Join us on socialNewsletters Scroll to top Get Access Code. Enter your e-mail address and Crikey will send out a Verification Code Enter the Verification Code sent out to verify your account. The Verification Code will end in 1 hour. Desire some help? Contact us on: support@crikey.com.au or call the hotline: +61 (03) 8623 9900. Hollywood is no longer restricted to America– the show business is an international company, and the existing strike action by authors and stars is being felt Down Under. Picketers outside Disney studios in California, July 20 2023 (Image: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) The still unknowable result of the Hollywood strikes– very first by the Writers Guild and now by the stars union SAG-AFTRA– will form 2 substantial shifts in the international show business: the streaming shake-up of the previous years and the expert system transformation of the next. It’s “Hollywood” just in the most metaphorical sense, with the location standing in for what’s ended up being a globalised market, with deep roots here in Australia. The strikes’ outcome will figure out not just what sort of market Australia has, however whether it has much of a market at all. Find out more about the causal sequences of the Hollywood strikes … Become a customer to get complete access to the site, along with our premium newsletters. Join us Already a customer? Visit to keep reading. About the Author Christopher Warren Media Correspondent Christopher Warren is an Australian reporter and author. He was federal secretary of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance up until April 2015, and is a previous president of the International Federation of Journalists. Subjects Comments The Crikey remark area is members-only material. Please login to take part in the commentary.
Australia’s show business feels the shockwaves of United States showbiz strikes
