More from Katie Kilkenny
Abortion Storylines on TV Impact Viewers “Across All Political Leanings,” Study Finds
Medically accurate storylines about abortion can help educate and inform viewers “across all political leanings,” according to a new study from USC Annenberg’s Norman Lear Center and UC San Francisco’s Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health program. In their paper “Abortion Depictions on Television: Impact on Audience Knowledge and Mobilization,” researchers surveyed 1,016 adult television […]
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Gary Coleman Documentary Director Hopes Film Can “Cut Through Some of the Misinformation”
Upon his death in 2010 at age 42, the former Diff’rent Strokes star Gary Coleman was memorialized in many obituaries in a familiar way — as a brilliant child actor who encountered personal difficulties later on in life. The new documentary Gary, on Peacock, seeks to bring a fresh perspective to his well-publicized story. Helmed […]
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Top Movie Piracy Ring Taken Down, Major Studios’ Enforcement Group Claims
An anti-piracy coalition composed of major studios in the U.S. and across the globe is claiming victory against Fmovies, a significant streaming operation based in Vietnam. On Thursday, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment revealed that it had worked with Hanoi police to shutter Fmovies and affiliated sites, which together made up “the largest pirate […]
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“You Don’t Want to Overdo the Hollywood”: Political Insiders on How Harris Campaign Is Cautiously Deploying Celebrities
To hear political insiders in Hollywood describe it, stars began crawling out of the woodwork to support the Democratic Party after sitting President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race in late July and handed the 2024 baton to Kamala Harris. But some strategists and observers say that, so far, Harris and Tim Walz’s […]
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The Animation Guild and Studios Do Not Reach an Agreement, Add Negotiating Dates in September
The Animation Guild and Hollywood studios have scheduled additional negotiations dates for September after concluding a week of bargaining without reaching a deal, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The union — which represents more than 5,000 animation workers — and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers previously only allotted one week, ending Friday, […]
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Video Game Union Performers Call for AI Protections at Disney Picket: “This Is Not Something We Can Wait For”
It was a scene that produced a sense of déjà vu: a line of performers carrying SAG-AFTRA signs and walking in circles under the blazing Burbank summer sun. This time, however, the group wasn’t film and television actors calling on studios to cede more ground on an array of demands like greater compensation in the […]
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As AI Encroaches on Hollywood, Animators Say This Is An Existential Moment
Jeanette Moreno King’s daughter is 17 and wants to eventually work in animation. As the president of The Animation Guild — a union that represents more than 5,000 artists, writers, technicians and production workers who have been credited on Kung Fu Panda 4, Wish and other recent releases — Moreno King, you might think, would […]
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Writers Guild Places Producer Steve Small on Strike List
The Writers Guild of America West is prohibiting its members from working with producer Steve Small and his company Fifty Feet Movie, LLC. The union notified members on Wednesday that it had placed Small, a former Paradigm agent and Emmett/Furla Films executive who has produced the indies The Hungover Games (2014), Cash Out (2024) and […]
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SAG-AFTRA Deal Paves Way for Actors to License Voice Replicas to AI Advertising Marketplace
Hollywood actors’ union SAG-AFTRA has inked a deal with artificial intelligence ads marketplace Narrativ, offering union members the ability to license their digital voice likeness through the platform. Under the new pact, union performers who wish to offer their digital audio replicas on Narrativ can set their own wage rates, as long as they meet […]
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Casting Assistants Unanimously Vote to Unionize With Teamsters Locals
Freelance casting assistants in New York and Los Angeles have unanimously voted to unionize with two Teamsters Locals. In a National Labor Relations Board vote whose ballots were counted on Monday, 91 casting assistants employed by top studios supported unionizing with Teamsters Locals 399 and 817. The election took place between July 19 and Aug. […]
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Animation Guild Fires Up Members at Pre-Negotiations Rally: “We’re Going to Win Our Industry Back”
Animation workers and supporters argued that recent technological and business shifts have left their craft hanging in the balance during a packed union rally in Burbank on Saturday, with one speaker positing that ��the American animation industry is at stake.” The Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839) organized the event before it heads into bargaining over […]
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After Walkout, Crooked Media Union Reaches Tentative Deal With ‘Pod Save America’ Company
After a rocky final stretch of negotiations, the union representing staff members at Crooked Media and the progressive media company behind Pod Save America have reached a tentative contract agreement. The labor group and management jointly announced their provisional deal, which is still subject to ratification, on Friday. “We’re delighted to have agreed on a […]
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