Showbiz Sandbox 639: Hollywood Deals With Post-Strike Fallout




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Summary: Hollywood’s dual writers and actors strikes may finally be over, with significant gains in earnings, residuals and AI protections, but the many systemic issues that caused the labor disruption aren’t entirely history. As more of the details of the SAG-AFTRA contract become public we take a look at what they mean for actors and the industry at large. <br> For instance, how is a hit show going to be defined and how will the new agreements affect upcoming negotiations with unions representing crew, casting directors and teamsters? And why does actress Justine Bateman believe the new contract doesn’t go far enough in addressing synthetic performers?<br> Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including why Spotify is leaving Uruguay, Amazon threatens the United Kingdom over production incentives and the latest Marvel film collapses at the box office.<br> <br> <br> ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds &amp; Snakes’ Devours $101M Global Opening<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/11/hunger-games-songbirds-and-snakes-opening-global-international-box-office-1235627214/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://deadline.com/2023/11/hunger-games-songbirds-and-snakes-opening-global-international-box-office-1235627214/</a><br> ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Opens to Subdued $44M, ‘The Marvels’ Suffers Historic Drop<br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hunger-games-prequel-box-office-opening-1235663158/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hunger-games-prequel-box-office-opening-1235663158/</a><br> The Beatles Make More Hot 100 History as ‘Now and Then’ Debuts in Top 10<br> <a href="https://www.billboard.com/lists/the-beatles-now-and-then-hot-100-top-10-debut/most-hot-100-top-10s-among-groups/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/lists/the-beatles-now-and-then-hot-100-top-10-debut/most-hot-100-top-10s-among-groups/</a><br> Warner Music To Recreate Edith Piaf’s Voice &amp; Image Via AI For Estate-Sanctioned, Animated Biopic<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/11/edith-piaf-movie-ai-warner-music-entertainment-1235611484/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://deadline.com/2023/11/edith-piaf-movie-ai-warner-music-entertainment-1235611484/</a><br> AI-Generated Voices of John Legend, Demi Lovato and Charlie Puth Are Coming to YouTube<br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/youtube-dream-tracks-ai-music-tool-1235648779/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/youtube-dream-tracks-ai-music-tool-1235648779/</a><br> Univision Anchor Leon Krauze Exits in Wake of Network’s Controversial Trump Interview<br> <a href="https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/leon-krauze-univision-anchor-exit-donald-trump-interview-1235791987/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/leon-krauze-univision-anchor-exit-donald-trump-interview-1235791987/</a><br> Spotify Plans to Leave Uruguay Over Change to Copyright Laws<br> <a href="https://www.billboard.com/business/streaming/spotify-leaving-uruguay-copyright-law-change-1235499653/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/business/streaming/spotify-leaving-uruguay-copyright-law-change-1235499653/</a><br> Amazon Warns Of Threat To UK Status As Hollywood Rival<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/11/amazon-warning-uk-status-hollywood-rival-1235611831/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://deadline.com/2023/11/amazon-warning-uk-status-hollywood-rival-1235611831/</a><br> ‘SWAT’ Lands Cable Syndication Deal With WeTV<br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/swat-cable-syndication-deal-wetv-1235639989/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/swat-cable-syndication-deal-wetv-1235639989/</a><br>