Hollywood Buzz: March 2024
By Natalie Lifson, Agent Trainee at Buchwald and your co-Editor-in-Chief at THA
News
"Warner Bros. Discovery Plots Primetime Sports Overhaul of TruTV" -The Hollywood Reporter, 3/7
"SAG-AFTRA’s Duncan Crabtree-Ireland On The State Of Negotiations With Video Game Industry & Possible Strike: “We’re Getting To The End Of The Road”" -Deadline, 3/9
"Netflix Signs Deal With Writers’ Guild of Great Britain for Scripted Live-Action Series." -The Hollywood Reporter, 3/12
"Europe Passes World’s First Law Regulating AI" -The Hollywood Reporter, 3/13
"Apollo Global has made an $11 billion offer for Paramount Global’s film and TV studio business, according to The Wall Street Journal. Paramount is also considering an offer from Skydance Media to merge with Paramount, a deal that would include its TV networks." -Cynopsis, 3/21
"KMR Agency Suspends Franchise With SAG-AFTRA Amid Major Client Payment Delays" -Deadline, 3/22
"SAG-AFTRA Members Overwhelmingly Approve TV Animation Agreement" -Deadline, 3/22
"FOX Entertainment CEO Rob Wade is restructuring the company’s creative and business operations into three primary business segments: FOX Entertainment Studios, the FOX Television Network and FOX Entertainment Global." -Cynopsis, 3/28
IATSE Strike Updates
IATSE & Teamsters Leaders Rally Members Of Crew Unions Before AMPTP Talks Begin; “If We Don’t Get What We Want, We Will Shut It Down” -Deadline, 3/3
“IATSE, Teamsters & Hollywood Basic Crafts Begin Contract Talks With Studios: Here’s What To Expect” -Deadline, 3/4
IATSE & Teamsters Wrap First Day Of Negotiations With Studios; Joint Talks Focus On “More Security” For Below-The-Line Workers -Deadline, 3/4
Crew Unions Seek to Instill “More Protection, Reliability and Predictability” As Labor Negotiations Begin -The Hollywood Reporter, 3/4
One Down, More To Go: Cinematographers Guild & Studios Reach Tentative Deal On “Local 600 Specific Issues”; Art Directors Guild & Other IATSE Locals Still In Talks -Deadline, 3/21
IATSE Local 695 Reaches Tentative Agreement With Studios On Local-Specific Issues: “We Made Meaningful Gains In All Areas” -Deadline, 3/26
IATSE Locals 80 & 706 Strike Tentative Agreements With Studios; Editors Guild Extends Talks Into Next Week -Deadline, 3/29
Helpful Articles
Universal Television Comedy Execs Say Their World Feels “Oddly Normal” Post Strikes: “People Love The Comfort Of Comedy” – SXSW -Deadline, 3/8
Hong Kong’s Once Mighty Film Industry Grapples With Changing Market & Political Realities -Deadline, 3/10
Why Ireland Is Thriving as a Film Hub -The Hollywood Reporter, 3/12
Ted Sarandos Says AI Cannot Replace Filmmakers: “There Is No Shortcut For The Human Experience” -Deadline, 3/13
Megamerger Dreams Are Dying — and Hollywood May Be Better Off -The Hollywood Reporter, 3/14
Hollywood Contraction: Unscripted TV Business Facing “Crushing” Grim Reality As Fewer Shows Lead To Fewer Jobs -Deadline, 3/21
