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Hollywood's writers strike is on the verge of ending. What happens next?

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Hollywood's writers have tentatively arrived at a deal. What now?

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Hollywood writers deal pushes Warner Bros and Paramount stocks higher as the strike nears its end after 146 days

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Writers picket in front of Netflix on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California, on May 2, 2023, as the Writers Guild of America (WGA) goes on strike.
Writers picket in front of Netflix on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California, on May 2, 2023, as the Writers Guild of America (WGA) goes on strike.

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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

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

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A WGA picket references AI.

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Disney heiress says 'money and power have hijacked' CEO Bob Iger's sensibilities

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Abigail Disney says Disney CEO Bob Iger is "a basically decent person" but "money and power have hijacked his sensibilities."

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The best ways to support members of SAG-AFTRA and the WGA on strike, as actors and writers exit film and TV productions to hit the picket lines

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SAG-AFTRA union members went on strike Friday alongside WGA members, who've been picketing for nearly three months.

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'iCarly' writers join the WGA strike as showrunner Ali Schouten calls out Hollywood studios' 'corporate greed'

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Miranda Cosgrove and Nathan Kress in season two of the
Miranda Cosgrove and Nathan Kress in season two of the "iCarly" revival.

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Film and TV writers 'should not fear' AI, the chairman of UCLA's screenwriting program says

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Screenwriters should not be afraid of AI, legacy screenwriter Richard Walter told Insider.

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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO says writers' strike will be ended by 'love for the business and the love for working'

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David Zaslav attends NRDC's "Night Of Comedy" in 2022, in New York City.

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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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