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| Aug 22, 2026 | Paramount, California AG office reportedly plan to meet Monday to discuss settling WBD lawsuit | Representatives for Paramount Skydance and the State of California are set to meet Monday to discuss a settlement of the antitrust lawsuit aimed at blocking Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, The New York Times reported.
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| Aug 16, 2026 | Tyga is Hollywood’s latest AI optimist | For some artists, using AI during the creative process is like ripping the soul out of an intimate human experience.
Tyga, however, doesn't have those qualms.
During an August interview with Vibe, the rapper revealed he relied on at least o... |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Warner Pulled Supergirl’s Lobo Featurette: AI Concept Art Bypassed Policy | By Luke McKenzie
Published: Aug 14 2026, 9:50 AM EDT
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| Jul 26, 2026 | Federal Judge Halts Paramount-Warner Megamerger; States Cite Antitrust Concerns | A federal judge issued a temporary halt to the massive $81 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Twelve states, spearheaded by California, successfully argued for the pause. They contend the entertainment industry giant would cru... |
| Jul 24, 2026 | When Hollywood feared AI, Filmustage bet on pre-production instead | Startup founder Egor Dubrovsky told me that he won't trim his beard until Filmustage's monthly recurring revenue triples. Today it's more than 15 centimetres long.
Ironically, beards have also become a useful way of explaining what his comp... |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Judge says Paramount and Warner must halt merger for at least two weeks, granting states’ request | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to halt their $81 billion merger for at least two weeks, allowi... |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Writers Guild Of America Also Sues Paramount, Citing Looming Merger Layoff Bloodbath | Not long after twelve states sued Paramount claiming its $111 billion merger with Warner Brothers would harm market competition, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) filed their own lawsuit, warning that the massive debt load from the media i... |
| Jul 15, 2026 | States Blockbuster Lawsuit Targets Paramount-WBD Merger | A coalition of twelve U.S. states launched a lawsuit. They aim to block the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. State attorneys general, led by California, cite profound antitrust concerns. They argue the massive consolidation... |
| Jul 15, 2026 | States Sue to Block Paramount-WBD Merger Amid Antitrust Fears | Twelve U.S. states sue to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. California leads the antitrust challenge. States fear reduced competition, higher prices, and fewer content options for consumers and industry. The Justice Departm... |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Paramount, WBD hit with lawsuit from 12 states, including California, to block merger | Multiple state attorneys general filed a lawsuit in a move to challenge the proposed Paramount Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading the group of 12.
The U.S. Department of Justice ... |
| May 18, 2026 | SAG, WGA Land New Labor Deals
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| Dec 16, 2025 | Netflix’s Risky Gamble: A Warner Bros. Acquisition Faces Antitrust Scrutiny | Netflix’s $72 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery has ignited a Hollywood power struggle. A counter-offer from Paramount Skydance complicates matters. Regulatory concerns loom large, echoing the failed Adobe-Figma merger. The deal’s fate... |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Is Netflix headed for the ‘Adobe effect’? | Netflix, now the world’s most valuable streaming company, insists it is still in expansion mode.
However, its $72bn bid for Warner Bros Discovery last Friday, and the rival, hostile counter-move from Paramount Skydance on Monday, have trigg... |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Disney to invest US$1 billion in OpenAI, license characters for Sora video tool | Walt Disney is investing US$1 billion in OpenAI and will let the startup use characters from Star Wars, Pixar and Marvel franchises in its Sora AI video generator, a deal that could reshape how Hollywood makes content.
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| Oct 13, 2025 | Chinese Actress Tiffany Tang Takes the Golden Panda Best Actress in Television: Holding True with Craft, Shining Bright in Changing Times | SHANGHAI, Oct. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Golden Panda Awards, jointly hosted by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the People's Government of Sichuan Province, is a major international film and television cultural award... |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Judge approves $1.5B copyright settlement between AI company Anthropic and authors | Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.
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| Sep 20, 2025 | Trump aide denies Jimmy Kimmel suspended because of WH pressure despite Carr threat | White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Saturday denied late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel was suspended because of pressure from the Trump administration.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has suggested pulling A... |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Kimmel’s future hangs in balance after ABC suspends his late-night show over Charlie Kirk comments | By DAVID BAUDER, AP Media Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel’s television future hung in the balance Thursday after ABC suspended his late-night show following the host’s comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, leaving the networ... |
| Aug 21, 2025 | House Democrats probe Paramount-Skydance merger over Trump dealings | Two top House Democrats are investigating whether Paramount and Skydance Media acquiesced to “illegitimate demands” from President Donald Trump in order to win approval for their merger.
“Two wrongs do not make a right,” Reps. Jamie Raskin ... |
| Jul 24, 2025 | FCC approves $8 billion Paramount-Skydance merger | The FCC cleared the way for a merger between Paramount and Skydance.
The $8 billion deal includes Paramount Pictures, the CBS broadcast network and the Nickelodeon channel.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said there would be “significant changes”... |
| Nov 17, 2024 | ИИ-помощник Apple Intelligence при попытке резюмировать уведомления пишет пользователям глупости | Пользователи сообщили, что ИИ-помощник Apple Intelligence при попытке резюмировать текстовые сообщения, электронные письма и уведомления от различных сервисов пишет глупости, смешные предупреждения или непонятные сообщения.
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| Oct 26, 2024 | Starburst Ignites Data Streaming Revolution with New Ingestion Capabilities | In the world of data analytics, speed is king. Businesses crave real-time insights. Starburst, a leader in data platforms, has unveiled a game-changing solution. Their latest offering allows for streaming ingestion from Apache Kafka to Apac... |
| Oct 25, 2024 | 2024 MEDIA ACCESS AWARDS Announces Host, Honorees, Presenters and Performers | Media Access Awards 2024
Evening Will Honor Michael J. Fox, Jillian Mercado, Shoshannah Stern, Marion Dayre Joshua Feldman, Maribeth Fox, Danny Kurtzman and Eric Graise; Presenters Include Selma Blair, Jimmy Kimmel, Marlee Matlin and More; ... |
| Jun 13, 2024 | ChatGPT Creativity Is Being Killed by Censorship When Used in Scriptwriting, Study Finds | By Jace Dela Cruz
Published Jun 13, 2024 9:08AM EDT
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A new study reveals that using OpenAI's ChatGPT for scriptwriting could impose major... |
| May 29, 2024 | NO FAKES Act: Washington to Introduce New Law Seeking to Protect Artists Against AI | By Aldohn Domingo
Published May 29, 2024 12:10AM EDT
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A new act concerning artificial intelligence could reportedly soon be introduced by... |
| May 25, 2024 | Google's AI Summaries: A Double-Edged Sword in the Digital Age | The recent implementation of Google's AI summaries in search results has ignited a firestorm of debate and apprehension surrounding the accuracy and reliability of these automated summaries. Users are now confronted with the daunting task o... |
| May 23, 2024 | Meta, Google Team Up to Offer AI Licensing Deals for Production Companies to Enhance Models | By Isaiah Richard
Published May 23, 2024 11:45PM EDT
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Meta and Google are recently spotted to be offering film and production studios fro... |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Global Screenwriters' Guilds Crackdown on AI Training Data with Calls for Stricter Licensing | Aldohn Domingo, Tech Times 11 April 2024, 12:04 am
A global coalition comprising some of the biggest screenwriting guilds will reportedly push for a set of demands to help protect writers against artificial intelligence.
This includes "... |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Media Trends Survey: 22% of Consumers Say AI Is Creatively Better Than Humans | Aldohn Domingo, Tech Times 21 March 2024, 01:03 am
Artificial intelligence seems to be gaining traction in Hollywood implementation and with consumers. Deloitte's 18th annual Digital Media Trends claims that 22% of consumers see GenAI as be... |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Depois de 5 meses, greve dos roteiristas de Hollywood chega ao fim | O WGA, sigla americana do sindicato de roteiristas dos Estados Unidos, anunciou que a greve que impactou seus trabalhadores por mais de 5 meses será finalizada nesta quarta-feira, dia 27. Após a votação que aprovou por unanimidade o acordo ... |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Roteiristas de Hollywood chegam a acordo que pode encerrar greve de 146 dias | O sindicato de roteiristas dos Estados Unidos (Writers Guild of America, WGA) anunciou no último domingo (24) que chegou a um acordo trabalhista provisório com a associação que representa os estúdios de Hollywood após quase cinco meses de g... |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Actors will strike, joining writers on the picket lines after SAG-AFTRA talks with Hollywood companies fail | Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA, holds a press conference about the actors' union's plans to strike. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
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| Jun 21, 2023 | Marvel criticized for using AI to make ‘Secret Invasion’ opening credits | Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More
Marvel Studios has been a global entertainment juggernaut for the last 15 years, turning beloved b... |
| May 9, 2023 | Roteiristas de Hollywood entram em greve para, entre outras coisas, protestarem contra o uso de IA nas produções | Hollywood se tornou palco de uma nova batalha, desta vez fora das telonas. Estúdios de cinema começaram os testes com roteiros de filmes totalmente criados por inteligência artificial, o que não agradou os roteiristas que comentaram que os ... |
| May 4, 2023 | 'Hey Netflix! You broke it — now fix it': On the picket lines with Hollywood writers as they bring signs, slogans, and sunscreen to their fight against the studios for 'as long as it takes' | Writers Guild of America members picketed outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Alison Brower This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| May 2, 2023 | Getting Ready for Subpar TV As the Writers Guild of America Votes to Strike | We may be in for subpar TV, with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) voting to strike over pay and AI concerns.
The WGA’s last strike was in 2007-2008. TV shows brought on replacement writers or turned over writing duties to other personnel,... |
| May 2, 2023 | Here's what to know about the film and TV writers' strike | TV and movie writers went on strike Tuesday for the first time in 15 years after negotiations with film studios failed to reach a new contract.
History suggests the walkout could last weeks or even months, meaning a hiatus in production for... |
| Apr 30, 2023 | A writer for FX's 'The Bear' went to the Writers Guild of America Awards with a negative bank account balance and won for Best Comedy Series. He's now applying for jobs at movie theaters as writers prepare to go on strike. | The Writers Guild of America West offices in Los Angeles, California. Union members are prepared to go on strike as their contract expires on May 1. Mike Blake/Reuters
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| Mar 23, 2023 | Hollywood screenwriters are OK with using bots like ChatGPT to write scripts — as long as they still get the credit | The Writer's Guild of America is proposing that screenwriters can use ChatGPT for scripts, according to Variety.
The proposal will allow writers to use AI generators as a tool and still retain credit.
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| Mar 22, 2023 | Hollywood screenwriters are OK with using bots like ChatGPT to write scripts — as long as they still get the credit | The Writers Guild of America is proposing that screenwriters can use AI tools as long as they get full credit. Reed Saxon/AP
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| Feb 21, 2022 | Open Television Announces Its First National Fellowship Application To Create Media Pipeline For LGBTQ Creatives In Film And TV | |
| May 25, 2021 | Asian-American comedians are fighting back against late night television that makes their culture the punchline. | Jay Leno watches as Jet Li performs a martial arts demonstration on July 16, 1998. Margaret Norton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal / Getty
Critics say late-night TV is driven by ostracizing people of color, especially Asian Americans.
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| Feb 16, 2021 | Writers Guild 2021 Screenplay Nominees Include ‘Judas And The Black Messiah,’ ‘Promising Young Woman,’ ‘One Night In Miami,’ Among Others | "One Night in Miami," from Amazon Studios. Patti Perret |
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| Dec 17, 2020 | Talent agency CAA inks deal with Writers Guild after 20-month impasse | More On: talent agencies
Merger of two major Hollywood talent agencies draws DOJ scrutiny Ari Emanuel’s WME ends bitter two-year feud with Hollywood writers Talent agent who launched Jonas Brothers, Christina Ricci, has died Hollywood agenc... |
| May 29, 2020 | 15 Must-Watch Classic Films Available On HBO Max | wizard-of-oz-stories-tin-mancr: Warner Bros. |
| Feb 1, 2020 | At CAA, Michael Yanover is still betting startups can change Hollywood’s agencies | In a large office scattered with drums, family mementos, and a well-used whiteboard, on the second floor of Creatlve Artist Agency‘s Los Angeles glass, steel, and marble headquarters, Michael Yanover is busy plotting which CAA-repped talent... |
| Jun 7, 2018 | Apple has agreed to the terms and conditions of the Writers Guild of America’s current Master Contract
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| May 2, 2016 | Congressmen think FCC’s set-top box plan is just like “Popcorn Time” | Descrier reader comments 107 with 80 posters participating
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| Jan 12, 2016 | 'Rise Of The Tomb Raider,' 'The Witcher 3' Lead List Of WGA Nominees For Achievement In Videogame Writing Award | Anu Passary, Tech Times 12 January 2016, 07:01 am
Gaming aficionados will be pleased to learn that the nominees for "outstanding achievement in writing for videogames during 2015" have been announced by the Writers Guild of Americ... |
| Nov 7, 2014 | This Week in Racism: Artie Lange vs. the PC Army | One of America's favorite punching bags and its most reliable boogeyman isn't a person, an institution, or even the Fox sitcom Mulaney. It's the mysterious, shadowy "PC Army." This is the favored catch-all term to describe literal... |
| Dec 14, 2011 | Writers Guild Realizing That SOPA Goes Too Far; Union Support For Censoring The Internet Begins To Crack | Supporters of SOPA have been trying really, really hard to pretend that this bill is a “jobs bill.” They keep touting the “union support.” They try to downplay that the bill is really designed mainly to protect the big Hollywood studios fro... |
| Feb 9, 2008 | Tentative deal reached in writers strike: Guild leaders say it protects writers' future | [photopress:strikeovertent.jpg,full,center]
A tentative deal has been reached in the ongoing writers strike. The only reason why we paid attention to it here was because a primary reason for the strike stemmed from the use of “new media” li... |
| Nov 5, 2007 | How To Break The Hollywood Writer's Strike—The 1.5 Percent Solution | It may be hard to sympathize with the TV and movie writers on strike. As the New York Times describes it, “instead of hard hats and work boots, the people on the pickets had arty glasses and fancy scarves.” But there are some serious issues... |
| Nov 2, 2007 | Writers Guild strike might help online entertainment? | If you hadn’t heard by now, there’s a strike brewing in Hollywood. The Writers Guild of America wants higher home video residual payments and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers isn’t giving in.
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| ✍️ WGA strike ends: 'Houston, we have a deal.'
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| ‘I got a check the other day for $8’: TV and film writers share why they’re on strike | Entertainment writers are striking coast to coast. The clever signs they’re holding up on the picket lines (“Don’t pay us peanuts to write ‘Billions’”) are often as creative as their work.
Every three years, the Writers Guild of America, th... |
| The top Hollywood exec made $498 million in the last 5 years—384 times as much as the average writer | While Hollywood TV and film writers are striking for moderate raises, the highest-paid entertainment executive was paid nearly half a billion dollars in the last five years, a new report from the Los Angeles Times shows.
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