it s also investing money in its theme parks, which continued to grow. and new films like the marvels, due out this friday, should help its film studio, which is focusing on making less stuff of higher quality from its existing franchises. still, not all is rosy. for example, disney s abc network and other tv stations saw lower political advertising revenue during the quarter, a decline in ad revenue that has worried investors. and there is still the question, what does disney plan to do with espn, its sports service, which many wonder whether or not it will sell off in the future? on that, mr iger didn t offer much commentary. meanwhile airbnb is losing properties banded the new rules prohibiting short term rentals. the companies code founder and ceo says travellers have been flocking to newjersey and connecticut instead. he was in the big apple touting metal ones which police and our business correspondent asked him about the changes in store for us and hose. for us and ho
the entertainment industry. actors and, before them, writers, demanded higher pay, with a strike that lasted 118 days. costing the california economy some $6 billion. we bring in our reporter who has been following the story. the deal still needs to be approved by the board of the union. this is the sag union which represents a lot of the actors in hollywood, a lot of the actors that play smaller roles. so we don t know the details of the agreement, but we do know what those actors were demanding. you mentioned higher pay. they say that streaming giants have been profiting ever since the streaming era started, but that pay hasn t trickled down to the actors, the lower level actors in particular. they have concerns about advancing technology and artificial intelligence. they say that these streaming giants could use their likeness and not need theirjobs or skills in person in the future, going forward. they want some protection against that. they also want a slice of the strea
in the next few hours, after 118 days on strike. the dispute over pay, conditions and the threat of artificial intelligence to performers livelihoods has paralysed production at film studios and streaming services. it comes after the alliance of motion picture and television producers, representing the likes of disney and netflix, made a best and final offer to the union. suranjana tewari in singapore has been following the story. this is a huge for the business of hollywood? this is a huge for the business of hollywood? that s right this is the sag-aftra of hollywood? that s right this is the sag-aftra and - of hollywood? that s right this is the sag-aftra and it - is the sag aftra and it represents a lot of the actors who play the smaller roles, the lower level actors and they have reached a deal with the union that represents big streamers like disney and netflix. as you mention, they were one of two unions to go on strike this year, the others being the writers guild.
particular. lower levels. they have concerns about advancing technology and artificial intelligence. they say the streaming giants could use their likeness and not need theirjobs or skills in person in the future going forward. they want some protection against that. they also want a slice of the streaming companies slice of the streaming companies revenue. slice of the streaming companies revenue. they did so well during the pandemic, these actors say they haven t got those rewards. now, this is the second strike after the writers, television and film actors strike earlier this year. hollywood has practically been at a standstill and it is doing many major productions, so this will be good news for all the industries that are supported by the film industry. thank you so much for that update. a lot more on our website, so do check that out as well. andrew forrest made his billions by founding fortis q. his billions by founding fortis o, which is one of the biggest minin
thank you. thank you. and cnn this morning continues right now. our first look at the results from cnn s new 2024 presidential poll. donald trump has a narrow lead among registered voters. the president has to do things that show people he can engage, he can handle the combat and debate. do you think the bidens policies helped you or hurt you? the bestning in the poll for joe biden is the date on it. 2024 top of mind this morning after yesterday s elections. big wins for democrats and for abortion rights. ohio voters decided to make abortion a right under the state constitution. in virginia, cnn projects democrats will gain full control of the state legislature and a major setback for republican governor glenn youngkin in virginia who had been pushing to restrict abortions after 15 weeks. and in the deep red state of kentucky, democrat andy beshear won re-election. donald trump won kentucky by 26 points in 2020. last night s results have left us with som