WRITER'S STRIKE Explained: The Issues, The Stakes, Movies & TV Shows Affected — And How Long It Might Last.... STRIKE IS ON
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Writers Fire Back at Studios' Flawed Counteroffer: 'Pay Your Workers'
A number of WGA union members tell Rolling Stone the studios’ repeat offer is not surprising and will not discourage them from continuing to strike
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Writers Strike: AMPTP Releases New Proposal on AI and Residuals
The WGA pushed back on the proposal, saying “This wasn’t a meeting to make a deal. This was a meeting to get us to cave”
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Bravo releases statement about the NDAs reality stars sign
Bravo has released a statement regarding NDAs, after Bethenny Frankel - a former Bravo employee - hired a legal team to lead her fight trying to get reality stars protected against networks
Amid Bethenny Frankel Fight, Bravo Clarifies Claim That Reality Stars Are Being ‘Silenced’ By NDAs (EXCLUSIVE)
After multiple legal letters have been sent to NBCUniversal regarding the treatment of the company’s reality stars — a fight that was kickstarted by former “Real Housewives” star …
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IATSE Offices Close After Worker Makes ‘Strike-Related’ Threat
IATSE Local 80 closed its offices Friday after receiving a threatening letter that purported to be from an out-of-work grip. The letter, which was postmarked on Wednesday, appeared to be related to…
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SAG-AFTRA Chief Negotiator on Day 40 of Actors Strike: ‘The CEOs Need to Be Involved’
As SAG-AFTRA clocked its 40th day on strike, the union’s chief negotiator has called for leaders of Hollywood’s major studios and streamers to step in to bring the sides to a new deal a…
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Scenes from Hollywood’s Hot Labor Summer
A bartender, a background actor, a shrink, a hair stylist—a psychic inventory of a city in stasis.
Distributor Neon Poised to Regain Its Glow Thanks to Strikes
VIP+ Analysis: Fewer major studio releases, plus the film company’s biggest gamble in “Ferrari,” point to optimism for the studio’s slate.
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WGA Meeting With Concerned Showrunners Has Been Postponed
A meeting that had been scheduled for today between the leaders of the Writers Guild of America and a group of concerned showrunners has been postponed as the guild prepares to resume contract barg…
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TIFF, Venice Festivals Persevere Despite Strikes’ Impact
VIP+ Analysis: Expectations that the absence of SAG actors would soil things have proven overblown. Pay attention to film sales instead.
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WGA Talks to Resume Next Week After Monthlong Limbo
Talks between the Writers Guild of America and the major studios are set to resume next week, as the sides seek to end the four-month-old writers strike. The WGA asked the Alliance of Motion Pictur…
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California Senate Approves Unemployment Pay for Striking Workers
The California Senate voted on Thursday to grant unemployment benefits to workers who are on strike. The bill passed with a 27-12 vote. The Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA have each expresse…
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Writers Guild Reaches Tentative Agreement With Studios and Streamers
In a significant development that could bring an end to a historic writers strike, the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announced a provisional deal on Sunday.
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Deal! WGA, AMPTP Reach Historic Contract Agreement to End 146-Day Writers Strike: ‘This Deal Is Exceptional’
The WGA and AMPTP have reached a tentative contract agreement that will bring an end the 146-day writers strike.
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Kumail Nanjiani, Robin Thede, Adam Conover and More Celebrate Tentative Writers Deal After 146 Days: ‘This Is the End’
Hollywood reacts to the WGA's tentative deal with the AMPTP, which could soon end the writers strike.
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Striking WGA Members Given ‘Final’ Offer but There’s a Snag
The WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers were meeting for a fifth straight day of negotiations on Sunday.
WGA Reaches Tentative Agreement With Hollywood Studios
The union said that “meaningful gains and protections for writers” had been secured in the new three-year contract, but that “no one is to return to work” just yet.
WGA Deal Is Done—But When Will Hollywood Be Back to Normal?
Guild leaders are expected to meet Tuesday to vote on the final deal and determine whether or not to lift the strike. Then what?
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Hope and Heartbreak: Stories From the Hollywood Strikes
In a year of extended work stoppages by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA, plenty was gained—and plenty was sacrificed
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David Zaslav and the Dying Era of Media Moguls - The Ringer
Matt is joined by journalist Michael Wolff to discuss his latest profile on Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav in New York magazine. They talk about whether—despite the bad press—he is actually doing a good job…
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