Daytime Emmys Picket Averted After IATSE Deal, Congress Shows Concerns for Venu Sports and ‘Bluey’ Captivates Kids And Parents

Plus: NY Assembly passes bill protecting actors from AI, WBD acquires U.S. rights to French Open and ‘Bad Boys 4’ earns $5.9M at Thursday box office [Daytime Emmy logo]( [Daytime Emmys Picket Averted After IATSE Strikes Deal Giving Guild Coverage to Non-Union Workers]( By Ross A. Lincoln With just hours to go before the Daytime Emmys, the international Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees has reached a deal with the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to extend union benefits to the non-union workers hired for the ceremony. “The IATSE has reached a deal to cover the workers on the Daytime Emmy Awards. Those workers will now receive the benefits of a union contract including their health and pension benefits,” the guild said in a statement Friday. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Congress Details Collusion and Consumer Privacy Concerns Over Venu Sports Streaming Venture in New Letter]( By Lucas Manfredi Congressmen Jerry Nadler and Joaquin Castro have sent a follow-up letter to Venu Sports partners Warner Bros. Discovery, Fox and Disney seeking more information on the bundle’s impact on access, competition and choice in the sports streaming market. The follow-up letter comes after TheWrap exclusively reported that the lawmakers’ concerns were not satisfied after their staff met with representatives from the media giants on March 31. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Popular Disney+ character Bluey with her family]( [The Tao of ‘Bluey’: The Magic of the Show That Captivates Both Kids And Parents]( By Emily Smith The second most popular TV show in all of streaming for 2023 wasn’t a blockbuster Netflix series or a quirky sitcom or even a long-running procedural. It was a cartoon about a blue dog with an Australian accent who delights in playing with her sister, mother and father. “Bluey”, which airs in 160 countries, is a global phenomenon that American viewers spent 43.9 billion minutes streaming on Disney+ in 2023, according to Nielsen’s streaming ratings — eclipsed only by “Suits” with 57.7 billion. That’s all the more impressive given that “Bluey” is doled out in seven-minute episodes. Roughly 1,160 hours of “Bluey” exist now compared to more than 8,000 hours of “Suits.” [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [SAG-AFTRA logo]( [New York Bill to Protect Actors From AI Voice and Likeness Replicas Passes Assembly]( [Warner Bros. Discovery Acquires US Rights to French Open]( [bad-boys-ride-or-die]( ['Bad Boys 4' Earns $5.9 Million at Thursday Box Office]( [Mike Tyson and Jake Paul during boxing press conference in Arlington, Texas]( [Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson Fight Moved to November 15]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [WrapPRO logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo](