The fact there were two New Year’s ball drops in Times Square this year, one for 2026 and one for America 250, says a lot about what’s coming the next 12 months. Yet, hype, patriotism, and this weekend’s U.S. military actions in Venezuela aside, how America will celebrate the big birthday…

EXCLUSIVE: SAG-AFTRA is already lined up to be the first Hollywood guild to kick off 2026 contract negotiations with the studios and streamers, and both sides have some big asks of the other. Among them, Deadline has learned, the now Greg Hessinger-led Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Pr…

EXCLUSIVE: Staffers at some of Washington, D.C.’s most iconic music venues are digging their heels in on their desire to form a union, claiming that management has opted to voluntarily engage with the organizing efforts of some, but not others. In November, I.M.P. — the company that owns 9:30…

The Hollywood Teamsters’ boss Lindsay Dougherty joined several other union leaders in raising alarm bells Friday regarding Netflix's plans to acquire Warner Bros. in an $82 billion deal. Following the news that the streaming giant had won the bidding war for the one of the most storied studios…

SAG-AFTRA has weighed in on the news that Netflix has won the bidding war for Warner Bros., and as expected, the actors union doesn’t seem happy — but it isn’t taking an official position just yet. Instead, the guild says the potential transaction “raises many serious questions” that leadership…

The Directors Guild of America says it plans to meet with Netflix to discuss “concerns” regarding the streamer’s potential acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. After news broke Thursday night that Netflix had won the bidding war for the legacy media company and the two would be entering…

The production assistants on The Pitt have officially secured their first union contract. After opting to join LiUNA Local 724, part of the Hollywood laborers’ union in September, the group revealed Tuesday that it had ratified its first agreement with Parallax TV Productions. The contract…

EXCLUSIVE: Workers at some of the most renown music venues in Washington, D.C., have won their unionization efforts. IMP notified some of its staffers at the 9:30 Club, The Anthem, The Atlantis and Lincoln Theatre Wednesday that the company would voluntarily recognize the employees’ desire to…

The Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839) has revealed the results of its 2025 election. Danny Lin was officially elected to serve as president of the local union after running unopposed, the guild announced Monday. A writer and storyboard artist, Lin will be sworn in on December 2. “I could…

The Writers Guild of America has selected the committee that will negotiate its 2026 contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The guild’s East and West divisions released the joint committee on Friday, just over five months before the current contract expires on May…

UPDATED with IATSE Local 478 statement: IATSE is mourning the loss of crew member James “Trapper” McEvoy, who died in a tragic accident on the set of a New Orleans-area film production Monday. McEvoy, a grip who also was a member of IATSE Local 478, died of electrocution, a spokesperson for the…

UPDATED with ratification and statement: Broadway can breathe a sigh of relief. A strike by musicians has been averted as AFM Local 802 has come to an agreement with the Broadway League on a tentative deal. Union members ratified the deal late Monday. The new three-year deal is retroactive to…