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Hollywood Actors and Studios Face Disconnect

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:52:38 -0700

Hollywood Actors and Studios Clash over Internet Clips

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:29:18 -0700

Getting Hollywood actors paid for their smallest performances -- video clips on the Internet -- is shaping up as one their biggest sticking points in stalemated contract negotiations with major studios.

Screen Actors Guild Talks End Without a Contract

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:27:00 -0700

Hopes for a last-minute breakthrough in negotiations between Hollywood studios and the Screen Actors Guild were dashed Tuesday when contract talks ended on a bitter note, fueling anxiety over the prospect of another strike.

Hollywood Taking Sides in Net Neutrality Debate

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:00:32 -0700

Hollywood believes that the Internet is the key to its future. But its constituents are again squabbling over how to get there.

As in the recent television writers strike, the major studios are at odds with some members of the creative community over digital distribution.

This time it's about a public-policy issue known as "network neutrality."

Screen Actors Guild, Hollywood Studios Still Far from a Contract

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:24:17 -0700

After more than two weeks of negotiations, studios and the Screen Actors Guild appear to have made little headway toward a new contract.