Hollywood labor disputes
Hollywood actors ratify contract to formally end strike
Hollywood actors overwhelmingly ratified a new, hard-fought deal with studios on Dec. 5 that paves the way for a rebound of an entertainment industry that had seen film and television production come to a halt during a months-long strike.
The Screen Actors Guild, known as SAG-AFTRA, said 78 percent of members who voted approved the multiyear contract.
Striking actors agree deal with Hollywood studios
Hollywood actors and studios reached a tentative deal on Nov. 8 to end a months-long strike that has crippled the entertainment industry, delayed hundreds of popular shows and films, and cost billions to the U.S. economy.
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Halloween hits Hollywood strike as actors boycott Barbie costumes
Generic ghosts and vague vampires haunted the Hollywood picket lines this Halloween, as striking actors tried to scare studio bosses by refusing to dress up as any of their famous characters.
Emmys postponed until January over Hollywood strikes
The Emmy Awards have been postponed by almost four months, organizers said on Aug. 10, as crippling strikes by Hollywood's actors and writers drag on with no resolution in sight.
Television's equivalent of the Oscars had been due to take place this September, but will now be held in mid-January next year, broadcaster Fox and the Television Academy wrote in a statement.
Emmys to be postponed due to Hollywood strikes: US media
This year's Emmy Awards will be postponed due to the ongoing Hollywood strikes, U.S. media reported on July 27.
Television's equivalent of the Oscars was scheduled to take place in September, but could be pushed as far back as January, the Los Angeles Times reported.