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Writer's pictureNatalie Lifson

Hollywood Buzz: March 2024

By Natalie Lifson, Agent Trainee at Buchwald and your co-Editor-in-Chief at THA


News

  • "Warner Bros. Discovery Plots Primetime Sports Overhaul of TruTV" -The Hollywood Reporter, 3/7

  • "SAG-AFTRA’s Duncan Crabtree-Ireland On The State Of Negotiations With Video Game Industry & Possible Strike: “We’re Getting To The End Of The Road”" -Deadline, 3/9

  • "Netflix Signs Deal With Writers’ Guild of Great Britain for Scripted Live-Action Series."  -The Hollywood Reporter, 3/12

  • "Europe Passes World’s First Law Regulating AI" -The Hollywood Reporter, 3/13

  • "Apollo Global has made an $11 billion offer for Paramount Global’s film and TV studio business, according to The Wall Street Journal. Paramount is also considering an offer from Skydance Media to merge with Paramount, a deal that would include its TV networks." -Cynopsis, 3/21

  • "KMR Agency Suspends Franchise With SAG-AFTRA Amid Major Client Payment Delays" -Deadline, 3/22

  • "SAG-AFTRA Members Overwhelmingly Approve TV Animation Agreement" -Deadline, 3/22

  • "FOX Entertainment CEO Rob Wade is restructuring the company’s creative and business operations into three primary business segments: FOX Entertainment Studios, the FOX Television Network and FOX Entertainment Global."  -Cynopsis, 3/28

IATSE Strike Updates

  • IATSE & Teamsters Leaders Rally Members Of Crew Unions Before AMPTP Talks Begin; “If We Don’t Get What We Want, We Will Shut It Down” -Deadline, 3/3

  • “IATSE, Teamsters & Hollywood Basic Crafts Begin Contract Talks With Studios: Here’s What To Expect” -Deadline, 3/4

  • IATSE & Teamsters Wrap First Day Of Negotiations With Studios; Joint Talks Focus On “More Security” For Below-The-Line Workers -Deadline, 3/4

  • Crew Unions Seek to Instill “More Protection, Reliability and Predictability” As Labor Negotiations Begin -The Hollywood Reporter, 3/4

  • One Down, More To Go: Cinematographers Guild & Studios Reach Tentative Deal On “Local 600 Specific Issues”; Art Directors Guild & Other IATSE Locals Still In Talks -Deadline, 3/21

  • IATSE Local 695 Reaches Tentative Agreement With Studios On Local-Specific Issues: “We Made Meaningful Gains In All Areas” -Deadline, 3/26

  • IATSE Locals 80 & 706 Strike Tentative Agreements With Studios; Editors Guild Extends Talks Into Next Week -Deadline, 3/29


Helpful Articles

  • Universal Television Comedy Execs Say Their World Feels “Oddly Normal” Post Strikes: “People Love The Comfort Of Comedy” – SXSW -Deadline, 3/8 

  • Hong Kong’s Once Mighty Film Industry Grapples With Changing Market & Political Realities -Deadline, 3/10

  • Why Ireland Is Thriving as a Film Hub -The Hollywood Reporter, 3/12

  • Ted Sarandos Says AI Cannot Replace Filmmakers: “There Is No Shortcut For The Human Experience” -Deadline, 3/13

  • Megamerger Dreams Are Dying — and Hollywood May Be Better Off -The Hollywood Reporter, 3/14

  • Hollywood Contraction: Unscripted TV Business Facing “Crushing” Grim Reality As Fewer Shows Lead To Fewer Jobs -Deadline, 3/21

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