The uneasy state of screen media
Disney is celebrating 100 years, but the future of the entertainment industry is up in the air.
Sat Oct 21 2023
Frankfurt Book Fair draws anger after Palestinian writer's award postponed
Hundreds of international writers have condemned a literary association and the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Wed Oct 18 2023
Hollywood prepares for partial return to work after writers' deal
While actors remain on strike, late-night and daytime talk shows may resume production once their writers receive the Guild's greenlight.
Tue Sep 26 2023
AWANI Tonight: Writers, studios reach tentative deal to end strike
After weeks of negotiations, screenwriters in the United States announced a tentative deal with studio executives that could bring an end to a strike that has paralysed Hollywood for nearly five months.
Mon Sep 25 2023
Striking Hollywood writers reach tentative deal with studios
The deal is expected to end one of two strikes that have halted most film and television production and cost the California economy billions.
Mon Sep 25 2023
Drew Barrymore to pause show until Hollywood writers' strike ends
Drew Barrymore said she had backed off plans to bring back her daytime talk show while strikes in Hollywood continue.
Mon Sep 18 2023
Hollywood's young actors see career dreams deferred by strikes
Hollywood faces its first dual work stoppage of writers and actors in 63 years, forcing the halt of most productions across the US.
Thu Aug 31 2023
100-day strike: Hollywood writers frustrated as talks languish
The three-month-long strike has occasionally taken the rhetoric of class warfare, with writers assailing the media executives' compensation.
Wed Aug 09 2023
Hollywood actors to strike at midnight, join writers on picket lines
Studios now face their first dual work stoppage in 63 years, forcing them to halt many productions across the United States and abroad.
Fri Jul 14 2023
Hollywood stars stand by actors not 'swimming in money'
One of the biggest changes that both actors and writers are advocating for is increased base compensation in a television world.
Fri Jun 30 2023
From caterers to cowboy outfitters: Writers' strike hits Hollywood economy
The strike's impact would be magnified if the SAG-AFTRA actors union also goes on strike when its contract expires on Friday.
Thu Jun 29 2023
National Geographic lays off all of its staff writers
The layoffs are the latest in a slew of cuts at tech and media publications this year.
Thu Jun 29 2023
New 'Black Mirror' season begins by tackling actors' anxiety about AI
"I do hope that it sparks proper conversation about the really terrible repercussions that AI can have if it goes too far off the rails," says star Annie Murphy.
Fri Jun 16 2023
'No writers. No TV': Hollywood scribes strike over pay
Hundreds of members of the Writers Guild of America picketed in New York and LA in the first work stoppage to hit Hollywood in 15 years.
Wed May 03 2023
AWANI Tonight: Hollywood writers to strike after failed talks with studios
Thousands of film and television writers under the Writers Guild of America (WGA) are set to go on strike on Tuesday which is expected to bring many productions to halt.
Tue May 02 2023