[ad_1] Photo: Vuk Valcicy Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett Writers and actors in Hollywood are demanding more control over how artificial intelligence will be used by studios in the future. There’s a lot of dystopian language being thrown around — that AI could be an existential threat to livelihoods; that it could replace entire professions. But… Continue reading The Hollywood Strike’s Bring AI Front and Center
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Billy Porter says he’s selling his house because of strikes
[ad_1] Billy Porter says he’s seeing the financial effects of the dual writers’ and actors’ strikes. The “Pose” actor recently revealed that he’s feeling pressure to sell his house due to monetary strain. “I have to sell my house,” Porter told the Evening Standard. “Because we’re on strike. And I don’t know when we’re gonna… Continue reading Billy Porter says he’s selling his house because of strikes
Lesser-Known Writers’ Strikes | The New Yorker
[ad_1] For the past two months, the Writers Guild of America has been on strike over labor disputes with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. However, theirs is not the only writers’ strike that has gripped the nation, threatening to curtail access to new cultural content. Here are some other, lesser-known writers’ strikes… Continue reading Lesser-Known Writers’ Strikes | The New Yorker
Hollywood strikes: WGA, SAG play good cop, bad cop with AMPTP
[ad_1] You want to know how tense it is in Hollywood right now? SAG-AFTRA is turning out to be even more argumentative and aggressive than the WGA. Less than three weeks after guild president Fran Drescher rattled C-suite windows with her fiery announcement of an actors’ strike, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and… Continue reading Hollywood strikes: WGA, SAG play good cop, bad cop with AMPTP
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Zaslav takes conciliatory tone on strikes
[ad_1] Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Executive David Zaslav expressed hope Thursday for a resolution in the strikes by the writers and actors that have brought TV and film production to a standstill. “I think all of us in in this business are very keen to figure out a solution as quickly as possible,” Zaslav told… Continue reading Warner Bros. Discovery’s Zaslav takes conciliatory tone on strikes
Americans support strikes by actors, writers, an L.A. Times poll finds
[ad_1] As a bitter labor battle continues to roil Hollywood, the public is paying attention, and Americans are feeling more sympathy toward striking actors and writers than to the studios, networks and streamers, a new poll for the Los Angeles Times finds. The historic double strike by two of the entertainment industry’s most powerful unions… Continue reading Americans support strikes by actors, writers, an L.A. Times poll finds
Studios look for AI hires amid strikes by actors and writers
[ad_1] Getting paid $900,000 a year to manage artificial intelligence projects for Netflix would’ve been an eye-popping sum even before two of Hollywood’s major unions went on strike. But now that the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA are both picketing outside Netflix’s headquarters in protest of low streaming pay and ascendant automation, such a… Continue reading Studios look for AI hires amid strikes by actors and writers
Why disabled workers are key to writers’ and actors’ strikes
[ad_1] Keisha Zollar is no stranger to the picket line. She’d been on strike with the WGA for weeks before her second guild, SAG-AFTRA, joined the writers. “I’m [on] double strike,” Zollar tells The Times. “How do I feel? How many expletives can I say? It’s simmering frustration at the minimization of the value of… Continue reading Why disabled workers are key to writers’ and actors’ strikes
Tommy Dorfman Talks 13 Reasons Why Pay, Strikes
[ad_1] Tommy Dorfman Talks 13 Reasons Why Pay, Strikes Tommy played Ryan Shaver in the hit Netflix series, which was consistently one of the streamer’s top shows throughout its run. Taking to Threads with a photo of her character, Tommy wrote, “My earnings for the entire first season of 13 reasons why were $29,953.24 prior… Continue reading Tommy Dorfman Talks 13 Reasons Why Pay, Strikes
Emmy Awards set to be postponed amid Hollywood strikes
[ad_1] Fox has decided to postpone the 75th Emmy Awards due to the strikes by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA. Fox, which was scheduled to air the ceremony on Sept. 18, is expected to soon announce the event will be rescheduled for January, according to a person familiar with the plans who was… Continue reading Emmy Awards set to be postponed amid Hollywood strikes