Following the end of the Hollywood writers’ strike, actors will now continue negotiations with studios and streaming services starting Monday.
What’s happening: The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (SAG-AFTRA) will resume negotiations with studios on Monday.
* The renewed plans for discussions hint at a possible resolution to the actors strike which began in July.
* Network late-night hosts will also return to the air on Monday.
The impact of the strikes: Due to reduced fresh content, late-night viewership saw a sharp decline during the strike.
* Research firm Samba TV reported a drop in late-night viewership between 40% and 50%.
* It is yet to be seen how late-night shows will regain their previous popularity.
Victory points in the writers strike: The agreement ending the writers strike includes significant concessions in their favor.
* Writers secured a pay raise between 3.5% and 5%, higher than the studios’ initial offer.
* A new system of residual payments based on the popularity of shows on streaming platforms was also established.
* The control and regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) was addressed, with AI-generated storylines not being classified as “literary material” in contracts, thus preventing competition with AI for screen credits.
* Writers can use AI if their company agrees and certain conditions are met, but they cannot be required to use it.
Effects on TV programs: Scripted shows will take longer to return because of the actors strike.
* Board members from the writers union approved the agreement on Tuesday, easing at least part of a nearly five-month halt in production.
* Late-night hosts are set to be back on air by Monday.
* Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” announced its return on October 16 with a roster of guest hosts for the rest of the year. The return schedule for “Saturday Night Live” is still unclear.
* Some popular late-night hosts collaborated on a podcast “Strike Force Five” during the strike, with revenue supporting out-of-work writers.
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