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In addition, there were reports that WGA chief negotiator Ellen Stutzman & WGA West general counsel Tony Segall stressed that even if the union finalizes a deal with the AMPTP, writers will still look to honor the SAG-AFTRA strike until a deal is reached there, also In the WGA update from last week, it was[...]

Heading into August, there were question marks surrounding the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards in light of the still-ongoing SAG-AFTRA & WGA strikes – specifically, when would it air Having already been pushed off of its original September 18th date (and the Creative Arts Emmys pushed back from its original September 9th & 10th dates), there[...]

Late last month, SAG-AFTRA leadership released a lengthy statement regarding the practice of interim agreements In large part, the move was done as a response to the criticisms that comedian/actress Sarah Silverman and others have lodged against the union and fellow members who chose to take roles in independent, SAG-AFTRA-approved projects even as the SAG-AFTRA[...]

Some big news coming out of today's The Walt Disney Company earnings call from CEO Bob Iger when it comes to streaming and the respective SAG-AFTRA & WGA strikes When it comes to the former, that news comes in the form of price increases beginning in October and a new ad-free Disney+ & Hulu bundle[...]

And that brings us to today's quarterly earnings call, with Perry Sook, CEO of Nexstar Media Group, offering some good news for The CW viewers – but not if you're a fan of Superman & Lois (or the Jared Padalecki-starring Walker or one of the other remaining "holdover" shows from the old regime). Image: The CW During the[...]

When Triumph the Insult Comic Dog & his handler Robert Smigel (Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien) shared a video checking in on how things were going on the pickets lines as SAG-AFTRA & WGA fights for a fair contract from the AMPTP, we were hoping that it would be the first of a[...]

In addition, there were reports that WGA chief negotiator Ellen Stutzman & WGA West general counsel Tony Segall made it clear that even if the WGA finalizes a deal with the AMPTP, the writers will still look to honor the SAG-AFTRA strike until a deal is reached there, also In the WGA update (which you can[...]

Reportedly, even if the WGA finalizes a deal with the WGA, Stutzman & Segall made it clear that writers will still want to honor the SAG-AFTRA strike & all picket lines – essentially meaning that productions would still not move forward It was reported that the detail "irked some on the management side, who saw[...]

That's right, reporting on how the SAG-AFTRA & WGA picket lines went outside Amazon Studios in Los Angeles But the one thing even better than the video? It's the promise of more videos on the way soon… Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Honors #HappyArrestaversary Back in June of this year, Triumph took to social media to mark[...]

As Stephen Amell (Arrow, Heels) continues damage control regarding the fallout from his comments at a recent convention appearance where he stated, "I do not support striking" in response to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA & WGA strikes, Arrow Writer & Executive Producer Beth Schwartz (DC's Legends of Tomorrow) has some big strike news to announce[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Paramount+'s Star Trek: Prodigy, Pee-wee Herman, AEW/Rob Van Dam, The Try Guys, WWE/Vince McMahon, The CW's Riverdale, Peacock's The Continental, FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Stephen Amell/SAG-AFTRA, BBC's Doctor Who, AMC's The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Amazon's The Wheel of Time, Netflix's Sex Education, Elon Musk/Twitter[...]

On Tuesday, less than 24 hours after his comments regarding the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike ("I do not support striking") began burning up social media, Amell posted a lengthy statement online with the hope of clarifying his comments and adding some level of context "Understandably, there has been a lot of reaction to the comments I[...]

With the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, entertainment professionals across the industry are suffering from work stoppages as unions and studios continue to clash over labor disagreements One measure to help is The Entertainment Community Fund, formerly known as the Actors Fund The organization helps provide financial assistance for industry workers during both strikes The[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Stephen Amell & SAG-AFTRA, FX's Reservation Dogs, WWE/NXT, Vice TV's Dark Side of the Ring, FX's Justified: City Primeval, HBO's Euphoria, Amazon's Blade Runner 2099, Watchmen/"Crisis" animated films, Disney+'s Ahsoka, Netflix's Disenchantment, Netflix's One Piece, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Pee-wee Herman, Leonard Nimoy, and more! Image/Screencaps:[...]

Less than 24 hours after Stephen Amell's comments from a recent convention appearance regarding the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA began burning up social media, Amell posted a lengthy statement online with the hope of clarifying his comments and adding context "Understandably, there has been a lot of reaction to the comments I made this weekend[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Vice TV's Dark Side of the Ring, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Arrow star Stephen Amell/SAG-AFTRA strike, WWE, HBO's Euphoria, Elon Musk/Twitter X, Ron DeSantis/Donald Trump, FX's What We Do in the Shadows, BBC's Doctor Who, Netflix's One Piece, Disney+'s Loki, Netflix's Bakugan, and more… and[...]

As the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes roll on, we've already seen the impact that a lack of television & film folks at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) had on the four-day pop culture extravaganza And that will only get worse during October's New York Comic Con (NYCC) unless the AMPTP decides to return to the negotiating[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Adult Swim's Rick and Morty: The Anime, Crunchyroll's Jujutsu Kaisen, SAG-AFTRA, George Carlin/AI, Chuck Norris/Walker, Texas Ranger, TBS' AEW Collision, WWE NXT Great American Bash, ABC's Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, Amazon's Invincible, She-Hulk Star Tatiana Maslany & Disney CEO Bob Iger, The CW's Riverdale, The CW's Nancy Drew,[...]

Last week, comedian & actress Sarah Silverman took to Instagram to call out fellow actors for choosing to take roles in independent, SAG-AFTRA-approved projects under interim agreements even as the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes continue on into a new month "Can somebody explain to me what I'm not understanding? Because I feel f**king pissed off[...]

So when it comes to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA & WGA strikes, you can imagine that Wheaton has more than a few irons in the fire when it comes to the main issues at play In a recent Instagram post where he posed with ST: TNG star Gates McFadden, Wheaton explained on a personal level just[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Paramount+'s Star Trek: Prodigy, TBS' AEW Dynamite, Sinéad O'Connor & Saturday Night Live, The CW's Nancy Drew, BBC's Doctor Who, Max's Harley Quinn, FX's Alien, Hulu's Only Murders in the Building, Netflix's Castlevania: Nocturne, Paramount+'s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, FXX's Justified: City Primeval, SDCC & SAG-AFTRA/WGA, Crunchyroll's[...]

The writing was on the wall once the WGA officially went on strike, and it became much clearer once SAG-AFTRA followed suit This year's San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) was going to be unlike any other before it – a pretty bold statement considering we're still in the shadow of the pandemic-impacted year From a coverage[...]

In another example of bad timing/bad messaging (though not nearly on the level as what Disney CEO Bob Iger had to share last week), Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos took on the topic of the SAG-AFTRA & WGA strikes during the streamer's Q2 earnings results on Wednesday Why is this already a problem? Because Sarandos' words[...]

If you thought SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher didn't have more to say about Disney CEO Bob Iger's comments regarding the SAG-AFTRA & WGA strikes against the AMPTP from last week where he referred to the unions' points as "just not realistic" (more on that below), you would be very much wrong Speaking with Sen Bernie[...]

With the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes underway, NBC has announced some changes to its 2023-2024 Fall Premiere dates & line-up While shows such as Melissa Rauch, John Larroquette & writer/EP Dan Rubin's Night Court have been impacted and are being held under labor deals in place, the network announced an adjustment to its schedule that[...]

With San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) kicking off in a little more than 24 hours – and a very active convention schedule still in play for the remainder of the year – a lot of folks who are members of SAG-AFTRA have had questions about what they can & can't do during their personal appearances, convention[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP, SDCC 2023/cosplayers, AMC's Interview with the Vampire, Adult Swim, Hulu's Animayhem, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, USA Network's WWE Raw, Apple TV+'s Foundation, Paramount Network's Yellowstone, BBC's Ghosts, Disney+'s Secret Invasion, FX's What We[...]

Earlier tonight, The SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee released a statement and a chart detailing the key issues in play during the negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) "Here's the simple truth: We're up against a system where those in charge of multibillion-dollar media conglomerates are rewarded for exploiting workers," the committee[...]

For the first time in well over a half-century, SAG-AFTRA and the WGA are striking at the same time – pushing back on the AMPTP and its well-less-than-impressive showing at their respective negotiating tables So to force the studios to address the changes that are needed across the entertainment industry in a realistic way, the[...]

First, when it comes to the WGA & SAG-AFTRA members taking on the AMPTP by authorizing a strike, we have that very rare instance in life where choosing between the "heroes" and "big-bads" is pretty obvious All you need to know about where the studios are coming from in all of this is that they[...]