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Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey Sweeps Razzie Awards

'Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey' sweeps the 44th Razzie Awards with five wins, including Worst Picture and Director.

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SAG-AFTRA announces deal with AI company to create and license ‘digital voice replicas’ for use in video games

SAG-AFTRA has announced an agreement with AI company Replica Studios to allow voice actors to create and license "digital voice replicas" for use in video games.

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Barbra Streisand to receive lifetime achievement award at SAG Awards

Barbra Streisand will receive the lifetime achievement award at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards

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SAG-AFTRA Ratifies Pact With Studios With 78% of Vote

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Hollywood performers ratify new contract with studios

SAG-AFTRA's actors, dancers, stunt performers and voice-over actors went on strike for nearly four months before the deal was finally made.

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Actors vote to approve deal that ended strike, bringing relief to union leaders and Hollywood

Members of Hollywood’s actors union have voted to ratify the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months

The Independent UK

Exactly what the doctor prescribed: 30 years on, The Nanny holds up

Deceptively smart and often radically meta, this sitcom starring Fran Drescher as the flashy girl from Flushing is still very fun to watch

The Guardian - AU

The actors union secured a $120 million in streaming bonuses for members and forced Netflix and studios to open their black box of data

Streamers will have to share some of their closely guarded viewership data with SAG-AFTRA to provide actors with bigger residuals.

Fortune

7 best '90s sitcoms you can stream right now on Netflix, Max and more

From Seinfeld and Friends to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, there are tons of great '90s sitcoms. Here are our picks for the 7 best '90s sitcoms you can stream right now on Netflix, Max and more.

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Contract for Hollywood actors includes $40m yearly in streaming bonuses

Union leaders on Friday shared details of three-year contract, on AI, wage increases, and end to racist hair and makeup practices

The Guardian - US

Fran Drescher tells NPR the breakthrough moment that ended the Hollywood strikes

The longest strike in history by actors against film and TV studios has finally ended. SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher says there is a "new dawn."

WEKU

The actors’ strike is all but over. What do we know about the deal?

For 118 days, Hollywood actors were striking for a better deal and now there is a tentative end in sight

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Hollywood stars celebrate deal to end strike: ‘Let’s get back to work!’

‘Congratulations to each and every person, on both sides, who are responsible for this great occasion,’ writes Alec Baldwin

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The 2023 Actors Strike Is Officially Ending After A Long, Historic Labor Battle

Members of the SAG-AFTRA union have been on strike for 118 days, but a deal with the AMPTP has finally been reached.

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Actors and studios make a deal to end Hollywood strikes

SAG-AFTRA workers have been on strike since July, when they joined screenwriters on their strike. Now, if the performers approve their new deal, Hollywood may soon come to life again.

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Hollywood is fighting over the 'Zombie Clause’ that critics allege would let studios use AI likenesses of dead actors without consent

The actors guild is concerned the clause doesn't offer protections to deceased actors.

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The Guardian - US

Saturday Night Live: Christopher Walken cameos in solid Halloween episode

A spooky episode sees some notable missteps, including too many jabs at Biden’s senility, but first-time host Nate Bargatze makes a decent impression

The Guardian - US

‘They just have to be fair’: will the actors’ strike finally come to an end?

After over 100 days on strike, with actors out of work and studios refusing to budge, the industry is waiting for a vital update

The Independent UK

Hollywood's actors strike is nearing its 100th day. Why hasn't a deal been reached and what's next?

Film and TV actors are still on strike in what has become the longest walk-off in their history

The Independent UK

Q&A: SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher reacts to Hollywood studios breaking off negotiations

Fran Drescher said Thursday that she is baffled and disappointed that Hollywood studios abruptly broke off talks this week with the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists

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Win for Writers Guild, Loss for AI

Plus: IRS insanity, robocop photo ops, and more...

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As writers and studios resume negotiations, here are the key players in the Hollywood strikes

Negotiations between striking screenwriters and Hollywood studios resume Wednesday, the latest attempt to bring an end to pickets that have brought film and television productions to a halt

The Independent UK

A new breed of leaders are atop the largest US unions today. Here are some faces to know

From picket lines in Hollywood to walkouts against Detroit automakers, it's already been a big year for labor organizing — and behind several major showdowns with enormous companies are some of America's largest unions

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