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Government accounts less reliable due to long delays, MPs warn

Long delays in publishing Government accounts have reduced their value and transparency, MPs have said. The influential Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) criticised the Treasury for releasing the 2019-20 Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) 26 ...

14 Oct 2022 at 08:33

Late-night TV shows go dark as Hollywood writers begin strike

World

Hollywood screenwriters to strike for first time in 15 years over pay

The first Hollywood strike in 15 years began on Tuesday as the economic pressures of the streaming era prompted unionised TV and film writers to picket for better pay outside major studios. The work stoppage is already leading most late-night ...

02 May 2023 at 22:47

Writers room for new Game Of Thrones spin-off shuts down amid US strike action

The writers room of a recently ordered Game Of Thrones prequel series has been shut down “for the duration” amid the ongoing Hollywood strike, George RR Martin has said. The veteran US author said that despite not being in Los Angeles to ...

09 May 2023 at 02:15

Movies

Writers’ strike hits Nicole Kidman’s AFI lifetime achievement tribute

Nicole Kidman’s American Film Institute (AFI) lifetime achievement award tribute has been postponed due to the ongoing Hollywood writers’ strike. The Oscar-winning actress is due to become the 49th recipient of the award, which is the ...

08 May 2023 at 19:26

Movies

Tom Hanks joins striking Hollywood writers: We are at an evolutionary crossroads

Tom Hanks said society was at “an evolutionary crossroads” as he reaffirmed his support and solidarity for striking Hollywood writers. The US actor, 66, who is currently touring his debut novel The Making of Another Major Motion ...

16 May 2023 at 06:27

Music

2023 Tony Awards ‘will not be televised as planned’ amid ongoing writers strike

The 2023 Tony Awards will reportedly not be televised as scheduled amid the ongoing Hollywood writers strike. Organisers for the annual event had requested a strike waiver from the Writers Guild of America (WGA) so the annual ...

13 May 2023 at 03:59

Stars pay tribute to striking writers at pre-recorded MTV Movie and TV Awards

Movies

Stars pay tribute to striking writers at pre-recorded 2023 MTV Movie and TV Awards

Several winners including Jennifer Coolidge, Pedro Pascal and Joseph Quinn paid tribute to striking Hollywood writers during a muted, pre-recorded ceremony at the 2023 MTV Movie and TV Awards. This year’s live event, which ...

08 May 2023 at 07:52

ITV Studios boss says production may be affected if US strike goes into autumn

Ongoing actor and writer strikes in the US could begin to affect the production of ITV shows, the director of ITV Studios has said. Julian Bellamy said ITV is in a “good position” to manage the ramifications of the Screen ...

27 Jul 2023 at 10:57

Movies

George R R Martin forecasts Hollywood strike to be ‘long and bitter’

Game Of Thrones writer George R R Martin has weighed in on the US writers and actors strike which has caused an industry-wide shutdown. The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists ...

24 Jul 2023 at 14:58

Movies

Union members hail ‘extraordinary solidarity’ on day one of US actors’ strike

Union members have hailed an “extraordinary show of solidarity” on the picket line on day one of the Hollywood actors’ strike. Actors and other creators stood shoulder to shoulder outside multiple studios across ...

14 Jul 2023 at 23:00

Movies

Hilary Duff and Kevin Bacon join picket lines of US actors’ union strike

Hilary Duff, Bob Odenkirk and Kevin Bacon are among the Hollywood stars who have joined fellow actors on the picket lines amid the largest industry strike for 60 years. Strike action took place outside major ...

18 Jul 2023 at 00:25

Movies

Hollywood actors’ strike action in Los Angeles affected by ‘extreme heat’

Picketing by striking actors outside two major Hollywood studios in Los Angeles has been cut short due to “extreme heat”. Members of actors’ union Sag-Aftra (Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation ...

17 Jul 2023 at 20:26

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