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But “The Eras Tour” heralds something new and potentially game-changing in the movie industry. BTS earlier this year released a concert film, with higher ticket prices and limited showtimes. But “The Eras Tour” could be the start of an expansion of what, exactly, a movie theater can be. The movie, directed by Sam Wrench, would be a way for millions more to experience the Eras Tour. “The industry needs it and, frankly, so do consumers.”Meanwhile, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” is poised to become the biggest concert film ever in about two days of release.

Persons: — Greg Marcus, they’ve, “ Taylor Swift, ”, Marcus, “, — Swift, Beyoncé, that’s, Swift, Sam Wrench, It's, Scott Swift, Travis Kelce, Adam Aron, Paul Dergarabedian, ” Dergarabedian, Makan Delrahim, Delrahim, ” Delrahim, Justin Bieber, Marcus ’, “ I’m, Jake Coyle Organizations: Marcus, Southern, Advance, AMC Theaters, Hollywood, Netflix, Metropolitan Opera, AMC, Kansas City Chiefs, NFL, Swift, American, Paramount, Department of Justice, “, Justice Department, Woodstock, Twitter Locations: Milwaukee , Wisconsin, Los Angeles, ”

☆ Hollywood writers ratify new contract with studios
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Writers Guild of America East members walk a picket line at the Paramount+ Summit outside the Paramount Building in Times Square in New York City on May 17, 2023The Writers Guild of America has officially ratified its new three-year contract with Hollywood studios. The guild on Monday announced that 99% of its membership voted to ratify the new deal, with 8,435 votes for "yes" and only 90 for "no." "Through solidarity and determination, we have ratified a contract with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of our combined membership," said Meredith Stiehm, president of Writers Guild of America West. The guild also negotiated higher contribution rates to health benefits and pensions, as well as a guaranteed number of writers in writers' rooms for television shows. "Until the studios make a deal that addresses the needs of performers, WGA members will be on the picket lines, walking side-by-side with SAG-AFTRA in solidarity," said Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, president of Writers Guild of America East.

Persons: Meredith Stiehm, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Lisa Takeuchi Cullen Organizations: Guild of America East, Paramount, Guild of America, Hollywood, Monday, Writers Guild of America West, WGA, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, Disney, Netflix, Universal, Warner Bros, Discovery, SAG, Writers Guild of America East, Comcast, CNBC, NBCUniversal Locations: New York City, NBCUniversal

☆ Assistants at companies like Netflix and Disney are 'waiting for the light at the end of the tunnel' as their careers stall and they can't get promoted: 'I don't see a way up'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Trying to maintain a career in Hollywood was "not something that was feasible for me to continue," this person told Insider. Insider spoke with eight current and former assistants at Hollywood companies, plus a former creative executive at a midsize film studio. Many hopefuls can't find jobs in an industry that's been wracked with head count reductions and budget cuts. Netflix's website lists just one open assistant job — a role in a non-creative vertical. At Paramount, which cut 25% of staff from its US cable networks earlier this year, there appear to be no open executive assistant jobs in entertainment capacities .

Persons: —, strivers, that's, David Heger, Edward Jones, Heger, Bob Iger —, there's, WBD, they've, they'd, I'm, Reed Alexander Organizations: Hollywood, Netflix, Paramount Global, Disney, Warner Bros . Discovery, Paramount, Media, Writers Guild of America, Challenger, Warner Bros, Discovery, Entertainment Locations: Hollywood, Los Angeles and New York

☆ Kaiser Permanente workers start to walk off the job. It’s set to become the largest health care worker strike in US history
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

By 9 am ET, more than 75,000 Kaiser workers plan to join picket lines, marking the largest health care strike in US history. In the wake of pandemic, however, health care workers in particular have been fighting for safer and more secure work environments. Many health care employees are set to join the picket lines, including nursing staff, dietary workers, receptionists, optometrists, and pharmacists. Kaiser Permanente “members” pay dues to the organization to gain access to Kaiser Permanente’s wide-ranging health care services. The increased number of health care strikes have happened despite health care workers making up only about 9% of private sector union members nationwide.

Persons: Kaiser, Kaiser Permanente, James Santos, “, ”, Permanente, ” Renee Saldana, they’re, ’, “ Kaiser Permanente, CNN’s Chris Isidore Organizations: CNN, Kaiser Permanente, Kaiser, Washington DC, SEIU, UHW, “ Workers, United Auto Workers, Ford, General Motors, Writers Guild of America, Hollywood, of Labor Statistics Locations: Virginia, Washington, DC, United States, California , Colorado, Washington and Oregon, Kaiser, York City, “ Kaiser

☆ Beyonce's Renaissance Tour film is coming to save the day for the weak December box office
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Movie theaters will become a Bey Hive this December. Beyonce's appearance on the film calendar is a much-needed boon for the North American box office. Those offerings give Beyonce's movie plenty of room to run at the box office. It's unclear what Beyonce's film could open to in December, as tickets just went on sale Monday. Beyonce's tour looks to top out just above $560 million.

Persons: Taylor Swift's, Shawn Robbins, Beyonce, Aquaman, Paul Dergarabedian Organizations: AMC Entertainment, Parkwood Entertainment, Dolby, AMC, Cineplex, Harkins, North American, Hollywood, Warner Bros, Comscore, Industry

☆ Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda slams AI recreations of her dad
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda Williams says recreations of her late father made with artificial intelligence are “disturbing.”She took to Instagram on Sunday to explain her thoughts on AI, which is one of the key contract issues in the SAG-AFTRA strike against Hollywood studios. “I am not an impartial voice in SAG’s fight against AI,” Williams wrote. “I’ve witnessed for YEARS how many people want to train these models to create/recreate actors who cannot consent, like Dad. “I’ve already heard AI used to get his ‘voice’ to say whatever people want and while I find it personally disturbing, the ramifications go far beyond my own feelings. SAG-AFTRA resumes talks with the Hollywood studios on Monday.

Persons: Robin Williams ’, Zelda Williams, Instagram, SAG’s, ” Williams, “ I’ve, ’, ”, Tom Hanks, wasn’t Organizations: CNN, SAG, Hollywood

☆ Late-night shows return as actors restart negotiations with Hollywood studios
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Now that the Hollywood writers' strike is over, late-night hosts are preparing their first opening monologues since May, and actors are going back to the negotiating table with studios. WGA membership is currently in the process of voting on the contract, with expectations that ratification will come late next week. Meyers, host of "Late Night with Seth Meyers," spent much of his pre-strike shows commenting on former President Donald Trump's compounding legal problems. The guild also negotiated higher contribution rates to health benefits and pensions, as well as a guaranteed number of writers in writers rooms for television shows. The actors guild begins its negotiations with the likes of Disney, Paramount, Universal and Warner Bros.

Persons: Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Meyers, Donald Trump's Organizations: Hollywood, Writers Guild of America, Alliance, Television Producers, WGA, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, Disney, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros, SAG, Industry

☆ America is on strike. Here’s the progress unions have made
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

While the WGA settled its strike recently, winning improved wages and job protections, SAG-AFTRA remains on strike, and most filming remains on hold. They won a reported 32% increase in pay over the six-year life of a contract reached in June and ratified earlier this month. Many of the health care workers unions say their main issue is lack of adequate staffing and the workers’ belief that they’re not able to provide the level of care they want without more help. The Biden administration and Congress stepped into a labor dispute late last year when freight railroad workers threatened to strike. “Labor unions are enjoying a moment of high public approval and strong belief in the benefits they offer to workers, businesses and the economy,” said a Gallup statement.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, ”, “ It’s, Wheaton, “ You’ve, “, you’ve, ” Biden, Ronald Reagan, That’s, they’re, Biden Organizations: New, New York CNN, United Auto Workers, UAW, General Motors, Ford, Cornell University’s Industrial, Labor Relations, ’, Guild of America, SAG, Hollywood, Screen Actors, WGA, Kaiser Permanente, Teamsters, UPS, Warehouse Union, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Unions, Warrior, United Mine Workers, Congress, Gallup, “ Labor Locations: New York, United States, Buffalo , New York, California , Oregon, Washington , Colorado, Virginia, Washington, Coast, Kaiser, Los Angeles, New York City, Alabama

☆ Hollywood studios, actors on strike to resume talks next week
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers walk the picket line outside Disney Studios in Burbank, California, U.S., July 25, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 27 (Reuters) - Hollywood studios and negotiators for Hollywood actors on strike will hold talks on Oct. 2, both side said in a joint statement on Wednesday, in the first such meeting in months. The SAG-AFTRA actors union, Hollywood's largest with 160,000 members, walked off the job in July asking for higher pay and for curbs on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in entertainment, demands similar to Hollywood writers. Other demands from actors include limits on self-taped auditions used in casting, which they argue are more costly than in-person readings. They also want hair and makeup artists who can work with various hair textures and skin tones, to ensure equity for all performers.

Persons: Mike Blake, Walt Disney, AFTRA, Urvi, Himani Sarkar, Miral Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Disney Studios, REUTERS, Hollywood, SAG, Alliance, Television Producers, Walt, Netflix, Thomson Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Striking actors and Hollywood studios to restart talks days after writers announce a new tentative labor contract
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Jon Passantino | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Striking actors and the Hollywood studios will resume negotiations on a new labor contract on Monday, SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union, said Wednesday, the same day writers ended their own strike in the entertainment industry. Several executives from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers member companies will be attending the meetings, the union said. The writers and actors had been negotiating over many similar issues, such as compensation as streaming has changed the entertainment industry and the role of AI in creating movies and shows. SAG-AFTRA has been on strike since July 14, joining the fray a little more than two months after the writers strike began. Since then, the two unions have seemed to operate in lockstep with each other.

Persons: ”, AFTRA Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, Alliance, Television Producers, Writers Guild of America, WGA, SAG

☆ Hollywood Studios Can Train AI Models on Writers’ Work Under Tentative Deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Jessica Toonkel | Joe Flint | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Hollywood studios can train AI models on writers' work under tentative deal - WSJ
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 26 (Reuters) - Hollywood studios are expected to retain the right to train artificial-intelligence models based on writers' work under the terms of a tentative labor agreement between the two sides, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the situation. The writers would also walk away with an important win, a guarantee that they will receive credit and compensation for work they do on scripts, even if studios partially rely on AI tools, according to the report. Entertainment executives didn't want to relinquish the right to train their own AI tools based on TV and movie scripts, since their understanding is that AI tech platforms already are training their own models on such materials, the WSJ reported. The WGA, which represents roughly 11,500 film and television writers, reached a preliminary three-year deal with major studios on Sunday. Their demands are similar to that of writers, including higher wages and protection against AI use.

Persons: didn't, Samrhitha, Shounak Dasgupta Organizations: Wall Street, Entertainment, Guild of America, Alliance, Television Producers, WGA, Thomson Locations: California, Hollywood, Bengaluru

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The deal is made, the pickets have been suspended, and Hollywood's writers are on the verge of getting back to work after months on strike. Crucial steps remain for the writers, who technically remain on strike, and for other workers awaiting a return to production of new shows. Following the approval from the boards — which is likely — comes a vote from the writers themselves, whose timing is uncertain. That could prompt a delay of Tuesday's voting and has kept union leaders from sharing with writers the details of what nearly five months of striking and hardship has earned them. ___For more on the writers and actors strikes, visit: https://apnews.com/hub/hollywood-strikes/

Organizations: ANGELES, Writers Guild of America, Hollywood, Alliance, Television Producers, Screen, American Federation of Radio, Television Artists, SAG Locations: hollywood

☆ The profitability challenges for streaming aren't going away: TECHnalysis Research's Bob O'Donnell
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe profitability challenges for streaming aren't going away: TECHnalysis Research's Bob O'DonnellBob O’Donnell, TECHnalysis Research president and chief analyst, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the tentative deal reached by the WGA and Hollywood studios to end the strike, the impact on media stocks, and more.

Persons: TECHnalysis, Bob O'Donnell Bob O’Donnell Organizations: TECHnalysis, WGA, Hollywood

☆ Barry Diller rips WGA deal with studios, says fair use needs to be redefined to address AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Drew Richardson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Slamming the tentative labor deal between Hollywood writers and studios, media mogul Barry Diller on Tuesday laid out his biggest bone of contention with generative artificial intelligence. "All we want to do is establish that there is no such thing as fair use for AI, which gives us standing." Generative AI and language-based model systems index entire bodies of work within their knowledge base, a violation of fair use, some argue. Altman, who also served on the Expedia board with Diller, testified before senators in May to discuss regulations on AI. Altman also said that Shutterstock was critical in the training of OpenAI's generative media AI, DALL-E.

Persons: Barry Diller, Diller, George R.R, Martin, Jodi Picoult, OpenAI, Diller isn't, that's, Sam Altman, Sam, Altman, " Altman, Shutterstock Organizations: Hollywood, IAC, Writers Guild, WGA, Alliance, Television Producers, Wall Street, CNBC

SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers walk the picket line outside Disney Studios in Burbank, California, U.S., July 25, 2023. The union representing roughly 11,500 film and television writers and the group that represents the studios and streaming companies announced the preliminary agreement on Sunday. The three-year deal, whose details were not disclosed, needs to be approved by the leadership of the Writers Guild of America and union members to officially end the strike. But even after the approval, it will take longer for productions to resume as Hollywood actors are still on strike. Its shares have dropped nearly 14% since the writers' strike started on May 2, while Paramount, Disney and Netflix have lost between 20% and 45%.

Persons: Mike Blake, Walt Disney, Susannah Streeter, Hargreaves Lansdown, WBD, David Zaslav, Craig Huber, Yuvraj Malik, Zaheer Kachwala, Arun Koyyur Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Disney Studios, REUTERS, Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount Global, Netflix, SAG, Hargreaves, Paramount, Disney, Media, Huber Research Partners, Thomson Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, Bengaluru

But when will your favorite shows return? Late-night talk shows were the first to be affected when the strike began, and they may be among the first to return to air now. The actors strike limits promotional appearances that are the lifeblood of late-night shows. “Real Time with Bill Maher.” The host plotted a return without writers but ended up postponing once last week’s negotiations were set. Director Quentin Tarantino's 10th film, “The Movie Critic,” is among the scripts that are written whose makers are awaiting actors' return to sets.

Persons: ”, Quentin Tarantino, JIMMY KIMMEL, Jimmy Fallon, ” ABC’s, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert ”, Drew Barrymore, Bill Maher, ” “ Severance, “ Abbott, Quentin Tarantino's, BARRYMORE, Jennifer Hudson, Barrymore Organizations: ANGELES, Hollywood, CBS, Apple, ABC, Writers Guild of America

☆ Hollywood’s brief thaw belies a long winter
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Jennifer Saba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The union representing movie and TV writers tentatively agreed to a new contract on Sunday, setting the stage to end a five-month impasse. Content production is back on the budget line for streaming services. They too want to share in the spoils of a successful movie or TV series on streaming services. Charter now doesn’t have to carry eight Disney networks including FXX and Disney Junior, while Disney also is giving Charter’s customers access to its ad-supported streaming services for no additional charge. The brief thaw belies a long winter.

Persons: Fran Drescher, Duncan Crabtree, Walt Disney, Bob Iger, Ted Sarandos, David Zaslav, Donna Langley, ”, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Aditya Sriwatsav Organizations: SAG, Writers Guild of America, Hollywood, Netflix, Reuters, Guild of America, Walt, Warner Bros Discovery, NBC Universal, Charter Communications, Disney, Disney Junior, WWE, Paramount Global, Paramount, Alliance, Producers, WGA, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S

The work stoppage isn’t officially over yet, and actors remain on strike. attained suggest that as organized labor enjoys a surge in popularity across a variety of industries, its muscle-flexing is achieving results. “We can say, with great pride, that this deal is exceptional,” the W.G.A. News reports suggest the deal includes provisions for residual payments from streaming, minimum staffing of shows and limits on the use of artificial intelligence. Until then, writers are still on strike, though they’re not actively picketing.

Persons: isn’t, they’re Organizations: Guild of America, Hollywood

☆ SAG-AFTRA strike: All eyes on actors union following tentative deal between studios and writers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The tentative WGA deal increases pressure on SAG-AFTRA to reach an agreement along the same lines, although the actors union still has enough leverage to keep productions shut down. The studio’s resolution with WGA will likely pave the way for a deal with SAG-AFTRA within the next few weeks. The writers guild was going to fight the big fight, and the actors will use the gains writers made and customize them for their needs.”SAG-AFTRA has been on strike since July 14, joining the fray a little more than two months after the writers strike began. A major issue for the actors union is a wage increase of 11% in the first year of the proposed contract term, while the studios have only agreed to a 5% pay raise. According to Nunan, talks with the WGA will likely make studios more amenable to collaborative talks with SAG-AFTRA.

Persons: ”, Tom Nunan, AFTRA, Nunan, “, we’ve, ‘, ’ ”, “ It’s, It’s Organizations: CNN, Writers Guild of America, Alliance, Television Producers, Hollywood, SAG, WGA

☆ Hollywood writers reach 'tentative agreement' with studios after 146 days
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Huileng Tan | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Writers Guild of America reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios on Sunday. AdvertisementAdvertisement"The WGA and AMPTPT have reached a tentative agreement," the AMPTP email said; the WGA's version was typo-free. The tentative agreement comes after the guild and the AMPTP — which represents major studios and streaming services, including Warner Bros. They were joined on the picket lines by over 160,000 union members of SAG-AFTRA, the actors' union, on July 14. Broadcast networks' fall TV schedules were loaded with reality series, whose writers aren't subject to the WGA agreement.

Persons: Bob Hopkinson, Netflix —, they've, Alex O'Keefe, O'Keefe, Keefe, Drew Barrymore, Barrymore, Insider's Reed Alexander, Alison Brower, TUSC Organizations: Guild of America, Hollywood, WGA, Service, Alliance, Television Producers, Warner Bros, Disney, Netflix, SAG, Guild, Union Solidarity Coalition Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Hollywood's writers strike is on the verge of ending. What happens next?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In what lasted for almost five months, the writer's strike has seemingly reached an end. In the last writers strike, in 2008, board members voted two days after a deal was reached, and members voted two days after that. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhen will writers return to work and shows return? The studios that make up the AMPTP opted to finish a deal with writers — who went on strike two months earlier — before even beginning to deal with actors. It was three months into the writers strike before the AMPTP reached out to begin negotiations, and the initial talks sputtered after a just a few days.

Persons: —, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Drew Barrymore Organizations: Guild of America, Hollywood, Service, Alliance, Television Producers, WGA, SAG, WGA —, Guild

☆ Wall Street's typical career path might have a massive detour thanks to AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

As for today's edition, we're looking at how AI could upend the job of the junior banker, and the effect that'll have on Wall Street's traditional career path. AdvertisementAdvertisementAspiring financiers need to look no further than investment banks' analyst programs to get a foot in the door. But this crucial piece of Wall Street's ecosystem could be upended by the rise of artificial intelligence. AdvertisementAdvertisementBuy-side firms have largely held off on going after college graduates, instead pointing them toward banks' analyst programs. Regardless of what direction things go, what's clear is the type of work AI excels at falls directly in junior bankers' wheelhouse.

Persons: Insider's Bianca Chan, Emmalyse Brownstein, Alyssa Powell, Steve Cohen's, Cohen, millennials, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, ChatGPT, Xavier Lalanne, It's, Saint, Givenchy, Donald Glover, Childish Gambino, Will Smith, Catherine Zeta, Jones, krisanapong detraphiphat, Dan DeFrancesco, Naga Siu, Hallam Bullock, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Service, Guild of America, Hollywood, Tech, LinkedIn, Meta, National, Costco, Lowe's, Tractor Supply, Brands, Getty Images Finance Locations: Wall, Silicon, Paris, New York City, San Diego, London, New York

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Union leaders and Hollywood studios reached a tentative agreement Sunday to end a historic screenwriters strike after nearly five months, though no deal is yet in the works for striking actors. The Writers Guild of America announced the deal in a joint statement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group that represents studios, streaming services and production companies in negotiations. “WGA has reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP,” the guild said in an email to members. The tentative deal to end the last writers strike, in 2008, was approved by more than 90% of members. In that walkout, the writers strike started first and ended second.

Persons: —, would've, NBC’s, Jimmy Fallon ”, ABC’s “ Jimmy Kimmel, AFTRA, ”, Bob Iger, Ted Sarandos, David Zaslav, Donna Langley, NBCUniversal, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Gavin Newsom, Netflix's, ABC's, Drew Barrymore, Bill Maher ” Organizations: ANGELES, — Union, Hollywood, Guild of America, Alliance, Television Producers, WGA, Screen, American Federation of Television, Radio, Crew, SAG, Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros ., Los Angeles Mayor, California Gov, Writers Guild of America Locations: Hollywood

☆ Striking writers, Hollywood studios to meet on Sunday as talks stretch on
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The iconic Hollywood sign is shown in early morning light in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 23 (Reuters) - Negotiators for the striking Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Hollywood studios will meet again on Sunday after a fourth day of talks failed to reach a deal. Writers walked off the job in early May after negotiations failed to agree on compensation, minimum staffing of writers' rooms, the use of artificial intelligence and residuals that reward writers for popular streaming shows. The SAG-AFTRA union, comprising 160,000 members from actors to stunt performers, joined the writers in July, calling for a work stoppage and putting Hollywood into two simultaneous strikes for the first time in 63 years. Reporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru; Editing by William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Mike Blake, Walt Disney, Urvi, William Mallard Organizations: REUTERS, Guild of America, Hollywood, WGA, Alliance, Television Producers, Netflix, SAG, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, Bengaluru

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