IATSE Agreement Clears the Way to Use Artificial Intelligence as a Tool
Katcy Stephan / Variety Artificial intelligence can be used as a tool, with some limitations, under the agreement struck last week...
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Meredith Stiehm Wins Reelection as WGA West President
Meredith Stiehm (Courtesy of Laura Kleinhenz) Meredith Stiehm has been reelected as president of WGA West, in a strong show of support as...
WGA Showrunner Match Fundraiser Blows Past $500,000 Goal in a Week
Inspired by conversations in the nearly 500-strong showrunner text group, the donations will go to the Entertainment Community Fund,...
GLAAD Rallies With Queer SAG-AFTRA and WGA Members; Releases Annual Film Studio Representation Score
Pictured above, from left: Alexandra Grey, Vittorio Wyatt Gray, Jason Stuart, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, Michelle C. Bonilla, National...
California Senate Approves Unemployment Pay for Striking Workers
Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The California Senate voted on Thursday to grant unemployment benefits to workers who are on strike....
Hollywood CEOs and Industry Insiders Seek Federal Mediation to Help Avert SAG-AFTRA Strike
Mark Ruffalo (Courtesy of GC Images) Top Hollywood players are working on a plan to call in federal mediators to help avert a SAG-AFTRA...
Emmys Delay: Fox Pushing for January, TV Academy Lobbying for November Amid Strike Concerns
ABC November or January? The Television Academy and Fox have been locked in a debate over when to air this year’s 75th annual Emmy Awards...
‘Air’ Screenwriter Alex Convery on the Stress of Awaiting Michael Jordan’s Blessing
Amazon Studios / Courtesy Everett Collection Before “Air” could get the greenlight, director Ben Affleck needed one last seal of...
How HBO, Streamer Intrigue and the Looming Writers’ Strike Stole the Show at Series Mania
Credit: S. Champeaux The 2023 edition of Series Mania, which wraps on Friday, looks like it’s succeeded in solidifying its place as...
WGA Would Allow Artificial Intelligence in Scriptwriting, as Long as Writers Maintain Credit
Michael Buckner/Variety The Writers Guild of America has proposed allowing artificial intelligence to write scripts, as long as it does...
‘Severance,’ ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Win Big at WGA Awards: Full Winners List
Yvette Lee Bowser, Charlie Kaufman impress; talk on both coasts is high of union solidarity and bracing for contract strife. Pictured...
Digital Writers Gain Ground in Contentious WGA East Election
Digital writers made big gains in the WGA East’s contentious election for officers and council members that govern the union that...
AMC Opens Writers Rooms for Three Series, Including Anne Rice’s ‘Lives of the Mayfair Witches’
AMC has opened writers’ rooms for three new series under their script-to-series model, including one based on the Anne Rice novel series...
Endeavor Content’s Kristen Figeroid Exits as Film Sales Team Heads Back to WME
Endeavor Content senior vice president Kristen Figeroid has exited the agency as others in the unit’s sales and distribution unit prepare...
‘Clarice’ Co-Creator Jenny Lumet Sets CBS Studios Overall Deal
Courtesy of Amanda Guinzburg Jenny Lumet has signed a four-year overall deal with CBS Studios. According to an individual with knowledge...
WME Reaches Deal With WGA on Packaging and Endeavor Content Divestment
Courtesy of Michael Buckner for Variety WME and the WGA have finally come to terms on a settlement that will allow WME to resume...
WME and WGA Postpone Trial to February 2022 as Talks Continue
Elliot Stokes for Variety The Writers Guild of America and William Morris Endeavor have agreed to postpone a federal trial until February...
WGA Rejects WME’s Latest Offer: ‘No Going Last Bonus’
Courtesy of Cheyne Gateley/Variety Intelligence Platform The Writers Guild of America has flatly rejected the latest proposal from WME to...
More Streaming, More Screaming: Showbiz Predictions for 2021
Courtesy of King: Anthony Behar/Sipa USA/AP Images; Zuckerberg: Olivier Douliery/Abaca/Sipa/AP Images; Chalamet: Chia Bella James/Warner...
CAA Reaches Deal With WGA, Will Resume Repping Writers
CAA Campus (Courtesy of Michael Buckner for Variety) UPDATED: CAA has reached an agreement with the Writers Guild of America that will...
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