Tag: WGA
-
Actors and Studios Meet To End SAG-AFTRA Strike but the Outcome Is Still Uncertain
The writer’s strike has ended, but the actors’ guild and big media companies are still trying to find common ground. Guild members aren’t expecting a speedy resolution even as they get back to the bargaining table, according to Deadline. “SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP will resume negotiations for a new TV/Theatrical contract on Monday, October 2.…
-
Hollywood Writers Get the AI Protections and Streaming Data They’ve Been Asking For
The Writers Guild of America on Tuesday released the details of its new contract with the studios and the Hollywood writers appeared to get virtually everything they wanted, including better protections against the use of artificial intelligence and more transparency over how well their streaming shows and movies have performed. The new contract, which ends…
-
Warner Bros. Discovery Could Lose Up to $500 Million This Year Amid Strikes
The ongoing writers and actors strikes are poised to hit Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) where it hurts — its bottom line. WBD said it could see the strikes costing $300 million to $500 million in adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) for 2023. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission,…
-
Entertainment Industry Loses 17,000 Jobs in August As Strike Continues
The Hollywood writers’ strike has surpassed 120 days and the U.S’s labor market is starting to feel the effects. The motion picture and sound recording industries lost 17,000 jobs “reflecting strike activity,” according to an employment report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Writers Guild America and SAG-AFTRA are demanding concessions like increased…
-
Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Striking Hollywood Actors, Writers
A vast majority of Americans support Hollywood writers and actors striking for better pay and working conditions over the entertainment studios, according to a new poll. The Gallup’s annual Work and Education poll, conducted this month, found that 72% of Americans side with TV and film writers. The data also showed 67% of Americans supported…
-
Striking Hollywood Writers Call Latest Studio Offer ‘Inadequate’
The Hollywood writers’ strike doesn’t appear to be ending soon. The group representing Hollywood studios and streaming services, collectively known as the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, outlined its latest offer to striking writers on Tuesday. The latest concessions include a guaranteed minimum length of employment, controls around generative artificial intelligence usage, wage…
-
The Writers Guide of America Calls Out Amazon, Netflix, and Disney For Dominating Media and Hurting Writers
The Writers Guild of America West released a statement yesterday calling out Disney, Amazon, and Netflix’s growing dominance in the streaming realm for contributing to the dysregulation of the entertainment industry, creating an environment where they’re the gatekeepers of media. The guild called for antitrust regulators and lawmakers to block deals that could create a…
-
Writers & Actors Prepare to Continue Striking Into 2024
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) and Writers Guild of America (WGA) are preparing to continue striking for the next six months. They anticipate the strike could continue into 2024. SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said during an appearance on The Today Show the guild is “in it to win it.” Drescher said 86% of SAG union…
-
WGA Strike Surpasses its 50th Day With a Rally For Fair Contracts – Will It End Soon? Or Will Reality TV Take Over This Fall?
As the WGA writers’ strike crosses the 50-day mark studios and economies alike are feeling the effects of an all-pens-down writing force. California is already reporting a $1.5 billion loss, more than the $429 million yearly compensation package the writers are demanding from studios. The lack of acceptable contract negotiations over fair pay to writers…
-
Cord Cutting Has Caused a Massive Writers Strike in Hollywood As Negotiations With Amazon, Disney+, Paramount+ & More Breakdown
After weeks of talks, last night, the Writers Guild of America’s deadline for a new deal to avoid a strike came and went. Now the WGA has voted to strike leading to the first major strike since of the WGA since 2007. At issue here is how writers are paid for content on streaming services…