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Why Hollywood actors and writers are still on strike, what SAG-AFTRA and the WGA are fighting for, and how the walkouts are upending entertainment

Tue, 09/05/2023 - 11:40

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. — Members of two key Hollywood unions — SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America — are both on strike against Hollywood studios, networks, and streamers.
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Media, Careers, Tech Insider, Media, Entertainment, Hollywood, writers-strike

Hollywood walkouts have wiped $5 billion from California's economy, exceeding analysts' estimates

Tue, 09/05/2023 - 04:37

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

hollywood writers strike — Hollywood writers strike
Ashley Landis/AP

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Private equity has missed the 'Barbenheimer' boom - investment in movies and entertainment is set for a 5-year low

Fri, 09/01/2023 - 06:56

Margot Robbie as Barbie — People are creating "Barbenheimer" memes to celebrate the release of the two movies.
Stuart C. Wilson / Getty Images

Markets, mi-exclusive, Markets, Entertainment, Stocks, private-equity, Barbenheimer

The SAG-AFTRA strike is the best thing to happen to Cameo, the short-video app where celebs get paid to make clips for fans, since the lockdowns

Mon, 08/28/2023 - 03:16

Screenshot of celebrities on Cameo — The SAG-AFTRA strike is the best thing to happen to Cameo, the short-video app where celebs get paid to make clips for fans, since the lockdowns
Cameo

Tech Insider, Media, cameo-app, Media, Hollywood

Please, Lina Khan, don't make Hollywood's crisis worse

Fri, 08/25/2023 - 08:43

Lina Khan during a Senate meeting in April 2021. — Lina Khan.
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Media, Tech Insider, Hollywood, lina-khan, FTC, disney, netflix

Hollywood's AI plans won't be thwarted by a new copyright ruling that protects 'human authorship'

Tue, 08/22/2023 - 09:20

ex machina — "Ex Machina."
A24

Media, Tech Insider, AI, Hollywood, disney, Analysis, writers-strike

AI-generated art can't be copyrighted, federal judge rules, with potential consequences for Hollywood studios

Mon, 08/21/2023 - 06:02

hollywood writers strike — A WGA picket references AI.
Ashley Landis/AP

Tech Insider, Media, AI, artificial-intelligence, generative-ai, copyright, Legal

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

Fri, 08/11/2023 - 05:00

Tech Insider : Economy

Hollywood sign — 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

Thu, 08/10/2023 - 06:53

Tech Insider : Economy

Hollywood strikes — The Writers Guild of America and the actors' union SAG-AFTRA on strike.
Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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

Wed, 08/09/2023 - 14:13

Andy Warhol — Oli Scarff/Getty Images

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