Category: Industry News
Screen Actors Authorize Strike While Directors Move Closer to a Deal
by Alex Kerai | Jun 6, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
The Screen Actors Guild voted overwhelmingly to authorize its first strike since 2000. Two days earlier, the Directors Guild of America reached a tentative agreement for its next contract.
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Unions Unite: Hollywood Studios Face Reckoning During Labor Negotiations
by Alex Kerai | May 30, 2023 | Industry News
Since the writers’ guild strike began five weeks ago, the major Hollywood unions—representing writers, directors, actors, below-the-line workers, truck drivers, and more—have come together on picket lines. Union support has halted many productions and led to massive rallies nationwide.
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Fall Network Schedule Impacted by Writers’ Guild Strike
by Alex Kerai | May 26, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News, Streaming
The writers’ strike has already impacted numerous film and TV productions globally. The fall TV schedule may be next. ABC is the only one of the Big Four networks with a strike-proof schedule. The network is airing unscripted programming and reruns of Abbott Elementary.
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Max Faces User Experience Issues with Launch of New App
by Alex Kerai | May 23, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News, Streaming
Max launched today, and viewers ran into issues with the user experience of the redesigned app and interface. Warner Bros. Discovery’s CTO said teams were on standby to help solve any problems customers face.
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Disney Moves to Fully Add Hulu Content to Disney Plus
by Alex Kerai | May 19, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News, Streaming
Disney announced a one-app experience in the U.S. for Disney+ and Hulu customers that will roll out by the end of 2023. Currently, Hulu is owned by Disney and Comcast, although Comcast has the option to sell to Disney.
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Freevee Adds Prime Exclusives
by Alex Kerai | May 5, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News, Streaming
This year, over 100 Amazon Originals will be available to stream for free on Amazon’s Freevee platform. Freevee will offer new Amazon Originals each month through the Amazon Originals channel on the service.
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Hollywood Writers Guild Goes On Strike
by Alex Kerai | May 2, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
The Writers Guild of America is officially on strike as of Tuesday morning. Pencils are down, and picket lines are starting. The guild’s contract with the major studios—including Disney, Netflix, and Discovery-Warner—has expired.
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9-1-1 Canceled at FOX, Moving to ABC
by Alex Kerai | May 1, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News, TV
The long-running procedural 9-1-1 is moving from FOX to ABC after the season 6 finale in May. Fox’s decision to cancel and move the show was due to financial reasons and licensing fee costs for the network.
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Peacock Adds 2 Million Subscribers With Strong Movie Releases
by Alex Kerai | Apr 28, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News, Streaming
NBCUniversal, which released Peacock numbers on Thursday, reported a bump in subscribers which could be attributed to successful theatrical releases coming to streaming. Universal had a lot of success in the first quarter with theatrical film releases, including Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and M3GAN.
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Amazon and MGM Step Up IP Development
by Alex Kerai | Apr 21, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News, Streaming
Amazon closed the deal to acquire MGM in March 2022. MGM’s long catalog of film and TV hits was the main driver of the acquisition. MGM produced classic movies like Robocop, Legally Blonde, Fame, Barbershop, and The Thomas Crowne Affair—all of which could be remade or adapted at Amazon.
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