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Members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild walk the picket line outside of Netflix in Hollywood, California, on August 9, 2023. Film and TV production ground to a halt 100 days ago when writers downed their pens, only to be joined on the picket lines in mid-July by actors. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

‘We’re in pretty good shape’: Hollywood strikes are actually boosting studio profits—for now

By Christopher Palmeri and Bloomberg

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 03: Members and supporters of SAG-AFTRA and WGA walk the picket line at Fox Studios on August 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Members of SAG-AFTRA and WGA (Writers Guild of America) have both walked out in their first joint strike against the studios since 1960. The strike has shut down a majority of Hollywood productions with writers in the third month of their strike against the Hollywood studios. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)

Hollywood writers and studios fail to restart contract negotiations: ‘There is no agreement’

By Christopher Palmeri, Caelyn Pender, and others

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – APRIL 29: Christine McCarthy, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, The Walt Disney Company, participates in a panel discussion during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 29, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images)

Disney’s CFO is stepping down after 8 years in the role and will take a family medical leave of absence

By Christopher Palmeri and Bloomberg

Disney' Josh D'Amaro speaks onstage

Disney admits defeat on ‘Star Wars’ hotel and axes Florida relocation plans for 2,000 employees amid cost-cutting drive and Ron DeSantis dispute

By Christopher Palmeri and Bloomberg

Austin Russell, chairman and chief executive officer of Luminar Technologies Inc., during the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas, US, on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Throngs of musicians hoping for a big break, tech leaders, filmmakers and celebrities will descend upon the conference and multiple festivals that take place over 10 days, highlighting technology, film, culture and music. Photographer: Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Forbes magazine’s new majority owner is a 28-year-old billionaire who made his money in self-driving car tech

By Christopher Palmeri and Bloomberg

Members of the Writers Guild union protest outside the Netflix headquarters near Union Square on Wednesday May 3, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

TV executives says A.I. will soon be used in ‘absolutely’ everything from writing to editing as screenwriters strike to protect their work

By Christopher Palmeri and Bloomberg

Shane Smith, chief executive officer of Vice Media Inc., gestures as he speaks during the Global Business Summit in New Delhi, India, on Monday, March 27, 2017. The Global Business Summit ends on March 28. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images

One-time media sensation Vice is preparing for bankruptcy after being valued at $5.7 billion

By Christopher Palmeri and Bloomberg

Netflix DVD mailers.

Netflix to close the curtains on its once-mighty DVD business that helped put Blockbuster in the grave

By Christopher Palmeri and Bloomberg

The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.

Disney hikes hourly pay to $18 for Florida union workers after heiress highlighted their Food Stamp-dependent plight in a documentary

By Christopher Palmeri and Bloomberg

GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND – JUNE 30: Robert Smith of The Cure performs on the Pyramid stage on day five of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 30, 2019 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

The Cure kept ticket prices deliberately low, then Ticketmaster added big fees. Now fans are getting refunds because the lead singer was so furious

By Christopher Palmeri and Bloomberg

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 16: Paul Rudd attends the “Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania” UK Gala Screening at BFI IMAX Waterloo on February 16, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)

Disney’s ‘Ant-Man’ looms large at the box office with $104 million opening, becomes first big film released in 2023

By Christopher Palmeri and Bloomberg

NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 16: Chief Executive Officer of Nike, Inc, Mark Parker speaks during the Nike Innovation For Everybody Unveiling at Skylight at Moynihan Station on March 16, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Top investor Nelson Peltz goes to war with Disney for ‘over-the-top’ executive pay and big spending that signals a ‘company in crisis’

By Christopher Palmeri and Bloomberg

ANAHEIM, CA – MAY 27: General views of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland on May 27, 2022 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

Disney tries to win back theme park fans by reversing some price hikes made under its former CEO

By Christopher Palmeri and Bloomberg

Lachlan Murdoch, co-chairman and chief executive officer of Fox Corp., arrives during the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., on Thursday, July 11, 2019. The 36th annual event gathers many of America’s wealthiest and most powerful people in media, technology, and sports.

A ‘Succession’-style drama is underway for Rupert Murdoch’s conservative media empire

By Christopher Palmeri and Bloomberg

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 18: Disney Executive Chairman Bob Iger attends the Exclusive 100-Minute Sneak Peek of Peter Jackson’s The Beatles: Get Back at El Capitan Theatre on November 18, 2021 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Disney)

Disney’s boomerang CEO Bob Iger to receive $27 million annually

By Christopher Palmeri and Bloomberg