From the NY Times…..
Here’s what to know:
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The deal came together relatively quickly after talks resumed on Wednesday. That ended a hiatus of nearly a month, a period when each side insisted that the other was the one refusing to negotiate. The last sticking point involved artificial intelligence, according to three people briefed on the talks.
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The writers’ union leadership told members that all picketing would now be suspended. The union, however, encouraged members to join the striking actors’ picket lines, which will resume on Tuesday.
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In addition to the striking actors, more than 100,000 behind-the-scenes workers — including directors, camera operators, publicists, makeup artists, prop makers, set dressers, lighting technicians, hairstylists and cinematographers — in Los Angeles and New York will continue to stand idle, many with mounting financial hardship. Some A-list members of the Writers Guild pressed for a return to negotiations, citing the pressure on idled workers.
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Studios have also been hurting: The stock prices for Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global have dropped, and analysts have estimated that studios will forgo as much as $1.6 billion in global ticket sales for movies that were initially scheduled for release this fall but were pushed to next year because of the actors’ strike….