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The WGA calls for a strike starting Tuesday after negotiations with the AMPTP concluded with no agreement, saying studios' responses were “wholly insufficient” — The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers ended contract talks with the Writers Guild of America on Monday night …
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
The WGA details its proposals, including two main sticking points: a staffing minimum from 6-12 writers and a guaranteed minimum number of weeks of employment — The Writers Guild of America has detailed the vast differences between writers and the studios that led to the first strike in 15 years, which will begin Tuesday.
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Peter White / Deadline:
The Late Show, The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and other late-night shows are set to go dark starting Tuesday, after writers agreed to strike — UPDATE (Original story May 1 at 9:06pm): Nightly talk shows including The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live! …
Los Angeles Times:
A roundtable discussion with six showrunners, including Craig Mazin and Bill Lawrence, on the broken pathways for growth for new writers, mini rooms, and more — The Writers Guild of America called on their members to launch a strike on Monday night after the contract negotiation period …
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Sources: Vice Media is preparing to file for bankruptcy; a source says more than five companies have expressed interest in acquiring it but chances are slim — The company, which was once valued at $5.7 billion, has been struggling to find a buyer this year.
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Matt Binder / Mashable:
Automattic plans to drop its WordPress plugin JetPack's ability to automatically tweet blog posts, citing Twitter's dramatic change to its API terms and pricing — Twitter continues to lose vital support from major companies. — When users set up a brand new WordPress-powered website …
Max Tani / Semafor:
Politico founder Robert Allbritton commits $20M to launch a nonprofit that will train aspiring political reporters and eventually launch a news organization — The Scoop — The founder of Politico is launching a new nonprofit news organization that promises to help jumpstart the careers …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon rolls out Fire TV Channels, its FAST video experience for Fire TV devices, after monthly hours streamed of FAST content grew 300%+ in the past six months — Amazon is doubling down on free, ad-supported content with today's introduction of Fire TV Channels, its new, free and ad-supported …
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Mia Sato / The Verge:
Music labels are citing copyright infringement to get streaming services to take down AI voice clone songs, an approach experts say is far from straightforward — Major record labels are going after AI-generated songs, arguing copyright infringement. Legal experts say the approach is far from straightforward.
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Josef Adalian / Vulture:
Sources: Dancing With the Stars will return to ABC next season, after becoming a Disney+ exclusive last season to boost subscribers; it will air live and stream — After a brief Disney+ detour last fall, Dancing With the Stars is set to return to its longtime home on ABC next season, Vulture has learned.
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Jon Lafayette / Next TV:
Amazon tells Thursday Night Football advertisers that they will be able to target different groups with different ads during the same ad spot — Adds iSpot.tv, VideoAmp for audience measurement — Amazon is looking to make its Thursday Night Football a bigger deal for viewers and advertisers.
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Pete Hammond / Deadline:
The Motion Picture Academy sets new Oscar campaign rules for private events, social media use, and more after Andrea Riseborough's surprising acting nomination — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Monday revealed its updated rules and regulations for the 96th annual Academy Awards.
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David Klepper / Associated Press:
Survey: nearly 75% of US adults say news media is increasing political polarization, and ~60% say news media bears the blame for misinformation — When it comes to the news media and the impact it's having on democracy and political polarization in the United States, Americans are likelier to say it's doing more harm than good.
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