Thursday, Sep. 28, 2023

After a 148-day strike, Hollywood screenwriters secured significant guardrails against the use of artificial intelligence in one of the first major labor battles over generative AI in the workplace.

During the nearly five-month walkout, no issue resonated more than the use of AI in script...

Wednesday, Sep. 27, 2023

The writers strike is now over. So when will your favorite shows return?

If you're a fan of comedy and late-night, expect to see your favorite hosts back on the air next week. Other shows may take a bit longer — there is still an active strike by 65,000 screen actors.

Screenwriters...

Wednesday, Sep. 27, 2023

Hours after Hollywood's writers strike officially ended, Bill Maher led the charge back to work by announcing early Wednesday that his HBO show "Real Time with Bill Maher" would be back on the air Friday.

"My writers and 'Real Time' are back! See you Friday night!" he posted on social...

Wednesday, Sep. 27, 2023

Hollywood's writers strike was declared over after nearly five months Tuesday night when board members from their union approved a contract agreement with studios, bringing the industry at least partly back from a historic halt in production.

The governing boards of the eastern and...

Monday, Sep. 25, 2023

A tentative agreement between striking screenwriters and Hollywood studios offers some hope that the industry's dual walkouts may soon be over. But when will your favorite shows return?

Well, it's complicated. First, the agreement needs to pass two key votes, and certain paused...

Sunday, Sep. 24, 2023

Union leaders and Hollywood studios reached a tentative agreement Sunday to end a historic screenwriters strike after nearly five months, though no deal is yet in the works for striking actors.

The Writers Guild of America announced the deal in a joint statement with the Alliance of...

Thursday, Sep. 21, 2023

Hollywood studios and striking screenwriters spent Thursday in talks that could potentially put an end to the nearly five-month dispute that has brought many film and television productions to a halt.

The Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers...

Wednesday, Sep. 20, 2023

Negotiations between striking screenwriters and Hollywood studios are set to resume Wednesday, the latest attempt to bring an end to pickets that have brought film and television productions to a halt.

The two sides have been divided on issues of pay, the size of writing staffs on shows...

Sunday, Sep. 17, 2023

Drew Barrymore, who drew criticism for taping new episodes of her daytime talk show despite the ongoing writers and actors strikes, now says she'll wait until the labor issues are resolved. Hours later CBS' "The Talk" did the same.

"I have listened to everyone, and I am making the...

Saturday, Sep. 16, 2023

"The Drew Barrymore Show" will begin airing fresh episodes on Monday but a lot of off-air controversy will be clinging to its typically bubbly host.

Barrymore — a daughter of a proud acting dynasty — is making new batches of her syndicated talk show despite picketers outside her studio,...

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