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Fifth year fundraiser is now even more important during SAG/AFTRA/writers' strike.

Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Contract negotiations between the major Hollywood studios and the union representing actors have halted, with the studios saying the two

Major film and television studios have given up on negotiating with the union of their performers.

SAG-AFTRA continues to man the picket lines as negotiations progress with major studios this week. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images) Striking SAG-AFTRA members picket outside Warner Bros.

Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver, colloquially known as Strike Force Five, have announced that their podcast has ended due to the end of the WGA strike.

The WGA expressed high confidence about a tentative deal with Hollywood producers and studios after last week’s negotiations. However, SAG-AFTRA might still continue to strike unless producers also strike a separate deal.

Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver, colloquially known as Strike Force Five, have announced that their podcast has ended due to the end of the WGA strike.

Taylor Swift cuts out the middle-man by directly distributing her Eras Tour documentary to theaters after gaining the fiat of SAG-AFTRA.

Studios must diverge from the current economics of streaming, and writers must understand future regulation of AI use is impractical.

Drew Barrymore announced she would return to produce her CBS talk show even without writers, which the WGA vehemently criticized as a violation of its strike rules.