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UPDATE, 7:44 PM: Talks between the studios and SAG-AFTRA didn’t go so well today, but the Guild has now confirmed the two sides will be back at it tomorrow for another attempt to end the 100-plus day strike. “Today, the CEOs came back to the table,” SAG-AFTRA told members in an email after…

The latest round of talks between the studios and SAG-AFTRA over ending the actors’ now 92-day strike collapsed Wednesday night. As the fallout and blame game begins, the Fran Drescher-led guild is accusing the AMPTP of using “bully tactics” and “the same failed strategy they tried to inflict on the WGA&#8221…

After less than two weeks, the latest negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the studios and streamers have broken down and been “suspended,” according to the AMPTP on Wednesday. “After meaningful conversations, it is clear that the gap between the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA is too great, and conversations are…

After a rough day of negotiations Wednesday, the actors guild and the studios have pulled the plug for now. Things were distinctly "much rockier than usual" today a veteran dealmaker says. Another source confirmed, "it did not go well today." The insider added: “Things are uncertain, but a step back…

SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on just wrapped their second day of renewed talks over a new three-year contract with a plan to meet again on Friday and even further down the line. “SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP met for a full day bargaining session and have concluded,&#8221…

Back at the bargaining table Monday for the first time in more than two and a half months, SAG-AFTRA and the Hollywood studios and streamers have a long way to go to make a deal – even with the momentum gained by the end of the writers’ strike. "No one is going into this overly confident or assuming…

3rd UPDATE, 9:59 PM: In a note to members that just went out, the WGA says it will be meeting Friday with the AMPTP and CEOs from Netflix, Universal, Warner Bros Discovery and Disney for more talks. 2nd UPDATE 8:55 PM: The writers’ strike is not over yet, Despite putting in a long second day…

More than 140 days into the WGA strike, the latest resumption of talks today between the scribes and studios and steamers are leaving nothing to chance. Netflix's Ted Sarandos, Disney's Bob Iger, Universal's Donna Langley and Warner Bros Discovery's David Zaslav are joining negotiating teams for both…

In her first major hire since being named chairman of NBCUniversal Studio Group and Chief Content Officer, Donna Langley on Tuesday said she has named Liz Jenkins as her Chief Business Officer. Langely has also formed a new studio leadership group and added Peter Levinsohn and Jimmy Horowitz to cabinet…

EXCLUSIVE: Amid growing speculation of internal divisions within the C-suites and a lack of any apparent path forward to end the writers and actors strikes, the chiefs of Hollywood’s biggest studios are set to gather today. Disney’s Dana Walden and Alan Bergman, Amazon Studios’ Mike Hopkins and…

The news Thursday about Universal Filmed Entertainment Group chairman Donna Langley’s ascent to bring TV content under her domain doesn’t just speak to the greater NBCUniversal plan to have a more unified strategy across theatrical, TV and streaming. It’s also a testament to NBCU realizing and…

Anyone looking for a sign of Comcast president Mike Cavanagh’s strategy as the recently installed overseer of NBCUniversal got a bright one Thursday. The seasoned finance exec unveiled a significant revamp of the company’s senior management ranks today. Donna Langley, Mark Lazarus and Cesar Conde…