1. Actors, Hollywood studios reach deal to end strike
SAG-AFTRA, the union representing striking actors, reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios on Wednesday to end the 118-day actors strike. A SAG-AFTRA committee approved the proposed three-year contract deal unanimously, ending the strike at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. The union's national board will sign off on Friday. The agreement cleared the way "for the $134 billion American movie and television business to swing back into motion," The New York Times reported. The proposed contract includes pay increases, a "streaming participation bonus" and regulations on the use of artificial intelligence. Concerns about potential use of AI to create digital replicas of actors' images without pay or consent was a key issue in the walkout. The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times
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