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☆ Though still grieving, Matthew Perry’s loved ones are turning his death into a legacy of helping others
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

NBC/Getty Images Perry, pictured circa 1985, developed an interest in acting after moving to Los Angeles when he was a teen. Michael Ochs Archives/Moviepix/Getty Images Perry and Christina Applegate were cast in the 1988 made for TV teen movie "Dance 'til Dawn." NBC/Getty Images Perry and Cox appear on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in 1996. NBC/Getty Images Perry co-stars with Salma Hayek in the 1997 romantic comedy film "Fools Rush In." So it’s a thing that helps on these tough days.”‘Cherish every moment’(From left) Matthew Perry and Yvette Nicole Brown on 'The Odd Couple.'

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Online content creators, they say, often fail to ensure the same basic standards for treating cast and crew that more traditional entertainment sets do. However, as digital productions grow, those who work with or under creators said some could benefit from the structure seen on traditional Hollywood sets. Unlike Hollywood sets, most digital productions do not necessarily rely on union workers. Some believe the digital entertainment space — which includes a wide range of productions, including reality and scripted content — would benefit from union oversight. “Because new [digital] media has got about 15 years, the unions have 100.

Persons: ” MrBeast, Jimmy Donaldson, “, Donaldson, Mair Mulroney, “ I’ve, ”, YouTuber Dhar Mann, Scott Brown, They’ve, ” NABET, Bernie Su, Su, Lizzie Bennet, Emma, YouTubers, ” Su, Mulroney, Dhar, Mann, there’s, ” Mulroney, Neal Mohan, Brown, don’t, they’re, ” Brown Organizations: Amazon Studios, Beast, Hollywood, “ Beast, In Hollywood, Screen, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, International Alliance, MrBeast, SAG, National Association of Broadcast Employees, Technicians, Guild of Canada, YouTube, Guild of America, VidCon, Rodeo Locations: Las Vegas , Toronto, Panama, In, Toronto

☆ A veteran cinematographer says he can barely afford a $5 McDonald's value meal since the Hollywood strikes
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A cinematographer spoke to BBC News about his struggles for work since the Hollywood strikes. AdvertisementA veteran cinematographer told the BBC that a difficult year has left him worrying about affording even a $5 McDonald's value meal. Fortin told the BBC that his drone company operated almost every day before the Hollywood writers' strike, which ran from May until September 2023. "Now I worry about going out and spending $5 on a value meal at McDonald's," he added. AdvertisementThe writers' strikes lasted for nearly 150 days and resulted in the Writers Guild of America securing minimum pay increases and improvements to residuals.

Persons: Michael Fortin, Fortin, —, " Fortin, Duncan Crabtree, meanwhile, CineDrones Organizations: BBC News, Service, BBC, Hollywood, Writers Guild of America, Otis College of Art, Screen Actors Guild Locations: Los Angeles, Huntington Beach, Las Vegas, Ireland

☆ Video game actors fight for AI protections and compensation for their 'digital replicas' amid a gaming market slowdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Helen Li | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Making a creature come to life in a video game is a collaborative process, where she interprets the directions to bring characters to life. Interactive media contract negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and video game studios have been ongoing since 2022 and have stalled due to disagreements over AI protections. Tensions in the ongoing video game strikes arose over how AI can be used for "digital replicas" and whether actors can be compensated for them. If you've played video games at all, that is almost never the case," Norris said. Related storiesThese negotiations take place amid a slowdown in the $200 billion video game industry.

Persons: —, Andi Norris, Norris, AFTRA, you've, Audrey Cooling, Linsay Rousseau, Rousseau, Connor Fogarty, Fogarty, Sarah Elmaleh, Sean Rohani, Rohani, Elmaleh Organizations: Service, Business, Interactive, SAG, Hollywood, Writers Guild of America, Activision, Union, of Locations: Los Angeles, Ethovox

☆ Hacker group claims it leaked internal Disney Slack messages
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —An activist hacking group claimed it leaked thousands of Disney’s internal messaging channels, which included information about unreleased projects, raw images computer codes and some logins. Nullbulge, the “hacktivist group,” claimed responsibility for the breach and said they leaked a gigantic, roughly 1.2 terabytes of information from Disney’s Slack, a communications software. In an email on Monday to CNN, the group claimed it gained access through “a man with Slack access who had cookies.” The email also claimed the group was based out of Russia. The hackers said they leaked the data because making demands of Disney would be futile. “If we said ‘Hello Disney, we have all your slack data’ they would instantly lock down and try to take us out.

Persons: ”, Disney’s Slack, Slack, Disney, “, Nullbulge, CNN’s Erika Tulfo, Jon Passantino Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, ESPN, Hulu, Disney, ABC News, Disneyland, Screen Actors Guild, Writers Guild of America, Sony Pictures Locations: New York, Russia, Disneyland Paris, North Korea

☆ 'The Umbrella Academy' showrunner accused by 12 staff members of 'toxic' behavior. He called the allegations 'false and outrageous.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA showrunner on "The Umbrella Academy" has been accused by 12 staff members of "toxic" behavior, including bullying and sexism, while working on the cult Netflix show. "The Umbrella Academy," which was released on the streamer in 2019 and has run for three seasons, follows a group of superheroes who were around the world at the same time before being raised by a mysterious billionaire. AdvertisementRolling Stone spoke to 12 writers and support staff who worked on "The Umbrella Academy" who shared their concerns about showrunner Steve Blackman. Jesse McKeown, the co-showrunner of "The Umbrella Academy" season four, claimed that he butted heads with Blackman over another writer's pay. Representatives for Blackman and Netflix did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Persons: —, Gerard Way, Gabriel Ba, Steve Blackman, Blackman, wasn't, Jesse McKeown Organizations: Service, Netflix, Umbrella Academy, Business, Nielsen, Academy, Universal Content Productions, Writers Guild of America, Stone

☆ Netflix has a key advantage over Amazon in courting advertisers
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewScale has been a big part of Amazon's pitch for ads in Prime Video. Amazon doesn't regularly release viewership data, and one commonly heard suspicion is that Prime Video hasn't had any huge, original hits of late. It measures Netflix, Prime Video, Max, and Disney+ in 20 countries across the US, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Here are some other other findings from Digital i:Netflix and Prime Video have similar viewer demographics, with Prime skewing slightly older. Licensed content makes up about half of viewing across Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+, with the rest coming from originals.

Persons: —, hasn't, Max skews Organizations: Service, Amazon, Business, Netflix, Disney Locations: Canada, Europe, Latin America, Asia

☆ 'Knives Out 3' is called 'Wake Up Dead Man.' Here's everything we know so far, including who's joining Daniel Craig.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Rian Johnson is taking Benoit Blanc back to America in "Wake Up Dead Man." Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc in "Knives Out." "Knives Out" is set in a quirky mansion in Massachusetts, while "Glass Onion" takes place on a Greek island owned by Edward Norton's egotistical billionaire, Miles Bron. Business Insider spoke to director Rian Johnson back in December 2022, and he revealed that "Wake Up Dead Man" will be set in the US. "I've got the premise, I've got the setting, I've got what the movie is in my head.

Persons: Rian Johnson, Benoit Blanc, Daniel Craig, Edward Norton's, Miles Bron, Johnson, he's, I've, It's Organizations: Netflix, Business, Writers Guild of America Locations: America, Massachusetts, Paris

☆ Netflix chief doesn't think AI programs are going to replace writers, actors, and directors
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewMovie creatives and actors aren't going to lose their jobs to an AI program just yet, says Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, 59. For several decades, the studios wouldn't license movies to television," Sarandos told The Times. Representatives for Netflix didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from BI sent outside regular business hours. AdvertisementMembers for both groups believed that cost-conscious studios could use AI to supplant writers and actors in their productions.

Persons: —, aren't, Ted Sarandos, Sarandos, Reed Hastings, Hastings, Greg Peters, Netflix didn't, AFTRA, OpenAI, Tyler Perry, Sora Organizations: Service, Netflix, New York Times, Business, Times, BI, Hollywood, Writers Guild of America, WGA, SAG

☆ US box office on track to have worst Memorial Day weekend since 1995
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The summer movie season typically starts with a bang during the month of May and, particularly, during Memorial Day weekend. Memorial Day weekend (Friday through Monday) movie ticket sales are estimated at $128.3 million, according to Comscore data provided to CNN. In fact, the US box office is on track to have its lowest-grossing Memorial Day weekend since the $117.1 million seen in 1995, when “Casper” haunted the screens — and that’s not even adjusting for inflation. The tepid Memorial Day weekend continues what’s been a lukewarm start to the summer box office, a movie-going season that’s still reeling from the effects of last year’s Hollywood strikes. Industry experts agree that the 2024 box office has been sluggish so far , but remain hopeful that the box office can rebound by the end of the year and beyond.

Persons: it’s, ”, “ Casper ”, that’s, ” Paul Degarabedian, Comscore, “, Max, what’s, ” Dergarabedian, “ Barbie ”, “ Oppenheimer ”, Shawn Robbins, there’s, Degarabarian, Deadpool, ” “ Oppenheimer, Barbie ”, Dory, bloomer, Daniel Loria, ” Loria, ” Disney, Loria, “ Deadpool, Fandango, Robbins, “ That’s, ’, ” Robbins Organizations: CNN, Guild, SAG, Labor, “, Warner Bros, Warner Bros ., Star, Walt Disney Studios, Disney, Box, showtime, Century Entertainment, Writers Guild of America, Pixar, Marvel, Industry Locations: United States, “

☆ The summer box office is playing catch-up after a rough start to the year
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —The summer box office is off to a lukewarm start. Last summer, blockbusters “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” combined added nearly a billion dollars to the domestic box office, according to Comscore data. “Barring some major overperformances, this summer looks like it’ll be down 20% to 25% in box office grosses between May and August from last year,” said analyst Shawn Robbins, founder and owner of Box Office Theory. Industry experts agree that the 2024 box office has been sluggish so far , but remain hopeful that the box office can rebound by the end of the year and beyond. “Box office earnings have been down largely because of staggered gaps between widely appealing releases in the first half of the year,” said Robbins.

Persons: “ Barbie ”, “ Oppenheimer ”, “, Max, ” Paul Dergarabedian, ”, Shawn Robbins, ” “ Oppenheimer, Barbie ”, Dory, bloomer, Daniel Loria, ” Loria, ” Disney, Loria, “ Deadpool, Fandango, Deadpool, Robbins, “ That’s, ’, ” Robbins Organizations: New, New York CNN, Guild, SAG, CNN, Labor, “, Warner Bros, Warner Bros ., Star, Walt Disney Studios, Disney, Box, showtime, Century Entertainment, Writers Guild of America, Pixar, Marvel, Industry Locations: New York, United States, “

☆ Rian Johnson confirmed 'Knives Out 3' is called 'Wake Up Dead Man' Here's everything we know so far.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Rian Johnson is taking Benoit Blanc back to America in "Wake Up Dead Man." "Knives Out" is set in a quirky mansion in Massachusetts, while "Glass Onion" takes place on a Greek island owned by Edward Norton's egotistical billionaire, Miles Bron. Business Insider spoke to director Rian Johnson back in December 2022, and he revealed that "Wake Up Dead Man" will be set in the US. I obviously couldn't work during the strike, and now that it's over, I'm diving in full force, and so it's coming along," said Johnson. "I've got the premise, I've got the setting, I've got what the movie is in my head.

☆ Morgan Spurlock, Oscar-winning documentarian, dead at 53
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Tom Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Morgan Spurlock, the filmmaker and former CNN series host whose McDonald’s documentary “Super Size Me” was nominated for an Academy Award, died of cancer complications Thursday, according to his family. Spurlock, who was 53, died in New York, surrounded by family and friends, his brother said in a statement. “It was a sad day, as we said goodbye to my brother Morgan,” Craig Spurlock said. For several years, Spurlock served as host of a popular CNN Original series, “Morgan Spurlock Inside Man.”Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the future filmmaker was raised in Beckley, where he graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. His film “Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken” was released in 2019.

Persons: CNN — Morgan Spurlock, ”, Spurlock, Morgan, ” Craig Spurlock, “ Morgan, ” Spurlock’s, Osama bin Laden, Homer Simpson, “ Morgan Spurlock, Osama Bin Laden, “ I’ve Organizations: CNN, Woodrow Wilson High School, New York University, Sundance Film, Writers Guild of America, Hulu Locations: New York, McDonald’s, Parkersburg , West Virginia, Beckley, York

☆ Starbucks, Workers United made 'significant progress' in this week's contract talks
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A Starbucks worker boards the Starbucks union bus after Starbucks workers stood on the picket line with striking SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America (WGA) members in solidarity outside Netflix studios on July 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Starbucks and Workers United, which represents roughly 500 of its cafes, said Friday in a joint release that they made "significant progress" in their contract talks this week. The two-day session marked the first time in nearly a year that Starbucks and Workers United came to the bargaining table. Workers United has broadly pushed for higher wages and more consistent scheduling, among a range of other priorities. After a year, workers who lose faith in the union can petition to decertify, putting a ticking clock on negotiations.

Persons: there's Organizations: SAG, Guild of America, Netflix, Starbucks, Workers United, Service Employees International Union, SEIU . Workers United Locations: Los Angeles , California, Atlanta

☆ TV and film jobs may never fully recover post-pandemic, strikes, says Teamsters president
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Jobseekers interested in breaking into the film and television industry may have a harder time this year and even in the coming years. The summit covered the media's job landscape at large and how educators can create pathways for young people in it. It's part of Reel Works, an organization that offers an assortment of educational and training programs in the field for underserved youth. U.S. film studios will see a 14% year-over-year decline in content investment in 2024 as a result of the 2023 strikes and the changing film market post pandemic, according to analytics company Ampere Analysis. Ampere also found that the number of scripted TV releases in the US fell from 633 in 2022 and 2021 to 481 in 2023.

Persons: Jobseekers, Tommy O'Donnell, O'Donnell, John Gibson, Kwame Amoaku, David Haddad, Irene Phan, Ampere, we've Organizations: Theatrical Teamsters, Paramount Global, Works, Motion, Association, Haddad's Inc, MBS, CNBC, Writers Guild of America, Screen, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, Otis College of Art, City, Teamsters, International Alliance, Employees, Ampere, Ampere Analysis Locations: York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles, City and County, New York, U.S

☆ Two Warner Bros. Discovery directors resign after antitrust probe
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Laya Neelakandan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The exterior of the Warner Bros. Two Warner Bros. Discovery directors, Steven Miron and Steven Newhouse, are resigning following a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into a potential antitrust violation, according to a company release Monday. Both of their terms on the Warner Bros. board were set to expire in 2025. Rather than contesting the DOJ matter, the company said both Miron and Newhouse voluntarily elected to resign from their positions, effective immediately.

Persons: Steven Miron, Steven Newhouse, Miron, Newhouse, Rather Organizations: Warner Bros . Discovery, Writers Guild of America, Alliance of Motion Pictures, Television Producers, Warner Bros, Discovery, U.S . Department of Justice, Clayton Antitrust, Advance, Newhouse, DOJ Locations: Warner Bros . Discovery Atlanta, Atlanta , Georgia, Clayton

☆ Ad insiders are buzzing about industry power broker Michael Kassan's messy split with UTA and what it means for the future of MediaLink
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

After falling out with Kassan, UTA may think twice about buying another agency. The media and ad industry will be watching to see what, if any, leadership changes UTA makes at MediaLink. The end of the ad industry schmoozefest? One industry veteran said they saw Kassan's exit as an opportunity to change how ad industry consultants operate and charge for services. At the center of the dispute between UTA and Kassan is the MediaLink founder's $950,000 annual expense account.

Persons: Michael Kassan, MediaLink, Kassan, Jeremy Zimmer, Kassan wasn't, Vianney Tisseau, headhunting, Jon Miller, Sanford Michelman, Michelman, Robinson, Ethan Miller, Julian Jacobs, David Anderson, WME, Kassan's, Wenda Harris Millard, wasn't, what's, There's, Lou Paskalis, Marc Sternberg's, Lady Gaga, Elton John, Mariah Carey, Tom Brady, Rob Norman, WPP's Organizations: UTA, Cannes Lions, Consumer, Business, Los Angeles Superior Court, Los, Judicial, Mediation Services, Variety Cannes Lions Studio, Integrated Media, Getty, Talent, Accenture, General Motors, Netflix, JUV Consulting, Madison, Endeavor, Writers Guild of America, Zimmer, Western Initiative Media Worldwide, Interpublic Group, Bank of America, AJL, Marc Sternberg's Brand, Kassan, Southwest, NFL Locations: MediaLink, Cannes, France, Madison, Droga5, Hollywood, Kassan, California, South, Austin

☆ Why Power Eludes the French Left
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Elisabeth Zerofsky | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As transit walkouts snarled traffic and sanitation strikes caused trash to pile up in the streets, the protests were ridiculed abroad. Why must the French, among the best-protected workers in the Western world, make such a racket over two years of work? But for the demonstrators, this missed the point: It is because French workers put up a fight that they are protected. France has always been a vanguard of leftist politics. How it fares says much about where the left may be headed and the headwinds it faces, not just in France but throughout the West.

Persons: Samira Organizations: Writers Guild of America, United Auto Workers, UPS Teamsters, National Health Service Locations: Teleperformance, France, United States, Britain

☆ Warner Bros. Discovery misses estimates for revenue and profit but boosts free cash flow
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Discovery missed analyst targets for both profit and revenue in the fourth quarter but boosted free cash flow as its streaming service Max ended 2023 profitable for the first time. Discovery generated $3.31 billion in free cash flow in the fourth quarter and ended 2023 with $6.16 billion in free cash flow, up 86% from a year prior. Chief Executive Officer David Zaslav has prioritized boosting free cash flow and shrinking the company's debt. Discovery paid down $1.2 billion of debt in the quarter and $5.4 billion in debt in 2023. Here's what the company reported for the quarter ended Dec. 31, versus analysts' estimates, according to LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv:

Persons: Max, David Zaslav, Zaslav Organizations: Warner Bros . Discovery, Writers Guild of America, Alliance of Motion Pictures, Television Producers, Warner Bros, Discovery, Max, Disney, Comcast, Paramount Global Locations: Warner Bros . Discovery Atlanta, Atlanta , Georgia, U.S

☆ 2023 was year of the strike. Here’s what’s possibly ahead in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The 33 strikes last year is roughly double the average of 16.7 major strikes a year over the course of the last 20 years. A separate database of all work stoppages by Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations shows that there were 451 work stoppages in 2023, up 9% from the 2022 total. So the major strikes of 1,000 or more account for less than 10% of the overall number of strikes. So many of the major strikes and contract negotiations that occurred in 2023 will not occur again in 2024. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a chance of some major work stoppages this year.

Persons: Joe Biden Organizations: New, New York CNN, Labor Department, Bureau of Labor Statistics, SAG, Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, General Motors, Ford, Anheuser, Busch, Teamsters, CNN, Molson Coors, Hollywood, Writers Guild of America, Boeing Boeing, Boeing, Max, Alaska Airlines, Professional, American Airlines, Labor, Railway Labor Locations: New York, America, Fort Worth , Texas, Canada, Hollywood, Washington

☆ 28-year-old has lived in an old NYC laundromat for 5 years, pays $1900 in rent—take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

When Sampson Dahl, 28, found a former laundromat in Maspeth, Queens on an online forum back in 2019, he had no idea how much the space would become his life. Early last year, CNBC Make It met Dahl after his former laundromat-turned-apartment went viral on TikTok. At the time, he was paying $1,850 a month — his rent has since increased to $1,900. "I've gotten to focus on the space a lot, so I've been throwing shows, events, and intimate gatherings almost weekly at this point," Dahl tells CNBC Make It. "It's been a great opportunity to kind of dive into the space more."

Persons: Sampson Dahl, Dahl, I've, It's Organizations: CNBC, Writers Guild of America Locations: Maspeth, Queens

☆ Labor unions, with power and popularity rising, are still trailing on one big battle
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Natalie Rose Goldberg | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

High-profile strikes by writers and actors against Hollywood brought the union power to the mainstream as pictures of celebrities holding picket signs flooded social media. But one big win continues to elude labor: the need to translate its rising popularity into an increase in rank-and-file union membership, which has stagnated in recent decades. It's not a lack of support from the public that's holding unions back from making more progress in growing their ranks. Even before the big wins of 2023, polling conducted in recent years showed rising union popularity, with support at its highest level since 1965, according to 2022 data from Gallup. 'The Great Reset'In 2023, it was a banner year for American workers who support the labor movement.

Persons: Biden, —, Heidi Shierholz, I've, Thomas Kochan Organizations: United Auto Workers, UAW, Local, Chrysler Corporate, Division, Hollywood, UPS, Teamsters, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Union, Economic Policy Institute, Gallup, AFL, CIO, MIT Sloan School of Management, Cornell, ILR, SAG, Writers Guild of America Locations: Ontario , California, American, Michigan, America

☆ Netflix earnings: Will the streaming service continue to make profit into 2024?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Netflix, which is in a quiet period ahead of earnings, declined CNN’s request for comment. In November, Netflix aired its first-ever live sports event, and its third-ever foray into live programming, called “The Netflix Cup,” a crossover competition between Formula 1 drivers and professional golfers. “We are investing heavily in increasing our live capabilities,” Netflix’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos said on the company’s earnings call in October. Next, Netflix plans to experiment with a new type of live programming: award shows. But even before the announcement, the number of shows and original programming Netflix churned out had already hit its peak, according to data analyzed by MoffettNathanson.

Persons: ’ ”, Jessica Reif Ehrlich, Reed Hastings, Amy Reinhard, Netflix’s, Reif Ehrlich, Philip Pacheco, ” Netflix’s, Ted Sarandos, Greg Peters, ” Peters, Matthew Harrigan, ”, Scott Stuber, Max, Peacock, MoffettNathanson, Harrigan, ” Harrigan Organizations: Los Angeles CNN, Netflix, Warner Bros, Bank of America, Guild of America, Netflix Inc, Bloomberg, Getty, Formula, Theft, Amazon, Hulu, Disney, Paramount Locations: Hollywood, FactSet

☆ Another Hollywood strike? Musicians union ‘prepared to do whatever it needs’ for AI protections and streaming residuals
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The American Federation of Musicians (AFM), a union representing musicians across the entertainment industry, will begin negotiations Monday on a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The union said it is seeking a deal to better reflects the current state of streaming media. The AFM is also seeking AI protection, increased wages, health care improvements, improved working conditions and residual payments for streaming content. According to the AFM, musicians who record on soundtracks make 75% less on streaming content due to less residual income. And the AFM is not the only union in the entertainment industry which might strike in 2024.

Persons: Los Angeles CNN —, ”, Tino Gagliardi, “, ” Gagliardi, “ We’ve, they’ve, Matthew Loeb, ” Loeb Organizations: Los Angeles CNN, American Federation of Musicians, Alliance, Television Producers, CNN, Federation, Writers Guild of America, Screen, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, WGA, SAG, International Alliance, “ Locations: United States, Canada, Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks, California

☆ Here's how to watch the 2023 Emmys — which is returning after the Hollywood strikes
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards will air on Monday night after a four-month delay. AdvertisementThe Emmys are back after a four-month delay amid the Hollywood writers and actors strikes last year. Martin Short is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series for his role in Hulu's "Only Murders In The Building." In 2022, Brunson won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing For a Comedy Series for the series, which she created, wrote, and starred in. See the full list of the 2023 Primetime Emmy nominees here.

Persons: —, Anthony Anderson, ABC's, Trevor Noah, Brian Cox, HBO's, Bella Ramsey, Martin Short, Quinta Brunson, Brunson Organizations: Service, Hollywood, Writers Guild of America, WGA, SAG, Fox, Hulu, Peacock Locations: Los Angeles

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