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☆ Warner Bros Discovery beats quarterly profit estimates amid strike, sluggish ad market
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Discovery Atlanta campus is pictured after the Writers Guild of America began their strike against the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. May 2, 2023. The media company forged by the union of WarnerMedia and Discovery posted adjusted core earnings of $2.97 billion, above estimates of $2.92 billion, as per LSEG data. The company had 95.1 million global direct-to-consumer customers at the end of the quarter, down from 95.8 million in the previous quarter. In May, it launched its Max streaming service - combining HBO Max's scripted entertainment with Discovery's reality shows. Reporting by Samrhitha Arunasalam in Bengaluru and Helen Coster in New York; Editing by Saumyadeb ChakrabartyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Alyssa Pointer, David Zaslav, Samrhitha, Helen Coster, Saumyadeb Organizations: Warner Bros . Discovery, Writers Guild of America, Alliance of Motion Pictures, Television Producers, REUTERS, Warner Bros Discovery, SAG, HBO, Thomson Locations: Warner Bros . Discovery Atlanta, Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, Bengaluru, New York

☆ ‘Barbie’ brought in $1.5 billion for Warner Bros. Discovery, but the company still lost money last quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Blockbuster hit “Barbie” brought in a record $1.5 billion for Warner Bros. Discovery, but the company still reported a $417 million loss for the quarter that was bigger than Wall Street’s forecasts. The company, however, reported a narrow profit when taking into account adjustments for certain items, including interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Discovery, the parent company of CNN, needed the revenue boost from “Barbie” to achieve a narrow 2% increase in sales. The company reported that adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increased 22% to just under $3 billion.

Persons: Barbie ”, Gunnar Wiedenfels, David Zaslav, ”, “, “ Barbie, WBD, EBITDA Organizations: New, New York CNN, Blockbuster, Warner Bros, CNN, Writers Guild of America, SAG, Netflix, Apple Locations: New York

New York CNN —Hollywood actors have reached a tentative agreement with the major film and television studios to end their historic strike, the actors union announced Wednesday. While the writers’ strike was resolved in September, production has remained shuttered as the actors continued to strike and negotiate their contract. But the actors’ contract negotiations didn’t last long, breaking down on Oct. 11 before returning later in the month. By the end of October, it appeared the actors’ strike was approaching its final scene. But Hollywood actors have not appeared on their shows to promote their movies during the actors strike.

Persons: Fran Drescher, “, ” Drescher, ’, ”, we’ve, AMPTP, Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, ” Bass, George Clooney, Tyler Perry, AFTRA, “ We’re, WGA’s, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Seth Meyers – Organizations: New, New York CNN, Hollywood, Alliance, Television Producers, SAG, Writers Guild of America, didn’t, CNN, Angeles Mayor, Writers Guild, WGA Locations: New York, Los Angeles, ”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s actors union reached a tentative deal with studios Wednesday to end its strike and months of labor strife that ground the film and television industries to a historic halt. “We have arrived at a contract that will enable SAG-AFTRA members from every category to build sustainable careers,” the union said in a statement. “Many thousands of performers now and into the future will benefit from this work.”At nearly four months, it was by far the longest strike ever for film and television actors. More than 60,000 SAG-AFTRA members went on strike July 14, joining screenwriters who had walked off the job more than two months earlier. ___For more coverage of the actors and writers strike, visit: https://apnews.com/hub/hollywood-strikes/

Persons: —, “, Wednesday's, “ We’re, ”, Albert Brooks, Oscar, Fran Drescher, Duncan Crabtree, AFTRA, Krysta Fauria Organizations: ANGELES, Screen, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, SAG, ”, Alliance, Television Producers, Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros . Discovery, Universal, Guild of America, HBO, Associated Press, Associated Locations: Ireland, hollywood

☆ SAG-AFTRA actors' union reaches tentative labor agreement with Hollywood studios
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

SAG-AFTRA members walk the picket line on the 100th day of their ongoing strike outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, October 20, 2023. Hollywood's actors and studios have a preliminary labor agreement. The tentative deal will go to the union's national board Friday for "review and consideration," the statement said, and added that further details will be released following the meeting. The actors strike, which has lasted 118 days, will end at midnight and the SAG-AFTRA board will convene on Friday to review the final deal. Hollywood actors initiated a work stoppage in mid-July as negotiations broke down with studios including Disney , Paramount , Universal , Netflix and Warner Bros.

Persons: AFTRA Organizations: Paramount Studios, SAG, Screen Actors, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, Alliance, Television Producers, Hollywood, Disney, Paramount, Universal, Netflix, Warner Bros . Discovery . Studios, Television, Writers Guild of America, Comcast, CNBC Locations: Los Angeles , California, NBCUniversal

☆ The fight over return-to-office is getting dirty
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Ed Zitron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Evidence is as evidence doesAs the return-to-office battle has heated up in the past six months, there has been a marked increase in declarations that remote work is less productive. The researchers determined that remote workers were 18% less productive than their in-person counterparts. Just the vibesDespite the limited evidence against it, corporations are increasingly trying to kill remote work. That's what makes the move to kill off remote work so frustrating. It's not clear that the return-to-office move is about making workers more productive or building a better culture.

Persons: it's, Mike Hopkins, they're, India —, Nicholas Bloom, who's, David Baszucki's, Geico, Amazon's Andy Jassy, Geico's Todd Combs, there's, Safra, Larry Ellison, wrongheaded, galvanizing sycophants, Ed Zitron Organizations: Amazon, Amazon Studios, National Bureau of Economic Research, Journalists, Stanford, Meta, —, Writers Guild of America, SAG, United Auto Workers Locations: India

☆ Bob Iger's return as Disney's CEO once sparked hope inside the company. Now, insiders are anxious and losing faith.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Lucia Moses | Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

"There was a lot of excitement and hope at the return of Bob Iger a year ago," a current Disney staffer told Insider. Uncertainty about the company's future and about who's deciding what on the creative side has left execs in a state of inertia, according to an entertainment lawyer with knowledge of Disney's business. The declining linear TV business culminated in a standoff with Charter Communications over terms for a new contract for carrying Disney's cable channels. And Disney's streaming business, which was supposed to make up for the decline in cable revenues, has lost $11 billion since Disney+ launched in 2019. Churn is a top concern in Disney streaming, some employees said.

Persons: Goofy, what's, Bob Iger, Bob Chapek, He's, confidants, Zenia Mucha, Alan Braverman, Alan Horn, Jayne Parker, Christine McCarthy —, Mickey, Ariel, grumbled, Iger's, It's, he's, Iger, Paul Verna, Chapek, Bob, it's, Ron DeSantis —, Iger —, Nelson Peltz, he'd, hasn't, Verna, Disney, Ike Perlmutter, Peltz, Perlmutter, Ike, Disney's, Paul Singer, Kevin Mayer, Tom Staggs, Puck, Stagg's Blackstone, Intelligence's Verna Organizations: Walt Disney Co, Disney, ABC, Hollywood, CNBC, Writers Guild of America, Wall, Insider Intelligence, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Century Fox, Google, Facebook, Netflix, Communications, Florida Gov, Hulu, ESPN Iger, FX, Geographic, ESPN, Apple, Electronic, Elliott Investment Management, Bloomberg, Mayer Locations: Burbank, Hollywood, Florida's, Iger

☆ Striking actors say they have rejected the Hollywood and TV studios’ ‘best and final offer’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —SAG-AFTRA said it has responded to Hollywood studios’ “last, best & final offer” on Monday as pressure ramps up to reach a deal ending the industry-freezing strike. The actors’ union said in a message to its members that there are several “essential items” that the two sides have yet to reach agreement on, such as the use of AI. SAG-AFTRA, which represents about 160,000 actors, announced its members would walk off sets on July 14, joining the striking writers in a historic double walkout against the studios. Both unions have advocated for restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence, a technology that actors and writers alike believe poses an existential threat to their livelihoods. Members of the Writers Guild of America union ratified a new contract with Hollywood and television studios in early October.

Persons: AFTRA, “, ”, It’s, – CNN’s David Goldman Organizations: New, New York CNN, SAG, ’, Alliance, Television Producers, Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros . Discovery, Warner Bros, CNN, Writers Guild of America, Hollywood Locations: New York

☆ Jennifer Anniston, Matt LeBlanc and rest of ‘Friends’ cast pay tribute to Matthew Perry
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Eric Levenson | Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

NBC/Getty Images Perry, pictured circa 1985, developed an interest in acting after moving to Los Angeles when he was a teen. ABC/Disney Entertainment/Getty Images Perry co-starred in "Friends" with Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston. 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." Julia Weeks/AP Perry enters the stage for a conversation with editor Matt Brennan during the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books in Los Angeles in 2023.

Persons: ”, Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew, ” Perry, Chandler Bing, Perry, Michael Ochs, Christina Applegate, Martha Plimpton, Cox, Jay Leno, Salma Hayek, Michael Clarke Duncan, Warner, Monica, Danny Feld, Joe Quincy, Amy Stewart, Richard Schiff, Milo O'Shea, Kelly Reilly, Toby Melville, Reuters Perry, Merv Griffin, Jean, Paul Aussenard, LeBlanc, Mark J, Terrill, John Inwood, Zach Braff, John C, McGinley, Mitch Haddad, Amanda Peet, Bruce Willis, Everett, Chris Pizzello, Phil McCarten, Tom Williams, Lindsay Sloane, Michael Yarish, Ted Kennedy, James Corden, Terence Patrick, Julia Weeks, Matt Brennan, Dania Maxwell, HBO Max, “, Marta Kauffman, David Crane, Kevin Bright, Matthew’s, ’, Perry’s, Aniston, wasn’t, CNN’s Taylor Romine, Josh Campbell, Cheri Mossburg, Dan Heching, Lisa Respers Organizations: CNN, NBC, Getty, Michael Ochs Archives, Limelight, ABC, Disney Entertainment, Columbia, Warner Brothers, Bank, Comedy Theatre, Reuters, Merv Griffin Beverly Hills Country, Actors Guild, Guild of America, Los Angeles Dodgers, Capitol, National Association of Drug, Inc, CBS, Los Angeles Times Festival of, Los Angeles Times, HBO, Los Angeles Fire Department, Firefighters, Los Angeles Police Department, Angeles, Medical, Entertainment Locations: Los Angeles, Williamstown , Massachusetts, New York City, British, Chicago, London, Canada, Lisa Respers France

For the most part, people in the entertainment world could trust that they were on the same political page. That changed abruptly with the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. There was no flood of support on social media from celebrities. “I’ve always just thought I was in this little bubble and everyone’s supportive and it’s L.A. and no big deal. Jewish writers reacted with horror to the guild’s refusal to condemn the attacks on Israel.

Persons: ”, Barry Schkolnick, —, ” Jonathan Greenblatt, Jeremy Steckler, “ I’ve, It’s, ’, Marc Guggenheim, Sharon Brous Organizations: Hollywood, Democratic, “, Writers Guild of America, Defamation League, Israel, WGA, Peace Locations: Israel, Hollywood, America, United States, Palestine, Ikar, Los Angeles

☆ Opinion: Why Matthew Perry was my favorite among ‘Friends’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Lee Smith | Dean Obeidallah | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

ABC/Disney Entertainment/Getty Images Perry co-starred in "Friends" with Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston. NBC/Getty Images Perry is seen in the 1995 "Friends" episode "The One with the Evil Orthodontist." NBC/Getty Images Perry co-stars with Salma Hayek in the 1997 romantic comedy film "Fools Rush In." NBC/Getty Images Perry and Cox are seen in the 2000 "Friends" episode "The One With Rachel's Assistant." Warner Brothers/Getty Images Perry and Cox pose for a photo during the 2001 "Friends" episode "The One With Monica And Chandler's Wedding."

Persons: Dean Obeidallah, Matthew Perry —, —, ”, Chandler, Dean Obeidallah CNN Chandler, I’m Chandler, “ I’m, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow —, NBC’s, CBS ’ “ Young Sheldon, Matthew Perry, Chandler Bing, Perry, Michael Ochs, Christina Applegate, Martha Plimpton, Lisa Kudrow, Cox, Jay Leno, Salma Hayek, Michael Clarke Duncan, Warner, Monica, Danny Feld, Joe Quincy, Amy Stewart, Richard Schiff, Milo O'Shea, Kelly Reilly, Toby Melville, Reuters Perry, Merv Griffin, Jean, Paul Aussenard, LeBlanc, Mark J, Terrill, John Inwood, Zach Braff, John C, McGinley, Mitch Haddad, Amanda Peet, Bruce Willis, Everett, Chris Pizzello, Phil McCarten, Tom Williams, Lindsay Sloane, Michael Yarish, Ted Kennedy, James Corden, Terence Patrick, Julia Weeks, Matt Brennan, Dania Maxwell, Matthew, “, haven’t, Perry didn’t, Matty, ” Perry, Pete Davidson, Davidson, Chad Lowe, Sunshine ”, Neil Simon’s “ Organizations: CNN, “, Warner Bros . Television, Warner Bros ., Variety, CBS, NBC, Getty, Michael Ochs Archives, Limelight, ABC, Disney Entertainment, Columbia, Warner Brothers, Bank, Comedy Theatre, Reuters, Merv Griffin Beverly Hills Country, Actors Guild, Guild of America, Los Angeles Dodgers, Capitol, National Association of Drug, Inc, Los Angeles Times Festival of, Los Angeles Times, CBC, People Locations: ”, Los Angeles, Williamstown , Massachusetts, New York City, British, Chicago, London, Canada

☆ How Matthew Perry got cast on ‘Friends’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Lisa France | Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 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 is seen in the 1995 "Friends" episode "The One with the Evil Orthodontist." NBC/Getty Images Perry co-stars with Salma Hayek in the 1997 romantic comedy film "Fools Rush In." NBC/Getty Images Perry and Cox are seen in the 2000 "Friends" episode "The One With Rachel's Assistant."

Persons: Matthew Perry, Perry, Chandler Bing, ”, Charlie Sheen, “, Sheen, —, ” Perry, Michael Ochs, Christina Applegate, Martha Plimpton, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Cox, Jay Leno, Salma Hayek, Michael Clarke Duncan, Warner, Monica, Danny Feld, Joe Quincy, Amy Stewart, Richard Schiff, Milo O'Shea, Kelly Reilly, Toby Melville, Reuters Perry, Merv Griffin, Jean, Paul Aussenard, LeBlanc, Mark J, Terrill, John Inwood, Zach Braff, John C, McGinley, Mitch Haddad, Amanda Peet, Bruce Willis, Everett, Chris Pizzello, Phil McCarten, Tom Williams, Lindsay Sloane, Michael Yarish, Ted Kennedy, James Corden, Terence Patrick, Julia Weeks, Matt Brennan, Dania Maxwell, Matthew, didn’t, Chandler, ‘ You’ve, Seth Meyers, ’, costars Jennifer Aniston, HBO Max, ” Cox Organizations: CNN, NBC, Getty, Michael Ochs Archives, Limelight, ABC, Disney Entertainment, Columbia, Warner Brothers, Bank, Comedy Theatre, Reuters, Merv Griffin Beverly Hills Country, Actors Guild, Guild of America, Los Angeles Dodgers, Capitol, National Association of Drug, Inc, CBS, Los Angeles Times Festival of, Los Angeles Times, L.A, LAX, HBO Locations: Los Angeles, Williamstown , Massachusetts, New York City, British, Chicago, London, Canada

☆ John Oliver says the Hollywood writers' strike was no vacation
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Hollywood writers' strike was no vacation for talk show hosts, John Oliver says. Oliver discussed the topic on an appearance on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" on Monday. AdvertisementAdvertisementJohn Oliver, the host of "Last Week Tonight," says the Hollywood writers' strike was no vacation. The writers' strike ended on September 27 when the Writers Guild of America secured a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for stipulations including better pay, AI safeguards, and minimum staffing. The nearly-150-day strike was the second-longest in the guild's history, only surpassed by the writers' strike of 1988.

Persons: John Oliver, Oliver, Seth Meyers, —, Meyers, Todd Holmes, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Organizations: Hollywood, Service, Writers Guild of America, Alliance, Producers, California State University, Northridge, Force

CNN —In the not-so-distant future, human-like robots will be as ubiquitous as the automobile or smartphone – if Agility Robotics’ vision of the future comes to life. “This is really an inflection point in history,” said Jonathan Hurst, co-founder of Agility Robotics, a Silicon Valley firm that showed off its humanoid, “Digit” to investors and press Tuesday. Agility Robotics' robot Digit showcased its ability to operate autonomously in front of a small audience Tuesday night. Due to safety regulations implemented by Agility Robotics, humans must also stay six feet away from Digit. Less than two weeks ago, Amazon announced it will begin testing Digit in a Seattle warehouse (Amazon is an investor in Digit’s parent company Agility Robotics.)

Persons: ”, Jonathan Hurst, Hurst, “, Veronica Miracle, couldn’t, That’s, ” Hurst, Melonee Wise Organizations: CNN, Agility Robotics, Robotics, Amazon, tote, Hollywood, Writers Guild of America, Technology Locations: Silicon, Seattle, Oregon

☆ After Outcry, Writers Guild Tries to Explain Silence on Hamas Attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Nicole Sperling | More About Nicole Sperling | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

They also noted that other major Hollywood unions had issued statements condemning the attack. “I hope this letter goes a long way to sort of calming some of it down,” said Mr. Gordon, who signed the open letter to the guild. He will change his guild membership status to “financial core,” according to his letter. Under that designation, he will still receive the contract benefits earned by the guild but he will no longer be able to vote or attend any guild meetings. “If one cannot condemn, clearly, and without reservation, what Hamas perpetrated, one’s moral compass is absent, not broken.”

Persons: ”, Meredith Stiehm, Michele Mulroney, Betsy Thomas, Jerry Seinfeld, Eric Roth, Amy Sherman, Palladino, Maisel, “, Howard Gordon, Gordon, Dan Gordon, “ Wyatt Earp, Mr, Gordon’s, pusillanimous Organizations: Writers Guild of America West, The New York Times, Toronto Locations: Israel, Ukraine, Polish

☆ Writers Guild Faces Backlash for Not Condemning Hamas Attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Nicole Sperling | More About Nicole Sperling | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Just weeks after the Writers Guild of America displayed solidarity by ending a monthslong strike and voting overwhelmingly in favor of a new contract with the major entertainment companies, the union is being roiled by a fight over its lack of a public statement condemning the Hamas attack on Israel. On Oct. 15, eight days after the attack, a group of screenwriters signed an open letter to the Writers Guild asking why it had not issued a statement condemning the attack. The letter now has more than 300 signers, including Jerry Seinfeld, Amy Sherman-Palladino (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) and Gideon Raff (“Homeland”). Later Friday, Meredith Stiehm, the president of the Writers Guild of America West, sent an email to members who had inquired about the lack of a response. “For these reasons, we have decided not to comment publicly.”Calls to the union on Monday were not returned.

Persons: Jerry Seinfeld, Amy Sherman, Palladino, Maisel, Gideon Raff, ”, Meredith Stiehm, “, ” Jonathan Greenblatt, Maha Dakhil, Israel, Dakhil, Bryan Lourd, Natalie Portman, Tom Cruise, Reese Witherspoon Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Writers Guild, The New York Times, Defamation League, Hollywood, Creative Artists Agency, The Times Locations: Israel

☆ Opinion: I’ve sacrificed for a Hollywood acting career. This is where I draw the line
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Zamira Rahim | Opinion Mehdi Barakchian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In case you haven’t followed the actors’ strike, the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA are negotiating revenue sharing and policies around use of artificial intelligence (AI), among other items. I’m fortunate to have enough success acting full time that I’ve been able to pay my bills and acquire health insurance. Prior to the advent of streaming, actors like me relied on residuals paid out based on how often we appeared in a show and how successful it was. In short, actors work much more to make ends meet and still sometimes find ourselves earning less. When streaming first showed up, it had a lot of work to do to draw and maintain audiences.

Persons: Mehdi Barakchian, Mehdi Barakchian Nick Toren, won’t, “, lister, I’ve, ”, it’s, don’t, AFTRA, What’s, you’re, Ben Affleck, Emma Stone, George Clooney, They’ve Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, SAG, Alliance, Television Producers, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Disney, Warner Brothers, Netflix, Warner Bros, Twitter, Facebook, teamsters, Writers Guild of America Locations: New York, California, Los Angeles and New York, Los Angeles, Hollywood

☆ Actors and Hollywood Studios to Restart Negotiations
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Nicole Sperling | More About Nicole Sperling | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The major entertainment studios and the union representing tens of thousands of striking actors will return to the negotiating table on Tuesday, less than two weeks after talks were suspended because the sides remained far apart on significant issues. The restart of negotiations was announced in a joint statement on Saturday from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which bargains on behalf of the studios, and SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union. On Oct. 9, the Writers Guild of America ratified its new contract and there had been hope that a new deal with the actors would follow. The strikes have been devastating financially for many, both within and outside the industry. But an agreement with the actors would mean getting back to work without losing the entirety of the fall television schedule or having next summer’s moviegoing season upended.

Persons: —, Donna Langley, Ted Sarandos, Robert A, David Zaslav — Organizations: Alliance, Television Producers, SAG, Netflix, Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros, Writers Guild of America Locations: California

☆ How Miuccia Prada Reinvented Fashion
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Nick Haramis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +111 min

A few seasons earlier, for Miu Miu’s spring 2022 collection, Prada delivered raw-edge chino micro-miniskirts belted below the hip bone. Firstview (8); courtesy of Prada PRADA STILL resides in the Milanese apartment where she and her two older siblings, Marina and Alberto, grew up. In 1993, her days of on-the-ground protest behind her — she’d long stopped handing out flyers at rallies — Prada and Bertelli created Milano Prada Arte, which later became the Fondazione Prada. Styled by Suzanne Koller FOR THE PAST few years, Miuccia Prada hasn’t had to do quite as much all by herself. © TriStar/Everett Collection Bening and Warren Beatty in “Bugsy.” Everett Collection Bening in “American Beauty” (1999).

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Prada, Prada PRADA, Luisa Prada —, Sozzani —, Miuccia’s, Luigi Bianchi, she’d, Godard, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bertelli, we’re, Lorenzo Bertelli, Giulio Bertelli, they’re, ” Francesco Risso, ” Risso, Fabio Zambernardi, “ Bottega, Gaetano Pesce, Saint Laurent, Pedro Almodóvar, Rem Koolhaas, ” James Jean, Frédéric Sanchez, Sanchez, cardigans, Marc Jacobs, Robert Gober, Louise Bourgeois, there’s, Gober, Suzanne Koller Prada pongee, — Prada, Milano, Damien Hirst, ” Koolhaas, Koolhaas, “ I’d, Wes Anderson — who’s, Bar Luce, Fondazione Prada —, ” “, Hirst, Prada sighed, ’ ” Prada, Miuccia Prada hasn’t, Raf Simons, Prada’s, Simons, ” Simons, Dior, Calvin Klein, Jil Sander, ” he’d, Miuccia, ’ ”, Andrea Guerra, Lorenzo, who’d, ” Miu, Antoneta Alamat, ” Miuccia Prada, Elio Berenett, Saunders, Awar Odhiang, Jonas Glöer, Chloe Nguyen, Estrella Gomez, America Gonzalez, Marie Duhart, Rafael Medeiros, Stefano Poli, Ariel Sadok, Cameron Koskas, Vassili, Alexandra Adams, Vincent Brière, Vira, Natsuki 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Smartphone with Netflix logo is placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLOS ANGELES Oct 19 (Reuters) - Streaming pioneer Netflix (NFLX.O) showed resilience by gaining more quarterly subscribers than in the past three years despite strikes by Hollywood's writers and actors, sending its shares up 13.5% in premarket trading on Thursday. Shares rose to $393.45 in an indication that the company was set to add nearly $21 billion to its market capitalization. "The management deserves an Emmy for managing investor expectations," Bernstein analysts wrote in a note, adding that paid-sharing has opened up a bigger-than-expected market of potential subscribers for Netflix. "Due to its large international presence, Netflix is positioned better than most entertainment companies in plugging programming gaps from the writers' and actors' strikes," said Insider Intelligence principal analyst Ross Benes.

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☆ Annette Bening Knows a Thing or Two About Difficult Women
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Ligaya Mishan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +111 min

© TriStar/Everett Collection Bening and Warren Beatty in “Bugsy.” Everett Collection Bening in “American Beauty” (1999). © DreamWorks/courtesy of Everett Collection Bening and Jeremy Irons in “Being Julia” (2004). © Sony Pictures Classics/Everett Collection Bening and Julianne Moore in “The Kids Are All Right” (2010). Suzanne Tenner/© Focus Features, via Everett Collection Bening and Billy Crudup in “20th Century Women” (2016). Firstview (8); courtesy of Prada PRADA STILL resides in the Milanese apartment where she and her two older siblings, Marina and Alberto, grew up.

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☆ Queen Latifah Redefined Being a Multihyphenate — and Made It Look Easy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Emily Lordi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +111 min

© Miramax/courtesy of Everett Collection Latifah and LL Cool J in “Last Holiday” (2006). © Paramount/courtesy of Everett Collection Latifah in “Bessie” (2015). David Lee/© Fox Searchlight Pictures, via Everett Collection Latifah on “The Equalizer” in 2023. Firstview (8); courtesy of Prada PRADA STILL resides in the Milanese apartment where she and her two older siblings, Marina and Alberto, grew up. © TriStar/Everett Collection Bening and Warren Beatty in “Bugsy.” Everett Collection Bening in “American Beauty” (1999).

Persons: Queen Latifah Annette Bening Henry Taylor Miuccia Prada, I’m, Queen Latifah, Henry Taylor, D’Angelo Lovell Williams, Miuccia Prada, Collier Schorr, Annette Bening, Katy Grannan, Delphine Danhier, Rob Talty, Sara Tagaloa, Rahim Fortune, Ian Bradley, Iasia Merriweather, Raisa, Prada, you’ve, YANAGIHARA, QUEEN LATIFAH, DANA OWENS, “, She’d, Melle Mel, Big Daddy Kane, she’d, D.J.s, Owens, Nikki Giovanni, Octavia E, Butler, M.C.s, Latifah, Jazzy Joyce, MC Lyte, Lyte, ” Latifah, We’re, She’s, Shakim Compere, ”, Norma Kamali, David Yurman, David Webb, Ian Bradley Louis Vuitton, Monie, Gary Gray’s, Tracy Oliver, Kenya Barris, Megan Thee, Viola Davis, it’s, LATIFAH, Michael Jackson, who’ve, Shakim, Rita Owens, Compere, Rita, scions, Amina, Amiri Baraka, Lauryn Hill, Latifah wasn’t, Lyte’s, Roxanne, Roxanne Shanté, Dana Owens, Danyel Smith, Queen Latifah —, Latifah ”, Tommy Boy, Jada Pinkett Smith, I’d, ’, ” Pinkett Smith, Al Pereira, Michael Ochs, Raymond Boyd, Getty, D’s, Gray, 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☆ How Henry Taylor Transformed the Way We Look at Ourselves
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( M.H. Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +111 min

HENRY TAYLOR How the figurative painter made portraiture the dominant mode of art in our era — and changed the way America sees itself. It was Henry Taylor doing Henry Taylor, like a pop star in his Vegas residency phase. A few seasons earlier, for Miu Miu’s spring 2022 collection, Prada delivered raw-edge chino micro-miniskirts belted below the hip bone. Firstview (8); courtesy of Prada PRADA STILL resides in the Milanese apartment where she and her two older siblings, Marina and Alberto, grew up. David Lee/© Fox Searchlight Pictures, via Everett Collection Latifah on “The Equalizer” in 2023.

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☆ Hollywood insiders are bracing for M&A activity to make a comeback, as 10 experts reveal the deals they're predicting
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Reed Alexander | Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

"The unknown is hard to transact in," Sam Powers, the global head of technology, media, and telecommunications for Bank of America, told Insider. Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision , which was completed Thursday, has also put media and tech M&A back in the spotlight. "People have been holding their breath in nervous anticipation" about the idea of tech buying big media , one investor told Insider. Private-equity bets on media and Hollywood have seen mixed resultsPrivate-equity firms may have the cash to finance major media acquisitions, but they're reckoning with market volatility. Are you a Hollywood insider?

Persons: Hollywood dealmakers, Jonathan Handel, Sam Powers, Bob Iger, —, Byron Allen, Greg Doherty, Iger, Disney's, Byron Allen —, Allen, Disney, it's, Handel, It's, you've, Reese Witherspoon, Dave Kotinsky, Moonbug, Reese Witherspoon's, Jeff Zucker, Abu, Tom Staggs, Kevin Mayer, Lucia Moses, Reed Alexander Organizations: Hollywood, Puck News, Bank of America, SAG, Writers Guild of America, Disney, ESPN, Activision, Byron Allen The Weather, Wall Street shareholders, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hulu, ABC, Nexstar Media Group, Allen Media Group, Weather, Lionsgate, Starz, Paramount, BET, Warner Bros, Games, Disney Digital Network, Maker Studios, Observers, Comcast, Paramount Global, Tech, MGM, Microsoft, Netflix, Apple, RedBird Capital Partners, RedBird IMI, Private, SP, G Global Market Intelligence, Bloomberg, Media, Apollo Global Management, Yahoo Locations: Hollywood, Blackstone, Abu Dhabi, lmoses@insider.com, ralexander@insider.com

☆ Hollywood's AI issues are far from settled after writers' labor deal with studios
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Drew Richardson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Writers Guild of America's labor deal with Hollywood studios was billed as a big win for writers, but industry experts fear the agreement's artificial intelligence guardrails won't be enough. The contract does, however, leave room for studios to train AI using preexisting material. WGA's original May proposal, which triggered the strike, would have disallowed studios from using any materials to train AI outright. Hollywood studios training AI with preexisting materials could create a whole new set of issues for writers by allowing the studios to use previous work to generate similar materials without the writer's consent or even awareness. Allowing studios to train AI with preexisting material was a "punt" down the line, and studios will inevitably "push to use AI as far as possible," said Peter Csathy, founder and chairman of media legal advisory company Creative Media.

Persons: Justine Bateman, Leslie Callif, Donaldson, Callif, Peter Csathy Organizations: Writers Guild of America, The, Hollywood, CNBC, WGA, Alliance, Television Producers, Beverly, Creative Media Locations: Netflix's, York, New York City, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, U.S

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