[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
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Actors and Writers Strike 2023, Explained: What Happens Now?
[ad_1] The 2007–8 writers strike. Photo: David McNew/Getty Images Have you heard about streaming? Well, if not, know that it’s the invasive species of the scripting world — throttling the competition and harmful to the ecosystem if unregulated. And now, because of changes to the entertainment environment due to streaming, both writers and actors are… Continue reading Actors and Writers Strike 2023, Explained: What Happens Now?
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
Emmys 2023: In this cruel summer, let’s salute the writers
[ad_1] I’m more partial to the collective experience of moviegoing than sitting on my couch watching and streaming TV, but there are occasions when I’ve been thankful for the relative invisibility that home-viewing provides. If an episode of television wrecks me, like the tender love story between Bill and Frank (beautifully played by Nick Offerman… Continue reading Emmys 2023: In this cruel summer, let’s salute the 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
They’re on strike, but these writers are finding ways to write and create
[ad_1] In 1955, James Thurber, whose peerless wit made him one of the most important American writers of the 20th century, recounted the following exchange: “I never quite know when I’m not writing. Sometimes my wife comes up to me at a party and says, ‘Dammit, Thurber, stop writing.’ She usually catches me in the… Continue reading They’re on strike, but these writers are finding ways to write and create
Comcast reports strong earnings as striking actors, writers dig in
[ad_1] Comcast Corp. President Mike Cavanagh on Thursday tiptoed around the twin strikes that have paralyzed Hollywood. “We are committed to reaching a fair deal with the guilds as soon as possible,” Cavanagh said Thursday morning during a conference call with analysts to tout Comcast’s strong second-quarter financial results. “For all involved in the industry… Continue reading Comcast reports strong earnings as striking actors, writers dig in