Executive Editor, Variety
Executive Editor of Variety, a Hollywood daily trade paper
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Michael Speier
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FROM Michael Speier
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Another Strike in Hollywood? Despite the bleak economic outlook, the Screen Actors' Guild has decided to ask its members to vote on a strike. This comes after weekend meetings failed to produce a deal between actors and the studios. The move could disrupt Hollywood's awards season for the second year in a row. Michael Speier is executive editor at Daily Variety.
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DreamWorks Makes Deal with Bollywood’s Reliance DreamWorks may be closing a deal with one of India's biggest entertainment producers. What could that mean for Hollywood and the worldwide business of entertainment?
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Another Hollywood Strike on the Horizon? Three months after the Writers’ strike, the actors’ contract is about to run out. SAG, the Screen Actors’ Guild , has broken off talks with the film and TV studios. But AFTRA which has jurisdiction over TV is ready to negotiate.
To the Point
The Beginning of the End of the Writers' Strike It could all be over this weekend. The writers' strike that began last November will finally end if writers approve a deal that is expected to be presented to them tomorrow. The agreement could mean that Hollywood will be back to work as early as Monday. Michael Speier is executive editor of the Hollywood trade paper, Variety .
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Directors reach contract deal with studios The Directors’ Guild has reached agreement on a three-year contract with TV and movie producers . Will that help bring an end to the writers’ strike?
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Writers Strike and Its Impact on Local Economy The Golden Globes show was reduced to a press conference and late night TV hosts are limping along without writers. Now, 20th Century Fox , CBS Paramount , NBC Universal and Warner Brothers have canceled sixty-five development and production agreements worth as much as two million dollars apiece.
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