Hollywood writers strike - BBC News Review

Could your favourite shows stop? Hollywood writers strike over pay and conditions. Learn more about this story.

The story:
US TV networks can't show some of their most popular programmes from this week as writers strike.

It's all about pay and conditions – which have been hit by the rise of streaming services.

Writers are also worried about the possibility of scripts being written by AI.

[Images: Jay L. Clendenin, Luis Sinco, Genaro Molina, David McNew via Getty]

Key words and phrases:
🔎 gig economy - job market of short-term work
- Insecurity is a worry for workers in the gig economy.
- A lot of new jobs have been created, but they're all in the gig economy.

🔎 sparks - causes
- Management's behaviour sparked a walk-out from the staff.
- Walking round the gallery sparked a lot of creative ideas.

🔎 reruns - old programmes, shown again
- There's never anything interesting on TV – it's all reruns.
- After the star left, they had to show reruns.

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✔️ 0:00 - Introduction
✔️ 0:23 - Story
✔️ 1:12 - Headline 1: Hollywood writers, slamming 'gig economy' go on strike - AP News
✔️ 3:00 - Headline 2: Blockbuster bust-up: Hollywood writers' union sparks industry chaos with first strike in 15 years amid streaming row - LBC
✔️ 4:34 - Headline 3: Reruns loom as Hollywood writers strike - Financial Review
✔️ 5:45 - Language summary

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