Writers Guild of America (WGA)

Hollywood actors secure safeguards around AI use on screen

Movie studios must obtain permission from actors to use their images in material generated by artificial intelligence (AI), and pay performers whenever their digital doubles appear on screen, under the labor agreement that ended a 118-day strike.

Hollywood actors reach tentative deal with studios to end strike

Hollywood actors reached a tentative agreement with major studios on Wednesday to resolve the second of two strikes that rocked the entertainment industry this year as workers demanded higher pay in the streaming TV era.

Why we should care about the WGA strike

This strike came about because writers wanted fairer compensations, proper residuals, regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), better working standards, and anti-discrimination measures.

Hollywood's A-listers offer $150m plan to break actors' strike deadlock

In a remarkable show of solidarity and commitment to resolving the ongoing actors' strike that has persisted for over 100 days, a group of Hollywood's most prominent stars convened on a Zoom call this Tuesday to propose a groundbreaking solution. Their unprecedented offer entails lifting the membership dues cap and introducing a new residual system for streaming platforms, aiming to bolster health benefits and address various concerns raised by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA).

Hollywood screenwriters' union agrees to end strike

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) called off its nearly five-month strike on Tuesday night.

Striking Hollywood writers reach tentative deal with studios

Hollywood's writers' union said it reached a preliminary labor agreement with major studios on Sunday, a deal expected to end one of two strikes that have halted most film and television production and cost the California economy billions.

November 10, 2023
November 10, 2023

Hollywood actors secure safeguards around AI use on screen

Movie studios must obtain permission from actors to use their images in material generated by artificial intelligence (AI), and pay performers whenever their digital doubles appear on screen, under the labor agreement that ended a 118-day strike.

November 10, 2023
November 10, 2023

Hollywood actors reach tentative deal with studios to end strike

Hollywood actors reached a tentative agreement with major studios on Wednesday to resolve the second of two strikes that rocked the entertainment industry this year as workers demanded higher pay in the streaming TV era.

October 21, 2023
October 21, 2023

Why we should care about the WGA strike

This strike came about because writers wanted fairer compensations, proper residuals, regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), better working standards, and anti-discrimination measures.

October 20, 2023
October 20, 2023

Hollywood's A-listers offer $150m plan to break actors' strike deadlock

In a remarkable show of solidarity and commitment to resolving the ongoing actors' strike that has persisted for over 100 days, a group of Hollywood's most prominent stars convened on a Zoom call this Tuesday to propose a groundbreaking solution. Their unprecedented offer entails lifting the membership dues cap and introducing a new residual system for streaming platforms, aiming to bolster health benefits and address various concerns raised by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA).

September 27, 2023
September 27, 2023

Hollywood screenwriters' union agrees to end strike

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) called off its nearly five-month strike on Tuesday night.

September 25, 2023
September 25, 2023

Striking Hollywood writers reach tentative deal with studios

Hollywood's writers' union said it reached a preliminary labor agreement with major studios on Sunday, a deal expected to end one of two strikes that have halted most film and television production and cost the California economy billions.

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