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Mass Effect star criticizes AI voiceover in games: "It cannot send through the oxygen that brings those 'casings' to life"

Following on from SAG-AFTRA's hugely controversial AI deal earlier this week

GamesRadar

Vincent Gallo accused of making threatening, sexual comments during auditions

Two women who tried out for roles in Golden State Killer drama ‘The Policeman’ lodged complaints with SAG-AFTRA

The Independent UK

Several women accuse Vincent Gallo of disturbing audition experiences

Actor allegedly made sexually explicit and unsettling remarks during casting process for serial killer thriller The Policeman

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Anger surfaces as US actors' union deal allows for AI voice replicas in games

Video game voice actors are incensed at the move, which they claim puts their jobs at risk

Evening Standard

Why were the Emmy Awards delayed?

The 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards will finally take place on Monday – four months later than usual

The Independent UK

Voice Actors Aren’t Happy With SAG-AFTRA’s New AI Deal

A new deal between SAG-AFTRA and an AI voicover studio has voice actors concerned about the new technology's role in the industry.

Inverse

Actors' union SAG-AFTRA announces 'ethical AI' agreement with Replica, but industry veterans feel misrepresented: 'Nobody in our community approved this'

The union's proposed agreement promises an ethical AI-voiced future—but the actors it claims to represent aren't so sure.

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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.

TechRadar

Starfield, Baldur's Gate 3, and Diablo 4 actors slam union's "first deal of its kind" with voiceover studio over AI use in games: "We didn’t even have a meeting"

The new agreement will help to create digital voice replicas

GamesRadar

The big fat Christmas quiz 2023

AI breakthroughs to royal breakdowns — what do you remember, asks Nick Curtis

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

AI: The Great ‘Disrupter' of 2023

Technology’s impact on M&E a double-edged sword

TV Tech

Stranger Things: The Duffers Dropped A Season 5 Premiere Cast Update, And I Have Theories

The Duffer Brothers are once again teasing Stranger Things Season 5, and I have thoughts.

Cinemablend

Hollywood Labor Peace May Not Last — The Guild Contract for More Than 170,000 IATSE Workers Is Set To Expire in July

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees represents behind-the-scenes entertainment workers

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The Independent UK

Performers criticise ‘complete disregard’ over AI complaints following Sag-Aftra deal

Some actors are unhappy after the revised Sag-Aftra contract, which triggered the longest strike in Hollywood history

The Independent UK

Ellen Barkin says she was ‘thrown off’ SAG-AFTRA health insurance because she’s a senior

The 69-year-old actor’s latest role was in the 2023 action-comedy ‘The Out-Laws’

TV Tech

SAG-AFTRA Members Approve New Contract

Over 78% voted in favor of new agreement resulting from this year's strikes

Evening Standard

Sag-Aftra: Actors approve deal to formally end Hollywood strike in ‘enormous victory’

The Sag-Aftra strike ended on November 9 when a tentative agreement was reached

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

WEKU

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.

The Guardian - US

Sag-Aftra union ratifies strike-ending contract with Hollywood studios

Nearly a month after agreement, 78% of union’s 160,000 members sign off on deal, marking end of a challenging period in Hollywood

The Independent UK

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

Cinemablend

'Bit Of A Shock': NBC's Found Star Opens Up About Early Season 2 Renewal And Character's Deep Trauma

Found received an early renewal for Season 2, and one star opened up about the good news... and the bad circumstances for their character.

International Business Times

Hollywood Braces For Actors' Vote On Strike Deal

Hollywood on Tuesday anxiously waited to learn if actors have approved their union's hard-fought deal with studios, or if an entertainment industry still reeling from months-long strikes could be plunged back into turmoil.

The Conversation

With the end of the Hollywood writers and actors strikes, the creator economy is the next frontier for organized labor

Hollywood writers and actors recently proved that they could go toe-to-toe with powerful media conglomerates. After going on strike in the summer of 2023, they secured better pay, more transparency from streaming services and safeguards from having their work exploited or replaced by artificial intelligence.

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