Soapy, low-cost micro dramas are exploding in the US, challenging Hollywood streamers like Peacock and HBO

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Fox and others in Hollywood are moving to capitalize on low-cost verticals.

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SAG-AFTRA Hits Back on ‘AI Actress’, But Galactus’ Response Is Better

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Nicola Coughlan got 'spooked' after stumbling upon an AI clone of her own voice. She's not the only performer it's happened to.

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Nicola Coughlan attends a "Bridgerton" event in London.

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Video Game Actors Are Going on Strike

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Nicolas Cage says he's 'terrified' of AI: 'They're just going to steal my body and do whatever they want with it'

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Nicolas Cage is not a fan of AI.

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Hollywood strikes: Negotiations between the studios and SAG-AFTRA just hit a new snag

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National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and SAG-AFTRA President US actress Fran Drescher join members of the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild as they walk a picket line outside of Netflix in Los Angeles, California, on July 14, 2023

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Workers' strikes in the US are at their highest point since 2000, with 4.1 million days lost in August to labor activism

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Members of United Auto Workers have been striking since Friday

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Taylor Swift's movie is a go amid the Hollywood actors' strike after she agreed to meet their demands — something major studios still haven't done

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How the Hollywood strikes are affecting social-media influencers, who are turning away brand deals and 5-figure paychecks to follow SAG-AFTRA rules

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Jasmine Paige Moore, a social-media influencer, stands on the picket lines during the SAG-AFTRA strike.
Jasmine Paige Moore, a social-media influencer, stands on the picket lines during the SAG-AFTRA 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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