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Hollywood Teamsters Ink Tentative Deal Early With Commercials Producers
The union sought to reach a deal ahead of schedule in order to avoid any disruption to work amid L.A.’s ongoing production crisis.
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As CBS Radio Shutters, Its Union Signs Off With Fiery Anti-Ellison Memo
The WGA East, which has represented the service’s reporters since 1954, said David Ellison and Bari Weiss had “broke its trust with its employees and its audience.”
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Karen Bass Says Spencer Pratt’s Insurgent Campaign Hasn’t “Prompted Any Soul-Searching From Me”
The incumbent in L.A.’s mayoral race weighs in on how she would approach her second term and the competition that her opponents pose in conversation with The Hollywood Reporter.
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What a Microdrama! Inside the Sexy Vertical Videos Taking Over Hollywood
The indie film scene isn’t dead — it’s just creating low-budget bodice rippers for the TikTok era. THR embeds with the buzzy production company that’s putting the steam into streaming.
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Karen Bass Endorsed by Hollywood’s Crew Unions In L.A. Mayor’s Race
A coalition of IATSE unions in California and the American Federation of Musicians Local 47 are joining the Hollywood Teamsters in boosting the incumbent candidate.
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BET Gets Into the Microdrama Business
The Paramount brand inks a deal with the startup firm from Hollywood vets Jana Winograde, Susan Rovner and Lloyd Braun.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront Kicks Off With Fake Freudian Slip About Paramount
“Before we go on, we do want to address the Ellison — I mean the elephant — in the room,” co-president of U.S. advertising sales Bobby Voltaggio said.
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SAG-AFTRA Leaders On What They Did — And Didn’t — Get in Their 2026 Negotiations
Chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and president Sean Astin are pleased with the contract’s AI and pension provisions. But they also want more compensation gains: "Being thoughtful does not mean being weak."
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New AI Protections and a Merged Pension Plan: Inside SAG-AFTRA’s Four-Year Deal With Studios
The agreement, reached May 2, also raises minimum rates by 3 percent annually and gives the union the right to bargain on behalf of choreographers.
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‘Jury Duty’ Renewed for Third Season at Prime Video
The candid-camera sitcom, created by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, will return after ‘Corporate Retreat’ premiered in March.
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Amazon Orders Rose Hill Romance Novel Adaptation to Series
‘Death and Other Details’ co-creator Heidi Cole McAdams will serve as showrunner, writer and executive producer of the small-town series.
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Writers Guild West Staff Strike Officially Over: Union Ratifies First Contract Agreement
Eighty-nine percent of the union voted to greenlight the deal, which offers minimum rate increases, seniority protections and the creation of a labor-management committee.
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