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Industry Execs Discuss Outlook for Future Growth

02 Sep 2020
The second season of “Rebooting the Entertainment Industry,” sponsored by PwC and Ad Council, will begin its five-episode run on Sept. 15. “Rebooting the Entertainment Industry” is a weekly series in the Variety Streaming Room exploring how the entertainment industry is refocusing and redefining business during significant COVID-19 disruptions.
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New Hope for Women of Color in Hollywood

27 Aug 2020
It started with a hashtag. This summer as nationwide calls for racial and social justice hit a fever pitch, Thuc Nguyen, founder of The Bitch Pack, and Cheryl L. Bedford, founder of Women of Color Unite, teamed on a new mentorship concept to help pump Hollywood’s diversity pipeline.

Balancing Life with Yoga

26 Aug 2020

A few days a week, Lauren “Renni” Pollock – a 2ndAC and Local 600 member since 2013 -- breaks the monotony of quarantine by teaching an hour-long yoga session via Zoom from her living ro

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Entertainment Industry Urge Trump to Revise CARES Act

18 Aug 2020
SAG-AFTRA, The Recording Academy and 10 additional entertainment industry organizations on Tuesday sent a letter to President Trump asking for his administration’s help to reform the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program in regards to mixed earner workers, saying that the situation is having "tragic" consequences.
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How Media, Hollywood Are Addressing Systemic Racism

13 Aug 2020
The murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and countless others at the hands of U.S. police have sparked a wave of protests around the world, forcing corporations to take a stand against racial injustice and evaluate how – and to what degree – they perpetuate systemic racism.