The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has gone on strike due to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers' refusal to address issues surrounding compensation for writers in the evolving media landscape, including the use of AI in screenwriting.
The strike impacts over 800,000 direct employees and 2.4 million total supported in the industry, with $81 billion in industry wages and $186 billion in total production spending at stake. Major guilds and unions, including the SAG-AFTRA and Directors Guild of America, are supporting the WGA in negotiations with the AMPTP.
The strike has resulted in many scripted projects being put on hold, including late-night shows, such as “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “The Late Show,” “The Tonight Show,” and “The Daily Show.” The strike is the first since the COVID pandemic and the first WGA strike in 15 years. The previous strike had lasted 100 days and disrupted production on several series and films. It remains to be seen how long the current strike will last.
AMPTP Hits Back, Making Its Case For “Generous” Contract Offered To The WGA
https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-studios-make-case-generous-contract-offer-1235356203/
WGA’s David Goodman Slams Latest Studio Response, Says Paramount’s Bob Bakish Sounds “Scared”
https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-david-goodman-hits-back-at-studio-response-paramount-bob-bakish-scared-1235356409/
Upfronts 2023: Pilot Buzz Muted By Writers Strike
https://deadline.com/2023/05/pilot-buzz-2023-abc-cbs-nbc-writers-strike-1235355789/
WGA Strike Shuts Down ‘Billions’ Amid Skirmishes, Cries Of “Scabs” Outside NYC Studio; Teamsters Refuse To Cross Pickets At ‘American Horror Story’ Filming
https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-billions-shut-down-american-horror-story-teamsters-new-york-police-1235356415/
Strike Chaos Consumes Hollywood: What Made Studios Balk and Writers Walk
https://variety.com/2023/tv/features/writers-strike-2023-how-long-1235601720/
WGA Strike Explained: The Issues, The Stakes, Movies & TV Shows Affected — And How Long The 2023 Work Stoppage Might Last
https://deadline.com/feature/hollywood-writers-strike-wga-explained-1235341146/
All the TV Shows and Movies Affected by the WGA Writers Strike (Updating)
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/tv-shows-movies-affected-wga-writers-strike-2023-1235601094/
WGA Calls for Strike to Begin Tuesday, Slams Studios for Creating ‘Gig Economy’ That Aims to Turn Writing into ‘Entirely Freelance’ Profession
https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/wga-amptp-talks-negotiations-1235598645/
AI vs. the Music Industry: With the Internet Full of Fake Drakes and Eminems, Who Gets Paid?
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/ai-vs-music-industry-fake-drake-eminem-who-gets-paid-1235601494/
‘THE INDUSTRY HAS CONTROLLED WHAT THE CONSUMER LISTENS TO FOR WAY TOO LONG.’
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-industry-has-controlled-what-the-consumer-listens-to-for-way-too-long/
TIKTOK’S PARENT IS WORKING ON AN AI MUSIC APP THAT ‘SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERS THE MUSIC CREATION BARRIER’ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktoks-parent-is-working-on-an-ai-music-app-that-significantly-lowers-the-music-creation-barrier/
Data: Which TV and Streaming Companies Are Most Vulnerable in a Writers Strike?
https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/data-which-tv-amp-streaming-companies-most-vulnerable-in-a-writers-strike-1235600248/
Station Went AI For A Day. Listeners Said, 'Give Us Back Our Humans.'
https://www.insideradio.com/free/station-went-ai-for-a-day-listeners-said-give-us-back-our-humans/article_612392aa-e983-11ed-93b1-23dc762d8599.html
Survey: YouTube, Streaming Music Losing Listening Time To Podcasts. https://www.insideradio.com/free/survey-youtube-streaming-music-losing-listening-time-to-podcasts/article_680b0bb0-e8a8-11ed-a036-8ff333b3148e.html
Why Spotify’s Podcast Retrenchment Is the Right Move https://variety.com/vip/why-spotifys-podcast-retrenchment-is-the-right-move-1235592976/
Report: No Longer Confined To Upper Funnel, Audio Seen As Multi-Purpose Platform. https://www.insideradio.com/free/report-no-longer-confined-to-upper-funnel-audio-seen-as-multi-purpose-platform/article_3d0e782a-e8a8-11ed-8100-3bf3332ffde3.html?
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