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Richard Verrier
Studios can watch Strike.TV, but they can't touch its content
Submitted by Benton Foundation on November 14, 2008 - 8:29amLast updated: November 14, 2008 - 8:29am
A look at Strike TV, an online "network" for original programming launched by Hollywood writers. It marks an ambitious effort to connect film and TV writers to the fledgling world of online video.
Hollywood could get a cut of the bailout
Submitted by Benton Foundation on October 2, 2008 - 7:38amLast updated: October 2, 2008 - 7:38am
Hollywood would get a little unexpected boost from the proposed $700-billion bailout of the nation's financial system. The bill wending its way through Congress would provide tax breaks worth more than $470 million over the next decade for movie and TV producers that shoot in the US.
AFTRA approves contract
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 9, 2008 - 7:10amLast updated: July 9, 2008 - 8:16am
A campaign by the Screen Actors Guild to persuade members of a smaller rival union to vote down a new contract has foundered, an outcome that could weaken SAG's leverage in its negotiations with the Hollywood studios.
Study places a high cost on Hollywood writers strike
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 6, 2008 - 9:56amFallout from the Hollywood writers strike will cost California's already struggling economy an estimated $2.1 billion, a new report concludes. Although the writers strike ended four months ago, effects of the three-month walkout continue to ripple across the state's economy, causing a projected net loss this year of 37,700 jobs directly and indirectly tied to the entertainment industry, according a study released Thursday by the Milken Institute.
Actors don't want to lose grip on Web clips
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 15, 2008 - 6:21amFew things are more precious to actors than control over their images. A stark reminder of that came last week when the studios suspended contract talks with the Screen Actors Guild after three weeks of negotiations.
Screen Actors Guild talks end without a contract
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 7, 2008 - 7:46amHopes for a last-minute breakthrough in negotiations between Hollywood studios and the Screen Actors Guild were dashed Tuesday when contract talks ended on a bitter note, fueling anxiety over the prospect of another strike.
Screen Actors Guild, Hollywood studios still far from a contract
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 30, 2008 - 7:17amAfter more than two weeks of negotiations, studios and the Screen Actors Guild appear to have made little headway toward a new contract. Despite mounting pressure on both sides to avert another costly walkout after the 100-day writers strike, the talks have bogged down over how much actors should be paid across both new- and old-media platforms.
