Entertainment Industry Insights: Aug. 15 2023
Happy Tuesday, UTD!
Negotiations continue this Friday between WGA and AMPTP. While the union is urging people to not get their hopes up, conversation is progress. And hopefully, it is progressing in a forward direction. SAG-AFTRA has amended the "interim agreement" to no longer include WGA penned scripts. This amendment comes after much uproar and criticism from union members due to the union greenlighting "indie" projects with interim agreement approval during the strike. Read more on both of these topics below.
We at the up-To-Date Actor are committed to providing you with tools and resources to help move your career forward, and that does not stop during the strikes. Mark your calendars for our upcoming workshop Strike Time: Keep Your Career Momentum Soaring on September 13th @ 3:00 PM ET with Actors Connection. We will be updating you with the latest strike info at that time and helping you set goals and move your career forward even during this production pause. More info at the link below. The event is free but registration is required.
- September 13, 2023 @ 3:00 PM EST "” Strike Time: Keep Your Career Momentum Soaring with Actors Connection
I hope you are enjoying the last few weeks of Summer. Rest up and get ready for Fall productivity!
SAG-AFTRA Strike
Articles pertaining to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes continue to roll in on a daily basis. Below are select articles with the most pertinent strike information. For full Strike coverage please visit our new Strike Resource page.
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- SAG-AFTRA Just Made a Big Change to Its Interim Agreements
- These 12 Media Execs Are on a "˜Regular"™ Call to Solve the Strikes
- DGA Offers Free Medical Coverage for Qualifying Members Amid Strikes
- Billy Porter To Sell House Due To Strikes, Actor Says
- Actors Strike: Interim Agreements "Designed To Undermine" Studios, SAG-AFTRA Says
- Disney's Bob Iger Vows to Help Settle WGA, SAG-AFTRA Strikes
- SAG-AFTRA Takes Up Bethenny Frankel"™s Fight To Unionize Reality Show Contestants
- Hollywood"™s CEOs Locked In Rich-Against-Poor Stalemate Their Predecessors Ducked
- SAG"™s Duncan Crabtree-Ireland Says Union Hasn"™t Heard From AMPTP Yet
- CAA Layoffs Round Complete; 60 Staffers Let Go In TV Lit, Music, IT Departments
- Alex Winter Interview: "˜The YouTube Effect"™ and Hollywood Strikes
WGA Strike
- WGA Negotiations to Resume on Friday with Studio Response
- WGA Restarts Negotiations With AMPTP as Hopes Rise for End to Strike
- AMPTP Proposal Would Give Showrunners Latitude to Set TV Staff Size
- Writers Strike Hits 100 Days: When Will It End?
- California "Shameful" For Not Offering Unemployment To Striking Workers
- Bob Iger Says He Has "˜Deep Respect"™ for Creatives Amid Dual Strike
- Warren Leight Writers Strike Statement: Shortened Seasons Possible
- WGA Members Say 'There's No Dip in Commitment' as Strike Hits Day 100
- WGA Strike: Timeline of Key Events
- Strike Talk Podcast Week 15: Billy Ray And Guests On "Ethical AI"
- Latino Groups Urge Support For Striking Hollywood Actors & Writers
Hawaii Wild Fire Devastation
- Maui Film Commissioner Tracy Bennett Describes Wildfire, Devastation
- Jason Momoa Reaches Out To His Hawaii Birthplace, Offers Social Media Reports From Nonprofit Organization
- Jeff Bezos And Lauren Sanchez Establish $100M Maui Relief Fund For Wildfire Recovery
- Oprah Winfrey Recounts Maui "Overwhelming" Events, Donates Supplies
- Jason Momoa Warns Travelers That Maui Is "Not The Place For Your Vacation Right Now"
A.I.
- Zoom Vows Not To Use Your Calls To Train Artificial Intelligence
- Charlie Kaufman: If Hollywood Wants Garbage, Just Hire AI
- "˜Shazam"™ Star Zachary Levi Calls Out Hollywood For "Garbage" Content
- Disney Creates AI Task Force for Use Across the Company
Business
- Meet the Producers Who Want That (Second) "˜P"™ Out of "˜AMPTP"™
- NYC Filming Permits Fall More Than 65% in July Amid Dual Strike
- Tuscany Film Studios: Andrea Iervolino Unveils Plans For Italian Facility
- Bosnian Filmmakers Are Struggling But TV Production Is Thriving
- Primetime TV Ad Dollars Fall 5% in Upfront, but Streaming Eases Pain
- AMC Entertainment Settlement In Shareholder Suit Approved By Judge
- A Quarter of "˜Barbie"™ Viewers Hadn"™t Gone to the Movies Since COVID
Q2
- Sony Pictures Profit Sunk 68% in "˜Across the Spider-verse"™ Quarter
- Nexstar, The CW Earnings Q2
- Lionsgate CFO Says Strike Is Squeezing Management And Production Subsidiary 3 Arts, With Roughly $30M Quarterly Revenue Hit, Expresses Hope For "Mid-Fall" End To Walkouts
Streaming
- Disney+ to Launch Ad-Supported Subscription Plan in Europe in November
- Bob Iger On Linear Television, ESPN And Disney"™s Streaming Pivot
- Disney Password-Sharing Crackdown Will Begin in 2024, Bob Iger Says
Awards & Festivals
- TCA Awards 2023 Winners List: "˜Succession"™ "˜The Bear"™ & More
- Emmys 2023 Get New Date, Delayed Until January 2024 on Fox
- Emmy Nominated Artisans of 'Ted Lasso,' 'Drag Race' and 'Jury Duty'
- Emmy Nominated Directors from 'Ted Lasso,' 'Oscars' On Preparing for the Unexpected
- Contenders Television: The Nominees 2023 Streaming Site
- Gotham Awards Remove Budget Cap Requirement for Eligibility
- Movies Now Can Bypass Oscars"™ Inclusion Rules If They Skip Best Picture Race
- TIFF Unveils 2023 Primetime Programme Including World Premieres Of "˜Bad Boy"™ & "˜All The Light We Cannot See"™
Theatre News
- Sarah Benson Thinks Audiences Want a Challenge
- TheatreWorks Artistic Director Tim Bond to Lead Oregon Shakespeare Festival
- HERE Founding Artistic Director Kristin Marting to Step Down
- Telsey Office Miranda Family Casting Fellowship Now Accepting Applications
- Paul Crewes to step down as artistic director of the Wallis - Los Angeles Times
- Can These Three Much-Loved Musicals Ever Be Truly Revived?
Actors on Acting
- Elvis Star Austin Butler Shares Career Advice Tom Hanks Gave Him
- David Harbour Was Warned About Being Typecast Amid "˜Stranger Things"™
Quick Bites
- '90 Day Fiancé' Casting Director On First Deaf Person and Trans Woman
- Margot Robbie "˜Barbie"™ Salary Revealed: She"™s Set to Earn $50 Million
- Barbie and Oppenheimer: Late Summer Is the Smart Movie Season
- "˜The Marvels"™ Director: Superhero Movie Fatigue Is Real
- TV Comedy Genre Looking For Big Names To Lead It