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Author: freepressvideo Added: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:10:16 -0800 Duration: 75http://www.InternetforEveryone.org WGA-East President Michael Winship speaks at the launch of InternetforEveryone.org at the Personal Democracy Forum in New York City (June 24, 2008).

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http://www.InternetforEveryone.org WGA-East President Michael Winship speaks at the launch of InternetforEveryone.org at the Personal Democracy Forum in New York City (June 24, 2008).

Part Three - This series documents the launch of the American Idol Truth Tour and features WGA President Patric Verrone in a brief interview on the bus ride returning to Los Angeles from San Francisco. Each year, American Idol travels around the United States holding auditions to find the next crop of stars for its program. As the show traveled to San Francisco, members of the WGA and former Fremantle workers and supporters held an event to highlight the disparity between the company's success and its poor treatment of the people who make these programs possible.

Part One - This series documents the launch of the American Idol Truth Tour and features WGA member Howie Kuperberg and WGA W Vice President David Weiss. Each year, American Idol travels around the United States holding auditions to find the next crop of stars for its program. As the show traveled to San Francisco, members of the WGA and former Fremantle workers and supporters held an event to highlight the disparity between the company's success and its poor treatment of the people who make these programs possible.

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Filed under: Deals, Celebrities and Controversy, Box Office, Distribution His last movie didn't do so hot, but George Clooney's still making headlines. This time, he has spoken out about the recent split between the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. According to Variety, Clooney has decided to stay neutral where many prominent actors have taken sides, and he's urging others to take the same route. If Hollywood actors go on strike, it'll probably be SAG's fault, considering the eagerness of AFTRA to negotiate a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. AFTRA's biggest defender is Tom Hanks, while Jack Nicholson is heading up the other side. "Stories about Jack Nicholson vs. Tom Hanks only strengthen the negotiating power of the AMPTP," Clooney said in a statement. Like many actors, Clooney wants to take any measures he can to prevent a strike. As a member of SAG, the Directors Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America, he wears many hats. "I'm hoping that there might be a way out of this," he said. "To be sure, I'm not the brightest bulb out there. So maybe someone has a lot better idea." Then he got personal: "I just happen to believe so strongly in both unions... my father, my mother, aunt, uncle, even cousins were all members." Nobody's doubting his allegiance, but after souring his relationship with the WGA after Leatherheads came out, it's hard to say how the other unions will regard him in the coming months. Permalink | Email this | Comments

SNL s Will Forte and Kristen Wiig demonstrate an easy, fun way that fans can take action to support all the WGA writers on strike.

Joss Whedon was a guest on my last podcast "The Writers Strike Chronicles". I met up with Whedon at the SAG Solidarity Rally on 9 June 2008. More info at http://bravenewmedia.tv

Writer Alan Katz, strike captain for the WGA, was a guest on my last podcast "The Writers Strike Chronicles". I met up with Katz at the SAG Solidarity Rally on 9 June 2009. More info at http://bravenewmedia.tv

Contact negotiations continue between actors and studios hoping to avoid strike.

On today's episode of , your hosts talk baseball, Monday night TV, what we wish would happen on , some cool new shows, the finale, , and so much more.

Cloverfield comes out Ton DVD this week. Are you gonna buy it? You better! If you want to be our friend, you better! Because as you know four out of the five Who Asked You? hosts loved it! Speaking of which, if you click the image at the left it'll take you directly to our store page for Cloverfield where you can quickly purchase it for a modest amount of money. Be sure to check out all the extras on the DVD. Apparently there's some hidden Easter Eggs too! Aside from the C-Field madness, Blockbuster has put in an offer to buy Circuit City! Our expert panel will discuss the varying possibilities resulting from this purchase. Blockbuster wants to basically become the Google of electronics? Plus, we go all Entertainment Tonight on your ass with Ashlee Simpson prego news. And it's been so long I can't remember the last strike in Hollywood can you? Oh wait.... nevermind. Demanding nearly the same as the WGA, the actor's that make up both SAG and AFTRA will head to the bargaining table in hopes of cutting a deal with studio executives. We've got details about this. And when we say details, we mean a Transformer joke that will certainly have Keith retaliating with one of Cloverfield. By the way, he's the ONE host who did not like it. Finally, Dennis and Jabari will have their review of '88 Minutes' starring Al Pacino. And Dennis will offer his thoughts on 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall'. Mike is on assignment this week, so it'll be just four of the Asked Crew. Author: chaseshumway1 Keywords: circuit city blockbuster cloverfield fall out boy ashlee simpson sag aftra wga 88 minutes forgetting sarah marshall Added: April 28, 2008

Writers behind the TV show "Carnavaliens" spar with studio execs over DVD residuals and vexing SAT vocab.

Kent and Michelle welcome in son Connor who is suffering from a post-Easter flu, as they respond to listener feedback; try to Flick Swap 8 Seconds except Blockbuster wouldn't cooperate, so they tackle Pretty Woman instead; another edition of Couch Entertainment News exploring the disturbing trend of remaking '80s horror films; and GI Joe trivia. Enjoy! You can email Kent and Michelle your questions, complaints, and suggestions at thecouch@dvdverdict.com, or show your support by voting for us at Podcast Alley, and Digg. To avoid missing any episodes in our schedule, subscribe to the show via iTunes.

My appearance on This Week in Northern California talking about the end of the writers' WGA strike and the battle over new media.

Author: Media30 Added: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:46:19 -0800 Duration: 129* RECORDING INDUSTRY loses major ruling. * GOOGLE sees drop in ad clicks. * CBS revenue declines 15%. * APPLE's iTunes becomes second biggest music retailer. * WGA ratifies new contract. * NBC U nears end of NBC Direct Beta. * ESPN plans multi-platform Masters. Get the full story at http://www.Media30.com.

Author: Media30 Added: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:46:19 -0800 Duration: 129* RECORDING INDUSTRY loses major ruling. * GOOGLE sees drop in ad clicks. * CBS revenue declines 15%. * APPLE's iTunes becomes second biggest music retailer. * WGA ratifies new contract. * NBC U nears end of NBC Direct Beta. * ESPN plans multi-platform Masters. Get the full story at http://www.Media30.com.

Author: Media30 Added: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:46:19 -0800 Duration: 129* RECORDING INDUSTRY loses major ruling. * GOOGLE sees drop in ad clicks. * CBS revenue declines 15%. * APPLE's iTunes becomes second biggest music retailer. * WGA ratifies new contract. * NBC U nears end of NBC Direct Beta. * ESPN plans multi-platform Masters. Get the full story at http://www.Media30.com.

THE RECORDING INDUSTRY lost a major ruling in Atlantic v. Brennan when a federal judge in Connecticut ruled that merely making music available to other users is not evidence of copyright infringement. The judge also found that no proof of infringement was supplied by the record companies that brought the suit. With two of three findings going to the defendant, the case was thrown out. GOOGLE suffered a 7% drop in ad clicks from December to January and a .3% drop year over year according to comScore. Clicks also declined 7% between November and December. Wall Street responded to the news by hammering down Google s stock by as much as 8% during trading on Tuesday. While the company has not verified comScore s findings it did officially report substantially slowed growth during the fourth quarter. The cause may be any number of factors, from a tightening economy to increased success in battling click fraud. CBS reported a 15% decline in Q4 revenue and flat ad revenue due to slowdowns in TV and radio. Les Moonves said that the company would cutback on pilot expenditures, calling them vastly overrated. He also tried to ease concerns about the slowing TV business by saying that Network TV will always be a must-buy for advertisers. (Maybe.) In other TV-slowdown news, DISH saw a 76% decline in subscriber gains during Q4. APPLE announced that iTunes has become the number two music retailer in the US, trailing only Wal-Mart in music sales during 2007. The store has 50 million customers and has sold 4 billion songs to date. The iTunes juggernaut continues. THE WGA ratified the new contract with the AMPTP with 93% of members voting to approve the deal. The contract is retroactive to February 13th and will be in effect until May 2, 2011. And the focus shifts to SAG. NBC UNIVERSAL will soon close the beta period for NBC Direct. The download service will officially launch sometime this quarter, though no specific date has been announced. NBC Direct will offer automatic copy-protected downloads of top NBC shows, including The Office and Conan O Brien. Let s hope they fulfill the promise of Mac support in a reasonable time frame. ESPN will offer substantial online coverage of its first Masters tournament. Live streaming of the event will be offered to the handful of people that can actually access ESPN360.com. For the rest of us, video exclusives will be posted on Masters.org and live look ins will be available on ESPN.com. There will be blogs, live audio updates, chats and pretty much anything else you an imagine. Except, of course, access to ESPN360. Get the full story at http://www.Media30.com.

* RECORDING INDUSTRY loses major ruling. * GOOGLE sees drop in ad clicks. * CBS revenue declines 15%. * APPLE's iTunes becomes second biggest music retailer. * WGA ratifies new contract. * NBC U nears end of NBC Direct Beta. * ESPN plans multi-platform Masters. Get the full story at http://www.Media30.com.Author: media30 Tags: shelly palmer mediabytes media news riaa music industry lawsuit google comscore cbs apple itunes wga strike contract nbc universal direct espn masters golf beta online video television Posted: 27 February 2008 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

Actors Frances Fisher and Paul Ben-Victor star in the play "Sexy Laundry," running now through March 16th at the Hayworth Theater. All proceeds will go to the WGA Foundation's Industry Support Fund to help below-the-line film and TV workers effected by the recent strike. The Hayworth is located at 2511 Wilshire Blvd., between Coronado and Corondelet Streets, just east of LaFayette Park in Los Angeles. Author: wgaamerica Keywords: wga Hollywood play SAG Hayworth theater unitedhollywood actors strike labor film TV stage "The Wire" Coma Added: February 21, 2008

Celebrities, actors, and improv. comedians who performed as part of the i.o.West Theater's "Armando" show throughout the writers strike to benefit below-the-line film and TV workers. The i.o.West present a $5,000 check to representatives of the WGA for their Industry Support Fund this past weekend. Author: wgaamerica Keywords: wga comedian standup stand-up SAG i.o.West theater unitedhollywood improv actors strike labor film TV Added: February 21, 2008

This is a portion of an episode "written" during the writer's strike. The writer is unknown Author: Beefhonky Keywords: 30 Rock Tina Fey Sitcom WGA Writer's Strike Semaphore Paris Hilton Unknown Writer Added: February 19, 2008

Author: paxstereo Added: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:46:20 -0800 Duration: 1257Pax Stereo Tv Series - Current Events- Hosted by Mario Hemsley. More discussion about the recent WGA agreement. The Master is still the Master. More information at Pax Stereo Tv - www.paxstereo.tv

Author: paxstereo Added: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:46:20 -0800 Duration: 2473Pax Stereo Tv Series - Current Events- Hosted by Mario Hemsley. Did the WGA simply give in and is now trying to sell it as a win? Mario gives you the bad news. More information at Pax Stereo Tv - www.paxstereo.tv

Author: paxstereo Added: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:46:20 -0800 Duration: 2473Pax Stereo Tv Series - Current Events- Hosted by Mario Hemsley. Did the WGA simply give in and is now trying to sell it as a win? Mario gives you the bad news. More information at Pax Stereo Tv - www.paxstereo.tv

Author: paxstereo Added: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:46:20 -0800 Duration: 1257Pax Stereo Tv Series - Current Events- Hosted by Mario Hemsley. More discussion about the recent WGA agreement. The Master is still the Master. More information at Pax Stereo Tv - www.paxstereo.tv