Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Says He Knows Pain A Strike Can Bring; “Super Committed” To A Deal With WGA & SAG-ACTRA, Co-CEO Claims

John Bleasdale Guest Contributor Locarno can’t get enough of Ted Hope. Five years after receiving the festival’s Raimondo Rezzonico Award, the producer of modern indie classics such as “The Wedding Banquet” and “The Ice Storm” shook things up yesterday at Locarno’s StepIN think tank with an Out of the Box keynote, a sweeping blast on the state of the industry. It resonated hugely with senior European industry executives who are often now battling the very same issues which Hope zeroed in on.

SNP members should be given the chance to vote again on the party’s deal with the Scottish Greens, senior MSP Fergus Ewing has said.

Tini Stoessel and Rodrigo de Paul have decided to put an end to their relationship. The fan-favorite celebrity couple has announced their split with a joint statement, revealing that they are now going their separate ways and have ended things amicably with “love and respect.”The Argentinian singer and the soccer player were rumored to be taking some time apart after fans noticed that the pair had stopped interacting on social media, with Rodrigo’s last comment on Tini’s Instagram account being on June 26.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag The Only Way Is Essex star Ferne McCann has taken to Instagram to share how tough she’s finding lack of sleep as a new mum.The 32-year-old posted a tongue-in-cheek ‘Instagram v reality’ post with a shot of her and daughter Sunday, 5, standing together looking the picture of health and happiness, followed by the ‘real life’ pic of her looking tired while nursing new baby Finty. In the caption, she wrote: “Insta VS reality……& as much as I hate that saying! Honestly, I couldn’t think of anything else to say where I have had like 2 minutes of sleep. “I am having great moments & I am having the tough moments - where the night feeds feel lonely and long,” she wrote.

Manchester United have penned a new 10-year deal with sportswear giants Adidas worth £900million across the course of the agreement.

Mike Cavanagh, the president of Comcast who was recently named the de-facto head of NBC Universal, said the company remains “committed to reaching a fair deal [with actors and writers[ as soon as possible, so we can get back to doing what we do best, which making great content together.”

Snoop Dogg is showing his support for the SAG-AFTRA and WGA members who are on the picket line.

The hand-drawn picket signs were, like several of the people carrying them, wrapped in waterproof plastic at a rain-soaked march in New York City on Tuesday afternoon. But a passer-by could still see the images: Bender, the cranky robot from Futurama; BoJack, the half-equine hero of BoJack Horseman; Courage, the pink-hued canine star of Courage the Cowardly Dog; and several more beloved cartoon and animation characters going back the original, Mickey Mouse. 

EXCLUSIVE: Film and TV adaptations of works by the likes of Evelyn Waugh and Langston Hughes could be incoming following a deal struck between Artists, Writers & Artisans (AWA) and International Literary Properties (ILP).

Ferne McCann has said admitted feels “lost” and is “reinventing” herself following the birth of her second child. The reality star, 32, welcomed a baby girl called Finty earlier this month with fiancé Lorri Haines and has been enjoying the early days of new motherhood. However, the star - who also has a daughter called Sunday with ex Arthur Collins - opened up to fans on Instagram about how strange it feels not having a bump anymore as she was clearing out some of her old clothes.

With a possible strike averted, Broadway theaters won’t be forced to leave their ghost lights on — for now.

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Disney CEO Bob Iger already made his perspective clear about the ongoing guild strikes last week before the SAG-AFTRA one commenced. Now it’s Netflix CEO’s Ted Sarandos‘ turn.

French cinema guilds L’Arp and La SRF have put out a joint statement declaring solidarity with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

Director Jon M. Chu is sharing an update on the long-awaited film adaptation of beloved Broadway musical “Wicked”.

Ted Sarandos is speaking out about the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in Hollywood.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos addressed Hollywood’s dual SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes alongside the release of the company’s Q2 earnings results Wednesday. Sarandos said: “Let me start by making something absolutely clear: This strike is not an outcome that we want. We make deals all the time. We are constantly at the table negotiating with writers with directors with actors and producers with everyone across the industry. And we very much hoped to reach an agreement by now. So I also want to say, if I may, on a personal level, I was raised in a union household. My dad was a member of IBEW Local 640, he was a union electrician. And I remember his local because that union was very much a part of our lives when I was growing up. And I also remember on more than one occasion, my dad being out on strike. And I remember that because it takes an enormous toll on your family, financially and emotionally. You should know that nobody here, nobody within the AMPTP, and I’m sure nobody at SAG or nobody at the WGA, took any of this lightly. But we’ve got a lot of work to do there. There are a handful of complicated issues. We’re super committed to getting to an agreement as soon as possible, one that is equitable, and one that enables the industry and everybody in it to move forward into the future.

Stephen Rodrick Fran Drescher is on a hero’s journey.  I know because she told me.   We talked on Monday for about an hour as the actors’ strike moved into a second week. So far, it’s been very dramatic. Last Thursday, Drescher gave her version of Shakespeare’s Henry V’s St. Crispins Day speech with “we happy few” replaced by all American workers via “I think that the whole world is looking at us right now, because human beings in all different walks of life are being replaced by robots.” The speech launched a thousand labor-supporting memes and left reporters wondering if “The Nanny” was the new Norma Rae. Drescher carried the mojo into the first day of picketing on Friday when she called Disney CEO Bob Iger a medieval land baron for discourse launched from his Sun Valley Summer Camp. 

With the SAG-AFTRA strike starting today and the WGA writers strike heading into its 74th day, most of Hollywood comes to a standstill. When will these guild strikes end? When negotiations between both of them and the AMPTP resume.

Striking writers now have a new punching bag: Bob Iger.