Mar 4, 2024

How writers’ and actors’ strikes shape what we watch

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Expect more reality TV, foreign programming and live sports in the years to come. Also: unpacking the latest government spending bills.

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About those funding bills

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Congressional leaders have now unveiled legislation to fund parts of the federal government for the rest of the accounting year, through the end of September.

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How writers' and actors' strikes affect what we watch — even years later

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Mar 4, 2024

Paramount says it'll continue several experiments it began in response to strike-related production shutdowns last year — because they had proven successful at cutting costs.

Demonstrators carry signs during the screenwriters strike in May 2023.

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