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The conclusion of Hollywood's double strike has led to a tentative agreement between the actors' union and studios, outlining AI compensation requirements. Despite this, some SAG-AFTRA board members argue the contract does not sufficiently protect actors against AI. David Zaslav, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO, has acknowledged the validity of striking writers' demands, suggesting they may be overpaid. As new union contracts are implemented, Hollywood faces significant economic losses and an identity crisis. Zaslav's restructuring efforts, likened to those of a Jack Welch understudy, and his relationships with high-profile network figures have been scrutinized. Concurrently, attempts to reform their union are being made by Hollywood film and TV crew workers.
A group of Hollywood film and TV crew workers are trying to reform their union. https://t.co/bFGyRh7V24
NEW @PuckNews: David Zaslav is a Jack Welch understudy masquerading as a modern-day Jack Warner. In retrospect, the quixotic attempt to hide his true, vest-clad, cable cowboy self under the trappings of Hollywood moguldom was never going to pass the sniff test. But there's still… https://t.co/73nQBkpsoi
The Hollywood actors' strike has concluded. The proposed deal stipulates that film studios must obtain an actor's consent and provide compensation for using generated likenesses or performances. Learn more in #TheBatch: https://t.co/TgpPjtvFTV
After the Warner Bros. Discovery Coyote vs. Acme debacle, a hit horror director says he won't work with the studio - revealing why it's their loss. https://t.co/eCkiZOzVeR
From the WGA to David Zaslav to that Teamster leader with the cool tattoos, here are all the winners and losers from Hollywood’s existential crisis: https://t.co/HVPWMnMiSa
David Zaslav says the actors got too good a deal. This year, Zaslav was paid about $39,288,458, a decline from last year, . https://t.co/66cs9KxpSn
David Zaslav’s tortured restructuring effort has turned Hollywood, Wall Street, and the press against him. Is there still a grand strategy at play? @DylanByers explores. https://t.co/mvErzUtqH2
Hollywood's double strike might be over — but that means studios will now have to pay up as new union contracts begin to take effect. https://t.co/FmwdSzRxme
The strikes are over, but corporate entertainment’s identity crisis–cum–reckoning is far from resolved. The question on industry insiders’ minds: What does Hollywood want to be now? https://t.co/DX2LE0FHjY
It didn't matter that David Zaslav, the chief executive of Warner Bros. Discovery, was friends with some of the network's biggest names when their jobs were on the line. The tumult in his friendships provides key context for the drama that has roiled CNN. https://t.co/liifev2r2Y
The Actors Strike Is Over. Who Won? https://t.co/1JGdb2M9X3
Now that the actors’ strike has been resolved, finally bringing Hollywood back to work again, the question lingers: Is David Zaslav, the CEO of Warner Brothers, saving Hollywood or wrecking it? https://t.co/miPy6ph9lS https://t.co/FyZUUpe6u0
Beloved Hollywood Genius David Zaslav Admits Writers Were Right 49 Days After Strike Ends https://t.co/9YDtODMZiY https://t.co/zqUoB68zxS
David Zaslav says okay, fine, the writers are "right about almost everything" https://t.co/NjYiqBXBvB https://t.co/RJHfiVhdJZ
Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav is admitting that striking writers were correct in their demands for sweeping changes in how creatives are compensated in Hollywood #THRNews https://t.co/APC79GX5YN
David Zaslav Says Studios Overpaid To End WGA Strike; Scribes Deal Valued At $700M (click photo below for story) https://t.co/3YzkzFlr3X https://t.co/qCV3XDpjTo
David Zaslav Says He May Be ‘Overpaying’ Writers Post-Strike — His Comp Package Was $39.3 Million Last Year https://t.co/gDYPOYdgJ3
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav says the WGA was “right about almost everything” during the strike. "So what if we overpay? I’ve never regretted overpaying for great talent or a great asset." https://t.co/38eLGx9osS
Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav now admits that striking writers were correct in their demands for sweeping changes in how creatives are compensated in Hollywood https://t.co/VbTfgOw51Q
After WGA Strike, David Zaslav Says Writers Were 'Right About Almost Everything': 'So What If We Overpay?' https://t.co/38eLGx9osS
David Zaslav, the chief executive of Warner Bros. Discovery, was friends with some of the network’s biggest names. That didn’t matter when their jobs were on the line. https://t.co/qHyWzQlHbx
David Zaslav Says Writers on Strike Were ‘Right About Almost Everything’ https://t.co/r0KglddXrV
.@DavidZaslav and Jeff Zucker have been close friends for years. When Zas announced the merger to create @wbd everyone thought Zucker would be safe Not so. @BenMullin @JamesStewartNYT report Zas was looking to move Zucker out even before the deal closed: https://t.co/vBIg5amm5H
Multibillion-dollar economic losses: Hollywood seals a blow to the economy after the end of the strike https://t.co/dQh48abM4x https://t.co/4TBuJLPM9W
David Zaslav says the writers were actually right about everything all along but suggests they’re overpaid. “They are right about almost everything. So what if we overpay? I’ve never regretted overpaying for great talent or a great asset.” (Source: https://t.co/TZvoSkiuut) https://t.co/QSqqoqOOb2
A merger put David Zaslav in the driver’s seat at Warner Brothers, one of the industry’s biggest studios. It has been a wild ride. https://t.co/SRVPZSktuK
David Zaslav Admits Striking Writers Were "Right About Almost Everything" https://t.co/EsxYb4TU65
Hollywood strikes sap economy as industry readies for revamp https://t.co/jG16aXp9o1 https://t.co/i1XZPd4YBb
Here’s Why Some Actors Oppose The SAG-AFTRA #AI Deal. #Forbes #SAGAFTRAStrike https://t.co/rGA927S5nF
Two members of the SAG-AFTRA board said they voted against the new contract because it does not do enough to protect actors against artificial intelligence. https://t.co/bFSGaOAzk8
The strikes are over, but corporate entertainment’s identity crisis–cum–reckoning is far from resolved. The question on industry insiders’ minds: What does Hollywood want to be now? https://t.co/yDc1nd9694
The tentative agreement between the actors' union and Hollywood studios goes further in outlining specific AI compensation requirements than deals that writers' and directors' unions won earlier this year. https://t.co/yKJMfCMjuc