Series Business
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TV in 3: Inside Quinta Brunson’s WB Defection — and Coogler’s Jump to Netflix
I got the tick-tock on her new Disney deal, and what led Ryan Coogler to leave the Mouse House. Plus, what to know about the studio shakeups at Uni, Disney
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Lachlan Murdoch’s Fox-Roku Surprise — and Who Survives the Shakeup
A ‘Trojan horse’ move to win the ad wars without spending like Netflix, and where internal politics is part of the game
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When Writers and Actors Are Accused of Cosplaying Labor Activists
Labor journalist Sarah Jaffe on the ‘mystification’ of Hollywood, the trap of the ‘labor of love,’ and the villainization of the studio system
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Strike Hits Psychological Turning Point
Optimists once hoped for resolution by Labor Day; now, picketers are headed into pumpkin-spice season
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‘Neither Nothing, Nor Nearly Enough’: WGA Responds to Studios’ Offer
➕ ‘So bad, so depressed, so scared’: the human toll of summer’s strike
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The Great Backfiring: Did This Move Just Add Weeks to the Strike?
The studios released their proposals into the wild. The writers are crying foul
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‘Existential Dread, But Make It Fashion’: Meet the Writers Behind PicketFits
➕ Hurricane Hilary meant no picket lines Monday
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The Strike Businesses Providing Picket Fuel This Summer
➕ The writers union and studios plan to meet again this upcoming week
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No Deal (Yet): Writers, Studios Meet Again
Today marked only the second negotiating session since the strike began May 2
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Karen Bass: I Had ‘Long Conversations’ With AMPTP, WGA Over the Weekend
L.A.’s mayor tells The Ankler that she engaged with Carol Lombardini and Ellen Stutzman: ‘My fingers are crossed there might be some light’
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The 100-Day War, Or Rather, the First 100 Days of War
‘If it takes 200 days, 300 days — we’re going to still be out here,’ says one WGA writer
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Why This Is the ‘Most Radical of All the Writers and Actors Strikes’ in Hollywood History
Wednesday marks 100 days of the WGA strike
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WGA: ‘No Agreement’ With AMPTP After Meeting
Guild alleges studios were ‘leaking to the press’; read full email to members
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Q&A: Duncan Crabtree-Ireland on AI, Revenue Sharing and Stalled Talks
➕ the vibe at five different pickets on five different days
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Tree-gate Frontlines: a Strike Captain Speaks
➕ Reader mailbag: ‘This has had a devastating effect on my mental health’
Series Business’ Elaine Low, Lesley Goldberg and Manori Ravindran report on the TV industry’s big names and bigger shifts — tracking the deals and decisions redefining a market.