Read 17 pitch decks that helped media and tech startups nab millions in funding to disrupt entertainment

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Rebel Girls raised $8 million in Series A to expand its empowerment-focused storytelling.

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What does 'No Animals Were Harmed' mean? The disclaimer is not a guarantee of animal safety

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Special effects operators controlled the fire in this scene, keeping it at a safe distance so no smoke or fumes endangered the dog.

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Striking Writers Guild of America members say they work second jobs in retail, food service, and more to make ends meet: 'I never know when work is going to dry up'

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A group of writers on strike hold signs outside of an office building with a Netflix logo in the background.
Several writers on strike shared experiences struggling financially while working on shows that were nominated for or won awards.

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'Hey, Netflix! You broke it — now fix it': On the picket lines with Hollywood writers as they bring signs, slogans, and sunscreen to their fight against the studios for 'as long as it takes'

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Writers Guild of America members picketed outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles
Writers Guild of America members picketed outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

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Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers are paying a week's worth of TV writer salaries from their own pockets during the strike

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Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon." Both hosts will pay their staff for a week during the Hollywood writers' strike.

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Hollywood's writers are striking over pay, a move that will grind production on most TV shows to a halt

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The Writers Guild of America West.

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Hollywood writers: Tell us what you earn and how you budget as the WGA prepares to strike for more pay

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Writers Guild of America West headquarters in Los Angeles.

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Netflix is ending its DVD-rental service after 25 years. Here's how the company grew into a Hollywood disruptor with over 230 million subscribers.

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Netflix co-CEO Reed Hastings

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Meet Sonny Vaccaro, the executive credited with signing Michael Jordan in Ben Affleck's new movie 'Air' and the self-proclaimed 'savior of Nike'

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Former Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro is the main character in a new movie about how Nike signed Michael Jordan.
Former Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro is the main character in a new movie about how Nike signed Michael Jordan.

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I watched Ben Affleck's new 'Air' movie with 72 Nike veterans. Here's what they said the movie got right and what it got wrong about the race to sign Michael Jordan.

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Nike veterans gathered for a screening of the new "Air" movie on Wednesday night, then autographed an Air Jordan to mark the occasion.

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