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

Tech Insider
GettyImages 505549570
Abigail Disney says Disney CEO Bob Iger is "a basically decent person" but "money and power have hijacked his sensibilities."

Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

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

Tech Insider
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.

Chri

Disney CEO Bob Iger called Hollywood strikers 'not realistic.' His critics are calling his $27 million pay package unrealistic.

Tech Insider
Bob Iger
Iger's comments on the strike drew backlash.

RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

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

Tech Insider
image of striking actors holding up picket signs in Hollywood
SAG-AFTRA union members went on strike Friday alongside WGA members, who've been picketing for nearly three months.

CHRIS DELMAS/Getty Images

Seth Rogen is 'distressed' that streaming companies are 'digging in on' using AI to write for TV, sharing support for the strike: 'Thank god for labor unions'

Tech Insider
Seth Rogen
Seth Rogen.

Rich Fury/Getty Images

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

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

Lisa Rose/Paramount+

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

Tech Insider
chairman of UCLA's screenwriting program Richard Walter
Screenwriters should not be afraid of AI, legacy screenwriter Richard Walter told Insider.

Courtesy of Richard Walter

We asked ChatGPT to write a scene from the 'Succession' finale. Experts say it's 'insulting' and 'garbage.'

Tech Insider
hollywood writers strike
Insider asked OpenAI's ChatGPT to generate a script of a scene from the series finale of "Succession." Screenwriters reviewed it — and they all agreed it was terrible.

Ashley Landis/AP

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

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

Santiago Felipe/Getty Images

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'

Tech Insider
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.

Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Subscribe to writers strike