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California Tries Offering Hollywood New Perks to Make Up for Catch in $750 Million Incentive Program
The legislation introduced Friday proposes to exempt indie productions from business tax credit caps and allow productions to monetize their refunds faster.
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California Pledged $750 Million a Year to Hollywood. But a New Law Has a Big Catch
A new bill, signed into law on June 29, could persuade film and TV projects to take their business elsewhere. Legislators with ties to entertainment are scrambling for a solution.
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The War Over Warner Bros. Is Splintering Hollywood’s Labor World
Rob Bonta and David Ellison are dividing the unions, whose members have diverging interests on the way the antitrust battle against a merged Paramount and Warner Bros. is waged.
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California Pressured By Two Hollywood Unions to Settle Paramount-Warner Bros. Lawsuit
Crew union IATSE and the Directors Guild wrote a detailed letter to attorney general Rob Bonta to reach an agreement with David Ellison rather than drag out a fight to a court room next year.
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Scabby the Rat Stalks ‘Chicago’ Shows as PAs Decry Work Hour Cuts
The union that represents dozens of production assistants on the NBC shows claims that hourly guarantees have been slashed in the wake of a union drive.
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Production Assistants on CBS’ ‘Cupertino’ Vote to Unionize
The New Jersey-based workers unanimously declared their support for joining LiUNA Local 724 in the labor group’s first victory on a CBS Studios series.
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‘Star Wars’ On-Set Visual Effects Workers Unionize
Staffers on ‘Ahsoka’ and ‘Starfighter’ are joining IATSE after demonstrating "overwhelming” support for the union.
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SAG-AFTRA Comes Out Against Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
The national board of Hollywood’s largest union has adopted a resolution to oppose the mega-transaction unless “enforceable safeguards” are put in place.
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QVC Hosts Vote to Unionize Amid Concerns Over Generative AI
About 80 percent of participating presenters supported joining the performers’ union SAG-AFTRA.
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SAG-AFTRA Chief Sean Astin Pushes Gavin Newsom to Fund Postproduction Tax Incentive (Exclusive)
The union president is getting involved in advocating for California’s AB 2319 at an “all-hands-on-deck moment for our industry.”
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Workers at Swaybox Studios, Home to Batman Animated Movie, Vote to Unionize
After an election with the National Labor Relations Board, workers on the Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and DC Studios project 'Dynamic Duo' are set to join crew union IATSE.
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Are You On the List? Hollywood Crewmembers Fear Roster Crackdown (Exclusive)
A few thousand IATSE members were flagged for removal from a key industry resource because it’s believed they haven't held a union job since 2023. Allegations of "purging" the workforce have followed.
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