The US economy seems to be getting a boost from Hollywood - but Hollywood is missing out

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The Hollywood Sign.

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Hollywood's 100 days of strikes have likely dealt a $3 billion blow to California's economy, a university professor says

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The Writers Guild of America and the actors' union SAG-AFTRA on strike.

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Why a famous quote from 50 years ago helps explain everything going on in Hollywood right now

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Disney Has a New Task Force to Spread AI Throughout Its Not So Magic Kingdom

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Disney is jumping on the artificial intelligence bandwagon.

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Hollywood is helping boost the economy as fans flock to 'Barbie,' 'Oppenheimer,' and Taylor Swift's Eras Tour

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Taylor Swift, "Barbie" star Margot Robbie, and Cillian Murphy, star of "Oppenheimer."

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The new 'tone deaf' Bob Iger might just be focused on a Disney and Apple M&A

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The Walt Disney Company announced that they are extending Bob Iger's contract as CEO through 2026.

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NBCUniversal is slapped with a $250 fine for trimming trees along an LA sidewalk that had shaded actors and writers on strike

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A composite image showing, on the left, striking actor Tim Jo holding a sign on a sunny day outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, on July 18, 2023, and right, trimmed ficus trees under bright sunshine outside NBC Universal site in Los Angeles, July 18 2023.
NBCUniversal says it trims the trees in annually and it was "not our intention" to take shade away from WGA and SAG-AFTRA members picketing in Los Angeles.

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The Hollywood strikes could cost the economy billions

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Writers on strike march with signs on the picket line on day four of the strike by the Writers Guild of America in front of Netflix in Hollywood, California on May 5, 2023.
Writers on strike march with signs on the picket line on day four of the strike by the Writers Guild of America in front of Netflix in Hollywood, California on May 5, 2023.

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Rosie O'Donnell says she was asked about running for SAG-AFTRA president but suggested Fran Drescher instead

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Rosie O'Donnell at the Pasadena Playhouse in February 2023.
Rosie O'Donnell at the Pasadena Playhouse in February.

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This exclusive chart reveals why the groundswell of buzz around 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' could help reverse Hollywood's box-office doldrums in spite of the actors' strike

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Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie as Ken and Barbie in "Barbie."

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