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Netflix Is Reportedly Planning a Price Hike After the Ongoing Hollywood Actors’ Strike Ends
Netflix reportedly plans a price hike after the ongoing Hollywood actors’ strike ends. As per the WSJ, the price hike will likely begin in the US and Canada before heading into other regions. Netflix hasn’t increased its subscription prices since January 2022, and at the time, it just shot up by $1 to $2. While the WGA ended the strike last wee...
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After 5 Months, Hollywood Writers Body Agrees To End Strike
The leaders of the Writers Guild of America on Tuesday called off a monthslong strike that has paralyzed Hollywood, accepting a pay deal hammered out with production studios.
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"No One Return To Work Until...": Hollywood Writers, Studios Reach Deal To End Strike
Striking writers whose industrial action has brought Hollywood to a standstill said Sunday they had reached a deal with studios that could see them go back to work.
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Late-Night TV Hosts Join On Podcast To Help Striking Hollywood Writers
An all-star lineup of late-night television hosts are uniting to chat about Hollywood's ongoing labor disputes on a new podcast, a group effort to raise funds for their striking staff writers.
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Hollywood Writers To Evaluate New Labor Proposal From Studios Amid Stike
The union representing striking writers said it's evaluating a new labor proposal from Hollywood studios following a three-month-long standoff.
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Emmy Awards 2023 Delayed to January Due to Hollywood Actors and Writers Strikes
Emmy Awards 2023 has been delayed to next year. After months of discussions between the Television Academy and new broadcaster Fox, the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards will now be held on January 16 at 6:30am IST in India/ January 15 at 5pm PT in the US. The delay is owing to the ongoing actors’ and writers’ strikes in Hollywood, which prevents the ...
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100 Days Into Strike, Hollywood Writers, Actors To Meet Studio Officials
As the Hollywood writers' strike approaches the 100-day mark, Writers Guild of America (WGA) negotiators will meet on Friday with representatives of the major studios for the first time in three months to discuss whether contract talks can resume.
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Oppenheimer Cast Walk Out of London Premiere in Solidarity With the Actors’ Strike
Oppenheimer’s cast walked out of its London film premiere in support of SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union that was unable to reach an equitable deal with movie studios for fair payments. The possibility of a strike looming had caused the crew to move up the premiere by an hour, so they could be present for the inauguration. This is the first time si...
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Hollywood Actors Poised for Strike After Studio Talks End Without Deal, Adding to Ongoing Writers’ Strike
The union representing Hollywood actors said Thursday that crunch talks with studios to avert a major industry shutdown had ended without a deal, paving the way for a vote on the first actors’ strike in more than four decades. Popular series set to return to television this year would face lengthy delays, while blockbuster films may get postponed...
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The Last of Us Season 2 Production Halted Due to Hollywood Writers’ Strike
Production on The Last of Us season 2 has been put on hold due to the ongoing writers’ strike in Hollywood. A report suggests that the new episodes hadn’t begun filming yet, but the crew had begun the casting process for season 2, with actors being asked to read lines directly from The Last of Us Part II game. Scripts for the sophomore run are ...
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Stranger Things Season 5 Production Halted Due to Hollywood Writers’ Strike
Production on Stranger Things 5 has been halted until further notice, due to the ongoing writers’ strike. Co-creators Matt and Ross Duffer confirmed that they’re standing in solidarity with the writers, hoping that a fair deal is reached soon. The Writers Guild of America has barred all writer-producers from participating in writing duties duri...
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Hollywood Strike Intensifies Due to Claim That AI Could Do Writers' Jobs
The Writers Guild of America has asked for binding agreements to regulate the use of AI, proposing that nothing written by AI can be considered “literary” or "source" material. With their rapidly advancing ability to eerily mimic human conversation, AI programs like ChatGPT have spooked many industries recently. The WGA claims that studios reje...
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Picket Lines In Hollywood As Writers Begin Strike
Picket lines formed outside studios in Los Angeles and New York Tuesday as thousands of writers downed tools in a strike over pay and conditions in the streaming era.
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'Plagiarism Machines': Hollywood Writers, Studios Battle Over Use Of AI
Hollywood writers have for decades penned sci-fi scripts featuring machines taking over the world. Now, they are fighting to make sure robots do not take their jobs.
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Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos Is Prepared for a Potential Writer’s Strike With a Long-Running Slate
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos claims they are prepared ‘better than most’ studios in case of a potential writers’ strike. During its Q1 2023 earnings review, the executive pointed at its large slate of upcoming movies and shows — planned well in advance — which would keep disruptions to the minimum. Netflix is also halting its long-running ...
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Netflix Is Reportedly Planning a Price Hike After the Ongoing Hollywood Actors’ Strike Ends
Netflix reportedly plans a price hike after the ongoing Hollywood actors’ strike ends. As per the WSJ, the price hike will likely begin in the US and Canada before heading into other regions. Netflix hasn’t increased its subscription prices since January 2022, and at the time, it just shot up by $1 to $2. While the WGA ended the strike last wee...
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After 5 Months, Hollywood Writers Body Agrees To End Strike
The leaders of the Writers Guild of America on Tuesday called off a monthslong strike that has paralyzed Hollywood, accepting a pay deal hammered out with production studios.
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"No One Return To Work Until...": Hollywood Writers, Studios Reach Deal To End Strike
Striking writers whose industrial action has brought Hollywood to a standstill said Sunday they had reached a deal with studios that could see them go back to work.
-
Late-Night TV Hosts Join On Podcast To Help Striking Hollywood Writers
An all-star lineup of late-night television hosts are uniting to chat about Hollywood's ongoing labor disputes on a new podcast, a group effort to raise funds for their striking staff writers.
-
Hollywood Writers To Evaluate New Labor Proposal From Studios Amid Stike
The union representing striking writers said it's evaluating a new labor proposal from Hollywood studios following a three-month-long standoff.
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Emmy Awards 2023 Delayed to January Due to Hollywood Actors and Writers Strikes
Emmy Awards 2023 has been delayed to next year. After months of discussions between the Television Academy and new broadcaster Fox, the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards will now be held on January 16 at 6:30am IST in India/ January 15 at 5pm PT in the US. The delay is owing to the ongoing actors’ and writers’ strikes in Hollywood, which prevents the ...
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100 Days Into Strike, Hollywood Writers, Actors To Meet Studio Officials
As the Hollywood writers' strike approaches the 100-day mark, Writers Guild of America (WGA) negotiators will meet on Friday with representatives of the major studios for the first time in three months to discuss whether contract talks can resume.
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Oppenheimer Cast Walk Out of London Premiere in Solidarity With the Actors’ Strike
Oppenheimer’s cast walked out of its London film premiere in support of SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union that was unable to reach an equitable deal with movie studios for fair payments. The possibility of a strike looming had caused the crew to move up the premiere by an hour, so they could be present for the inauguration. This is the first time si...
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Hollywood Actors Poised for Strike After Studio Talks End Without Deal, Adding to Ongoing Writers’ Strike
The union representing Hollywood actors said Thursday that crunch talks with studios to avert a major industry shutdown had ended without a deal, paving the way for a vote on the first actors’ strike in more than four decades. Popular series set to return to television this year would face lengthy delays, while blockbuster films may get postponed...
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The Last of Us Season 2 Production Halted Due to Hollywood Writers’ Strike
Production on The Last of Us season 2 has been put on hold due to the ongoing writers’ strike in Hollywood. A report suggests that the new episodes hadn’t begun filming yet, but the crew had begun the casting process for season 2, with actors being asked to read lines directly from The Last of Us Part II game. Scripts for the sophomore run are ...
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Stranger Things Season 5 Production Halted Due to Hollywood Writers’ Strike
Production on Stranger Things 5 has been halted until further notice, due to the ongoing writers’ strike. Co-creators Matt and Ross Duffer confirmed that they’re standing in solidarity with the writers, hoping that a fair deal is reached soon. The Writers Guild of America has barred all writer-producers from participating in writing duties duri...
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Hollywood Strike Intensifies Due to Claim That AI Could Do Writers' Jobs
The Writers Guild of America has asked for binding agreements to regulate the use of AI, proposing that nothing written by AI can be considered “literary” or "source" material. With their rapidly advancing ability to eerily mimic human conversation, AI programs like ChatGPT have spooked many industries recently. The WGA claims that studios reje...
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Picket Lines In Hollywood As Writers Begin Strike
Picket lines formed outside studios in Los Angeles and New York Tuesday as thousands of writers downed tools in a strike over pay and conditions in the streaming era.
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'Plagiarism Machines': Hollywood Writers, Studios Battle Over Use Of AI
Hollywood writers have for decades penned sci-fi scripts featuring machines taking over the world. Now, they are fighting to make sure robots do not take their jobs.
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Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos Is Prepared for a Potential Writer’s Strike With a Long-Running Slate
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos claims they are prepared ‘better than most’ studios in case of a potential writers’ strike. During its Q1 2023 earnings review, the executive pointed at its large slate of upcoming movies and shows — planned well in advance — which would keep disruptions to the minimum. Netflix is also halting its long-running ...
