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Hollywood actors hit picket lines as SAG-AFTRA joins WGA in historic double strike

Dramatically escalating a bitter labor battle that has already brought Hollywood to a virtual standstill, thousands of striking film and television actors took to the streets on Friday to fight for better pay and job protections in an industry that has been upended by the rise of streaming.

Los Angeles Times

Matilda child star and John Cusack share horror stories on Hollywood studio greed in support of SAG strike

Actors’ union and screenwriters’ union have banded together in the fight for fair wages and higher streaming residuals

The Independent UK

It's the Logan Roys vs. Hollywood labor

SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher has emerged as the strike's early hero. Now it needs a recognizable heel

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The 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike: Everything you need to know

The actors have gone on strike. Here's what you need to know about it.

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Hollywood’s strikes are going to cost you some of your favorite shows, but it’s for the best

Hollywood is in shambles, but it's for the best.

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Even Disney's CEO admits that Marvel "diluted" our interest with too much Disney Plus homework

Disney CEO Bob Iger recently revealed more insights into his plans to simplify Marvel.

TechRadar

Disney CEO Bob Iger Explains Why They’re Suing Governor DeSantis And His Feelings On ‘Culture War’ Issues

Disney's top exec sat down for an interview and shared his feelings on the lawsuit and Disney speaking out.

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‘You really can’t make a living any more’: Hollywood actors join writers in strike

Joint strike by the two unions at the heart of the US television and film industry aims to force studios to share profits

The Guardian - US

She-Hulk writer leads outrage at Disney boss Bob Iger calling strikes ‘very disturbing’

Millionaire said strikers do not have ‘realistic’ expectations

The Independent UK

Hollywood actors to join screenwriters in strike over wages, AI

The strike is first joint action between actors and writers in 60 years, bringing major studio projects to a standstill.

Al Jazeera

Actors follow writers’ script, go on strike

Both Hollywood unions now off the job after talks with studios break down.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hollywood actors join screenwriters in historic industry-stopping strike

Leaders of a Hollywood’s actors union voted Thursday to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades, shutting down production across the entertainment industry after talks for a new contract with the studios and streaming services broke down.

France 24

Disney CEO Bob Iger calls actors and writers 'unrealistic' in contract demands

As Hollywood actors get ready to join the Writers Guild of America on picket lines, Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger had some harsh words Thursday about the walkouts set to further paralyze the entertainment industry.

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The Independent UK

Disney CEO Bob Iger admits Marvel ‘diluted’ audience interest with too many Disney+ spin-offs

Comments come after box office disappointment of ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’

Total Film

Disney will cut back on Marvel and Star Wars content, says CEO Bob Iger

"Frankly, it diluted focus and attention"

The Independent UK

SAG strike - live: Hollywood actors join writers in walkout but House of the Dragon and Industry still filming

SAG-AFTRA national board votes unanimously to join Writers Guild of America on picket lines as ‘Oppenheimer’ actors leave UK premiere in solidarity

Multichannel News

Bob Iger Says ABC, Stations May Not Be ‘Core’ for Disney

Partner might be brought in when ESPN goes direct-to-consumer

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Cinemablend

Disney CEO Admits Disney+ Content Did Damage To Marvel Studios And Pixar

Bob Iger recently admitted Marvel shows may have negatively affected the movies.

Fortune

Bob Iger hints at getting out of the TV game: 'They may not be core to Disney'

He said Disney would consider dropping ABC from its holdings and is discussing finding a “strategic partner” for ESPN.

The Independent UK

Disney boss Bob Iger complains actors’ union is threatening to join writers strike at ‘worst time’

CEO’s complaints came hours before actors’ union Sag-aftra approved a strike that Iger had earlier said ‘will have a very, very damaging effect on the business’

The Guardian - US

Disney chief Bob Iger says strike by writers and actors ‘very disturbing’

Iger, 72, says decision by Sag-Aftra to recommend strike action ‘will have a very, very damaging effect on the business’

Broadcasting & Cable

Disney Board Extends Bob Iger’s CEO Contract Through 2026

Search for long-term successor continues

Fortune

What Nike got right and Anheuser-Busch got wrong in Dylan Mulvaney controversies

Sarah Kate Ellis analyzes the fallout of a "battleground" Pride Month.

Cinemablend

ESPN’s Paul Finebaum Gets Candid About High Profile Layoffs: ‘There’s A Lot Of Schadenfreude’

Following ESPN's recent layoffs, popular talking head Paul Finebaum spoke out about his perception and all the haters online.

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