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After nearly five months, Hollywood writers have ended their strike, which brought the American film and TV industry to a halt.

The Writers Guild of America said in a statement that union leaders ‘voted unanimously’ in favour of a deal - which some writers have called ‘exceptional’. It’ll now be voted on by union members.

Some of the main sticking points included payments for reruns (known as residuals), and AI. The BBC’s Vivienne Nunis talks us through the detail.

But the actors’ strike continues. The BBC’s Regan Morris is at the picket line in Los Angeles where she’s been speaking to actors, including stunt performer Max Calder and Frances Fisher from the film Titanic.

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Presenter: Alex Rhodes
Producers: William Lee Adams and Mora Morrison
Editors: Verity Wilde and Simon Peeks

Published on Wednesday, 27th September 2023.

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