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The labor strikes that have crippled Hollywood for the last five months may finally be coming to an end. A [tentative deal](https://www.wsj.com/business/media/hollywood-writers-reach-agreement-with-studios-streamers-to-end-strike-57fb5dd?mod=hp_lead_pos5) between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers was announced Sunday night. The deal is still being finalized and will need to be ratified by union members, and a separate deal still needs to be reached with the Screen Actors Guild before [production on most TV shows and movies](https://www.wsj.com/articles/streaming-brought-hollywood-to-a-standstill-now-comes-the-pain-3afcbb68) can resume.
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AP Finance
Giorgio Armani closes Milan Fashion Week with good vibes and familiar guests in the front row
Giorgio Armani closed Milan Fashion Week on Sunday with good vibes and a front row that included frequent guests such as Cate Blanchett and Juliette Binoche. Armani's Spring-Summer 2024 collection mirrored a sky's shifting colors and light at dusk, an idea conveyed with changing colors on the back wall of the showroom in his historic, central Milan headquarters. The palette captured the mood, moving from bronze on silvery gray to jewel blue, green and purples that bled together, and back to dusky shades of gray and silver that faded to white.
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TechCrunch
'Nobody has lost their job because of what we do,' says CEO of film industry AI tool
The use of AI in the writing process was front and center in the writer's strike; on Sunday evening, the Writers Guild and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers reached a tentative agreement.
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Barrons.com
Netflix, Amazon Stocks Rise With End in Sight for Hollywood Writers Strike
An agreement has been reached to cease the labor action that has shut down production of TV shows and movies.
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AP Finance
Here’s when your favorite show may return as writers strike is on the verge of ending
A tentative agreement between striking screenwriters and Hollywood studios offers some hope that the industry's dual walkouts may soon be over. First, the agreement needs to pass two key votes — one involving the boards of the screenwriters union, followed by a vote by the 11,500 members themselves. Then there's the fact that 65,000 film and television actors remain on strike.
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Bloomberg
Studios’ Labor Focus Shifts to Actors With Writers Deal Clinched
(Bloomberg) -- It’s time for Act 2 in Hollywood’s long summer of labor trouble: getting actors back to work.Most Read from BloombergIndians Have Five Days to Deposit $3 Billion in Soon-to-Be-Withdrawn BanknotesCostco Offers Members $29 Online Health Care VisitsBonds Sink, S&P 500 Snaps Four-Day Losing Streak: Markets WrapIndia-Canada Clash Should Be a Wake-Up CallEx-Wall Streeters Help Washington Divvy Up $100 Billion to Win the Global Chip RaceStriking Hollywood writers reached a new labor agre
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Business Insider
Hollywood writers deal pushes Warner Bros and Paramount stocks higher as the strike nears its end after 146 days
The Writers Guild of America said film studios reached a tentative agreement Sunday for a contract. Streaming and movie stocks jumped Monday.
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Reuters
Hollywood prepares for partial return to work after writers' deal
The Writers Guild of America (WGA), which represents roughly 11,500 film and television writers, reached a preliminary three-year deal with major studios on Sunday. While actors remain on strike, late-night and daytime talk shows may resume production once their writers receive the Guild's greenlight to return to work in the coming days or weeks. "The Drew Barrymore Show" is aiming to go back on the air in October, a source with knowledge of the plans said.
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AP Finance
Screenwriters wait to learn terms of deal with Hollywood studios to end historic strike
Screenwriters waited Monday to learn what their five-month strike won and prepared for a possible return to work after their union reached an agreement with studio executives that could help end the walkouts that brought Hollywood to a standstill. The governing boards of the two branches of the Writers Guild of America are likely to vote on the contract Tuesday.
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TechCrunch
Getty Images launches an AI-powered image generator
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10h ago
Investopedia
Media Stocks Fluctuate After Writers Guild Reaches Tentative Deal With Studios
Shares of major media companies fluctuated after Hollywood writers reached a tentative agreement with major studios, while actors continue to strike.
13h ago
The Wall Street Journal
Hollywood Writers’ Tentative Labor Deal Shifts Focus to Actors
The deal, which still has to be ratified by members, could open the door to an agreement with the Screen Actors Guild.
6h ago
Bloomberg
Hollywood Studios, Writers Continue Talks Sunday as Deal Nears
(Bloomberg) -- Hollywood studios and screenwriters met for negotiations again Sunday as they near a resolution to a contract renewal dispute that has paralyzed Hollywood for months, according to people familiar with the discussions. Most Read from BloombergIndians Have Five Days to Deposit $3 Billion in Soon-to-Be-Withdrawn BanknotesCostco Offers Members $29 Online Health Care VisitsBonds Sink, S&P 500 Snaps Four-Day Losing Streak: Markets WrapIndia-Canada Clash Should Be a Wake-Up CallEx-Wall S
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Engadget
Amazon will start charging for formerly free Alexa Guard smoke and security alerts
Amazon will soon start charging extra for some Alexa Guard home security features. You'll need an Alexa Emergency Assist plan if you want your Echo speakers to listen out for intruders and home alarms.
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Fortune
The 1% of Tinder: Dating app launches a $500-per-month option for elite users
CEO Bernard Kim wants to "make the experience overall even more fun" for "a small percentage of our Tinder members." That'll be $6,000 per year.
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CBS MoneyWatch
Hollywood writers, studios reach tentative deal to end strike
Terms of the deal must still be ratified by the WGA's approximately 11,000 members.
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Barrons.com
Ford Pauses $3.5 Billion EV Battery Plant. Why This Is Big.
Ford's decision to pause construction on an EV battery plant will reverberate throughout the U.S. auto industry.
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TipRanks
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