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SAG-AFTRA To Meet With Studios Starting Monday

September 29, 2023 2:27 amSeptember 29, 2023 2:28 am

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television (SAG-AFTRA) announced on Thursday that negotiations for a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) are to resume on Monday. The SAG-AFTRA strike, which started on July 14th...

WGA, SAG-AFTRA Hit New Milestones In Hollywood Strikes

August 15, 2023 2:30 amAugust 15, 2023 2:31 am

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television (SAG-AFTRA) strikes both reached new milestones on Monday, with the WGA currently going over the latest counterproposal from studios, and SAG-AFTRA announcing that all future indie movie...

More Movie, TV Productions Find Ways To Continue Around Hollywood Strikes

August 8, 2023 2:27 amAugust 8, 2023 2:28 am

The number of active movie and TV productions in the Los Angeles area continued to climb this week, with more producers and studios finding ways around the concurrent writers and actors strikes. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television (SAG-AFTRA)...

Bill To End Network Exclusivity Contracts Faces Major Vote In Final Month of Legislature

August 1, 2022 4:42 pmAugust 2, 2022 3:14 pm

A bill that would end all network exclusivity contracts between actors and networks faces a major vote showdown in the Senate this month as the state legislature resumed their session on Monday. According to Assembly Bill 437, authored by Assemblyman...

California Labor Federation Votes To Recommend Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez As Next Leader

November 24, 2021 12:20 pm

The California Labor Federation, one of the largest and most influential union groups in California, voted to recommend Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) as their next leader on Tuesday in a non-binding vote. Gonzalez, a graduate of Stanford University, Georgetown...

Actor-Politicians of California: How 2021 is Only the Latest Round of Entertainers Running for Office

April 29, 2021 2:30 amApril 29, 2021 2:57 pm

For many Californians, the 2021 Gavin Newsom recall effort is sparking deja vu of the 2003 recall election. A media circus is growing once again partially due to the number of actors and celebrities joining in the race. While 2003...

How Does Hollywood Spend on the 2020 Election?

October 28, 2020 2:15 amOctober 29, 2020 9:48 am

In 2020 Hollywood donors are pouring money into several political races around the U.S., including the Presidential race. Funding to the Biden campaign from Hollywood sources is expected to exceed Clinton’s 2016 $22 million total, with overall funding expecting to...