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It's the beginning of the end for a six-week-long strike on Detroit automakers as the United Auto Workers (UAW) celebrates a tentative agreement with Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) which, if ratified, would represent a historic win for automotive employees. The agreement, disclosed on Wednesday, adds 25...

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD) shares traded lower Monday amid increased volatility after Hollywood writers accepted a tentative agreement with studios. What Happened: The Writers Guild of America (WGA) reached a tentative agreement with entertainment companies on Monday. The...

The Hollywood strike, which has lasted for months, is nearing its end, and it’s the right time to reflect on the shows that faced disruption during this period. What Happened: Negotiations between the major film and television studios and the striking writers from the ...

The Writers Guild of America (WGA), representing over 11,000 screenwriters, has taken a monumental step towards ending Hollywood’s crippling 146-day strike. In a historic move, WGA members reached a tentative agreement with entertainment companies that could reshape the industry landscape....

If you’re talking about the main storylines of the stock market in 2023, they are most likely going to be artificial intelligence and ChatGPT. But, close behind is a labor movement that’s spanning across different industries, including a major strike threat, since averted by a new...

The Hollywood strikes by writers and actors have shut down work on many major television shows and future movie releases. Media companies have gotten many questions on the impact and how long they have content for before it starts hurting their lineup and financials. One leading streaming company...

You take a pay cut!: That's what Barry Diller, a renowned former Hollywood studio chief, thinks big-name actors should do — at least the ones who are clamoring for pay parity in the movie industry. What Happened: “The one idea I had is to say, as a good-faith measure, both the...

The second season of Warner Bros. Discovery's (NASDAQ: WBD) "The Last of Us," has encountered a setback as production has been put on hold due to the ongoing writers' strike in Hollywood. According to Variety, the show, which was initially slated to commence filming in early 2024...

Actor Seth Rogen has a new series coming to streaming platform Apple TV+ in May. Despite his existing relationship with the Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL)-owned streaming platform, Rogen didn’t hold back in his comments about the salaries of the streaming company's executives and...

It's bad news across the board for major entertainment studios and distribution companies, as 11,500 TV and film writers from the Writers Guild of America announced a strike that has now brought the industry to a halt. Yet it's not only investors and studio executives who should be...