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    • Thursday, 17 August, 2023
      FT Magazine
      An afternoon on the Hollywood picket line

      ‘Millionaires on strike’ is how some describe the standstill that has gripped Los Angeles. But the calls for action aren’t for the stars, they’re for jobbing writers and actors struggling to stay afloat

      Members of the Writers Guild of America carry picket signs at one of the gates to Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California
    • Sunday, 16 July, 2023
      News in-depthHollywood
      Lights, camera, industrial action: Hollywood’s biggest strike in 60 years

      Writers and actors join picket line to protest against reduced pay in streaming era and AI threat

      Members of SAG-AFTRA hold up signs during a strike at The Walt Disney Co. studios
    • Sunday, 4 June, 2023
      Media
      Hollywood directors avert strike after reaching contract deal with studios

      Agreement on AI and streaming royalties comes as industrial action by writers stretches into its second month

    • Friday, 5 May, 2023
      News in-depth
      ‘It’s highly exploitative’: Hollywood strike pits screenwriters against studios

      First industrial action in 15 years after talks between writers guild and studios and streamers collapse

      Writers Guild of America members and supporters on a picket line outside Paramount Studios
    • Friday, 5 May, 2023
      John Gapper
      Writers vs AI bots is more than a Hollywood drama

      Screenwriters’ strike reflects wider job insecurity and fear of being usurped by technology

      Members of the Writers Guild of America picket outside Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles
    • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
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      UK-listed Videndum issues profit warning as US screenwriters strike

      Shares in FTSE 250 company fall 10% on Tuesday after pause in production of popular shows hits equipment supplier

      The Hollywood sign in Los Angeles
    • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
      Hollywood faces writers’ strike after talks with studios collapse

      Union says offer is ‘wholly insufficient’ and complains of gig economy conditions

      The Hollywood sign is shown on a hillside above a neighbourhood in Los Angeles California
    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
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      Strike fears hit Hollywood as writers start pay talks with studios

      Screenwriters are seeking to address how royalties are paid in the streaming era

      A scene from ‘Mank’, about ‘Citizen Kane’ writer Herman Mankiewicz
    • Sunday, 30 April, 2017
      US & Canadian companies
      Hollywood studios braced for writers’ strike

      Dispute comes ahead of advertising talks for autumn TV shows

      *** FILE *** The HOLLYWOOD sign on the hillside overlooking Hollywood, Ca., is shown in this 1981 file photo. The Screen Actors Guild board of directors on Saturday Feb. 21, 2009 rejected the "last, best and final offer" by Hollywood producers for a new contract. (AP Photo, FILE)
    • Friday, 15 February, 2008
      Christopher CaldwellMedia
      A-listers at the barricades
    • Wednesday, 13 February, 2008
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      Race to air as Hollywood strike ends
    • Sunday, 10 February, 2008
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    • Sunday, 3 February, 2008
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      Studios in push to end writers’ strike
    • Friday, 25 January, 2008
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    • Sunday, 13 January, 2008
      World
      Spotlight: Hollywood writers: Picket line deviates from script
    • Friday, 11 January, 2008
      Vanessa FriedmanLife & Arts
      Forget the writers, fashion is the victim
    • Monday, 17 December, 2007
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    • Thursday, 13 December, 2007
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      Workers of the New World unite!
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