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Writer’s Strike: CBS Changes Fall Lineup

Reality shows will heavily replace scripted series.   CBS is forced to alter its fall schedule amid writers' strike and actor walkout threats: delivering a lineup of scripted series seems nearly impossible at this point. [...]

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CA Lawmakers Cut Big Deal for Hollywood: Refundable Tax Credit & New Safety Rules

Governor Newsom is expected to sign the bill by the end of June.   California's lawmakers will extend national film and television tax credit for 5 more years with a new "refundable" feature, allowing studios to receive cash payments from the state if their credits are more significant than their tax bills. Gavin Newsom will likely sign the grand deal between the governor and state lawmakers into law by the end of June. The new legislation incorporates much of Newsom's [...]

SAG-AFTRA Leaders Assure Actors: Negotiations Have Been Productive

Still, it's too early to say if Hollywood will avoid a second strike.   As the writers' strike end is still out of sight, the Actors Guild seems close to a deal to avoid another walkout. In fact, SAG-AFTRA leaders assured members that their negotiations with studios and streamers have been "extremely productive" lately. In a video message sent to the union's 160,000 affected members Saturday, union president Fran Drescher and national executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland said [...]

Biden Addresses Risks of A.I. in San Francisco Debate

“We’ll see more technological change in the next 10 years than in the last 50 years.”   A.I. is such a controversial topic that President Biden convened a group of technology leaders in San Francisco to debate the “risks and enormous promises” of artificial intelligence. “We’ll see more technological change in the next 10 years than we saw in the last 50 years,” Biden said as the meeting with eight technology experts from academia and advocacy groups started. “A.I. is [...]

NBC Universal Expands One Platform Ad System to Global Market

The announcement was made at the Cannes Lions advertising convention in France.   NBCUniversal intends to expand its One Platform advertising, technology, data, and measurement system into global markets through an alliance with international broadcast and tech partners. The announcement was made at the Cannes Lions advertising convention in France. International partners will include European's Sky Media, Atresmedia, Bell Media, Seven West Media, Talpa Network, TF1 Group, Tokyo Broadcasting System, and Omnicom Media Group. "Across the world, we see the [...]

Writer’s Strike: CBS Changes Fall Lineup

Reality shows will heavily replace scripted series.   CBS is forced to alter its fall schedule amid writers' strike and actor walkout threats: delivering a lineup of scripted series seems nearly impossible at this point. The newly revised CBS fall scheduling plans will be revealed soon. "Obviously, it's going to be very reality-heavy," said George Cheeks, President and CEO of CBS and Chief Content Officer of News and Sports, Paramount+. "Our core summer franchises, starting with Big Brother, will slide [...]

Hollywood Foreign Press Association Shuts Down

The California Attorney General has signed to dissolve the embattled organization.   “The HFPA is no more,” reports The Los Angeles Times. “After two years of turmoil, the tiny, improbably powerful group of international entertainment journalists that has handed out the Globes for 80 years has been dissolved by The California Attorney General.” The official move comes after Todd Boehly, chairman of Eldridge Industries and parent company of Golden Globes producer Dick Clark Productions, acquired the Golden Globes' assets and [...]

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