew Barrymore PAUSES premiere of her show after issuing teary-eyed apology for resuming talk show during writers strike

Daily Mail  

Drew Barrymore has sensationally paused the premiere of her talk show until after the Hollywood writers strike ends after facing intense criticism for her actions. The 48-year-old actress issued a groveling on-camera apology for continuing her CBS talk show 'The Drew Barrymore Show' while her three unionized writers were on strike - but she still refused to halt production. Drew …

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The show must go on: Hollywood production houses gets back to work; leaves writers' strike in lurch
1 year, 3 months ago

The show must go on: Hollywood production houses gets back to work; leaves writers' strike in lurch

Hindustan Times  

While most Hollywood productions are paused amid both the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, there are certain projects that have resumed work, and it has led to several conflicts in the industry. Actor Drew Barrymore has decided to resume her talk show The makers are trying to find loopholes to get back to work, from exclusion from the WGA terms to …

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Bill Maher to resume HBO’s ‘Real Time’ without writers
1 year, 3 months ago

Bill Maher to resume HBO’s ‘Real Time’ without writers

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. “Bill Maher’s decision to go back on the air while his Guild is on strike …

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Prime Video cancels ‘The Peripheral’, ‘A League of Their Own’ due to Hollywood strikes
1 year, 4 months ago

Prime Video cancels ‘The Peripheral’, ‘A League of Their Own’ due to Hollywood strikes

The Hindu  

Streamer Prime Video has decided not to go forward with the second season of its sci-fi drama series The Peripheral. The show also featured Jack Reynor, Gary Carr, Eli Goree, Louis Herthum, JJ Feild, T’Nia Miller, Charlotte Riley and Alexandra Billings. A League of Their Own was based on the 1992 classic film of the same name directed by Penny …

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Watch: Writers march in Los Angeles as WGA strike hits 100 days
1 year, 4 months ago

Watch: Writers march in Los Angeles as WGA strike hits 100 days

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 Hollywood screenwriters marched in Los Angeles as the Writers Guild of …

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Emmys to be postponed due to Hollywood strike: reports
1 year, 4 months ago

Emmys to be postponed due to Hollywood strike: reports

The Hindu  

Fox is expected to announce soon that television’s Emmys will be rescheduled to air in January next year due to strikes by writers and actors in the United States, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday, citing a person familiar with the plans. The ceremony was originally slated to be telecast on September 18, and the LA Times reported the …

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Hollywood Strike: On the picket lines with actors and writers, from LA to New York
1 year, 5 months ago

Hollywood Strike: On the picket lines with actors and writers, from LA to New York

The Hindu  

It's a “Strike Girl Summer.” So read a picket sign as the sidewalks of Hollywood and midtown Manhattan teemed with actors on Day 1 of their strike, protesting alongside the writers who have been at it since May. Demonstrators spritzed each other with water and danced to reggaeton music as passersby in cars honked in support of signs like: “Honk …

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Hollywood actors are now on strike too, joining writers on picket lines
1 year, 5 months ago

Hollywood actors are now on strike too, joining writers on picket lines

Salon  

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is on strike after talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers failed to produce a new labor contract. In a statement to NPR, SAG-AFTRA said streaming services have "eroded" the way actors get paid and accused studios of refusing to acknowledge "enormous shifts in the industry and …

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TV series put on pause by the Hollywood writers strike
1 year, 5 months ago

TV series put on pause by the Hollywood writers strike

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 As a strike by Hollywood …

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TV series put on pause by the Hollywood writers strike
1 year, 5 months ago

TV series put on pause by the Hollywood writers strike

Associated Press  

As a strike by Hollywood writers approaches the two-month mark, late-night talk shows have been put on long-term hiatus and more and more scripted shows are pausing production, with films not far behind. The looming possibility of unionized actors striking alongside them could mean a far larger shutdown. Here’s a selected look at shows in suspension. ___ SHOWS THAT HAVE …

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Hollywood actors guild votes to authorize strike, as writers strike continues
1 year, 6 months ago

Hollywood actors guild votes to authorize strike, as writers strike continues

The Hindu  

Actors represented by the Hollywood union SAG-AFTRA voted Monday evening to authorize a strike if they don't agree on a new contract with major studios, streamers and production companies by June 30. The strike authorization vote, a tool at the bargaining table, comes at a pivotal moment for the industry as 11,500 writers enter their sixth week of striking and …

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Directors Guild reaches tentative deal with Hollywood studios, writers remain on strike
1 year, 6 months ago

Directors Guild reaches tentative deal with Hollywood studios, writers remain on strike

The Hindu  

Hollywood's major studios reached a tentative labour agreement with the union representing film and television directors, likely averting a work stoppage that would have piled pressure on media companies to settle with striking writers. During the last WGA strike in 2007 and 2008, a studio deal with the DGA prompted writers to head back to the bargaining table. If approved, …

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Indian writers say negotiations set to begin with producers after Hollywood writers’ strike
1 year, 7 months ago

Indian writers say negotiations set to begin with producers after Hollywood writers’ strike

Hindustan Times  

It will be 11 days today, since the Writers Guild of America went on a strike demanding higher pay and a stable pay structure. Anjum Rajabali, who has written films such as Ghulam, and co-written the screenplay for Raajneeti, says, “While their strike doesn’t have a direct bearing on the Indian situation, it has brought into public focus the unfair …

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President Biden calls for ‘fair deal’ for Hollywood writers at White House screening
1 year, 7 months ago

President Biden calls for ‘fair deal’ for Hollywood writers at White House screening

Hindustan Times  

President Biden has made a public statement on the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike that has paralyzed Hollywood. Speaking at a White House screening of the Disney+ series American Born Chinese, Biden expressed his hope that the strike would be resolved soon, and that writers would receive a fair deal. US President Joe Biden speaks before a screening of …

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Hollywood held hostage! Writers' strike halts production of Marvel's Blade and Stranger Things among other causalities
1 year, 7 months ago

Hollywood held hostage! Writers' strike halts production of Marvel's Blade and Stranger Things among other causalities

Hindustan Times  

The pens have gone silent and the cameras have stopped rolling as the writers' strike enters its second week, leaving some of Hollywood's biggest productions in limbo. The latest casualties of the strike are two of the most anticipated projects currently in production: Marvel's Blade reboot and the fifth season of Stranger Things. As the strike continues, some productions, such …

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Stranger Things season five has been delayed by the Hollywood Writers' strike
1 year, 7 months ago

Stranger Things season five has been delayed by the Hollywood Writers' strike

Daily Mail  

The creators of Stranger Things have confirmed production on season five has been delayed by the Hollywood Writers' strike. The creators of Stranger Things have confirmed production on season five has been delayed by the Hollywood Writers' strike Members of the Writers Guild of America went on strike for the first time in 15 years on Tuesday, hitting the picket …

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