The writers of MTV’s Ridiculousness have officially bargained their first contract. After the writers voted to organize under the Writers Guild of America West last year, the union announced Wednesday that they had achieved a deal covering all writing staff including creative consultants, supervising producers and the showrunner. “The writers of Ridiculousness have shown incredible unity, courage … Read more
UPDATED with Sesame Workshop statement: There soon might be a picket line on Sesame Street. Writers at the Sesame Workshop have voted unanimously to authorize a strike against the nonprofit organization, the Writers Guild of America said Tuesday. The guild says there was 100% participation in the strike-authorization vote from the 35-member bargaining unit. The … Read more
SAG-AFTRA, IATSE the WGA, and even the DGA have united behind a legislative move to put up some new and slightly punitive guardrails around Artificial Intelligence. “Everything generated by AI ultimately originates from a human creative source, says Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator, of a new bill proposed today by Rep. … Read more
Hollywood and other industries are still grappling with how to integrate AI into their workflow, but the Biden administration today started putting up concrete guardrails around the technology that could literally change everything. “When government agencies use AI tools we will now require them to verify that those tools do not endanger the rights and … Read more
Governor Gavin Newsom and politicians in Sacramento may still have a long way to go to conquering California‘s budget deficit, but they now finally have the go-ahead from voters to get $6.4 billion to revamp the state’s busted mental health system and combat homelessness. Almost two weeks after Golden State voters went to the polls … Read more
Back at the bargaining table with the studios this week after several days of caucusing, IATSE on Tuesday laid out its plans for the next phase of talks as a contract-expiration date inched closer for a tense Hollywood. “Following a caucus week, negotiations between the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and the Alliance … Read more
In many ways, longtime International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees president Matthew Loeb is the personification of that Teddy Roosevelt adage of “speak softly, and carry a big stick” …well, maybe except for the speak softly part. “From where I sit, this is really about security in an industry that is precarious already,” Loeb states … Read more
Nearly 74 years after the Producers Guild of America was formed, its members tonight learned they finally be getting closer to getting healthcare coverage. PGA presidents Stephanie Allain and Donald De Line just announced at the trade organization’s annual Award ceremony Sunday that the group has launched an initiative to eventually see every health insurance … Read more
Just days after resuming direct talks, the American Federation of Musicians has reached a tentative agreement with the studios and producers. Unanimously recommended by the AFM bargaining committee, the deal will be submitted to the general membership for ratification in about 10 days, sources tell Deadline. Finalized late last night, the AFM agreement for a … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. studios are aware of the dangers behind “making a wholesale shift to AI,” according to the CEO of a leading artificial intelligence dubbing outfit that says its content has been viewed by more than 1 billion people in the past year. Jesse Shemen, who runs Papercup, was speaking with Deadline after taking … Read more
