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Is the End in Sight for the Writers Strike? |
14 Feb 2008 |
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An end to the writers strike could mean a sudden increase in roles available to American based actors…
TV executives hope writers will resume work within the next week now that the Writers Guild of America is likely to end its three month strike. The protest has cost the Los Angeles economy approximately $1 billion US dollars already, with the East and West Coast guilds representing about 10,000 writers caught up in the strike.
Guild leaders have suggested a provisional three year contract to members providing the potential for an immediate end to industrial action. The tentative agreement ensures writers a share of the growing online media market including reimbursement for web cast television series and movies.
The end of the strike would allow popular television shows to resume for the remainder of the season. For television series with lower audience numbers the effect of the strike may mean a delayed return to air or the risk of cancellation.
Beginning on the 5th November 2007, this was the first strike in 20 years for the writer’s guild. It involved sour relations between the guild and the producer’s alliance with communication ceasing altogether in December. Globally, it has proved to be a landmark protest for artists looking to support each other in order to make a stand for better working conditions.
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StarNow has joined the Facebook community |
30 Jan 2008 |
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StarNow has joined the Facebook community…
Members can now search for StarNow on Facebook and become a fan of our page. Regular updates will be posted along with links to the top casting calls of the day. Members will be able to add photos to promote themselves and discuss modelling and acting related topics in our forum. This is a great way to meet other people in your industry and create even more opportunities for yourself.
So get searching for ‘StarNow’ on Facebook today!
www.facebook.com/pages/wwwStarNowcom
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Liverpool Echo - How Coleen’s helping me to stardom |
30 Jan 2008 |
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FROM pop princess to would-be model... Nicole Francis has swapped dreams of chart stardom for the glamorous world of billboards and photoshoots.And she’s enlisted the help of Coleen McLoughlin to get her there... I was looking on the starnow.co.uk website which advertises all the auditions taking place for reality shows, dancing groups, singer-songwriters and so on and I saw the notice about Coleen’s Real Women,” adds Nicole a former Merchant Taylors’ pupil who, with five A-levels is not just a pretty face.  Read the full article at www.liverpoolecho.co.uk |
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The StarNow Australian Model Search |
28 Jan 2008 |
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The StarNow Australian Model Search goes live from February 01, 2008. Are you ready?
From the 1st February eligible StarNow members have exactly one month to enter a competition set to launch the modelling career of one individual with serious aspiration, talent and potential. Sound like you or someone you know? Then don’t miss the opportunity to take part. Our exclusive prize package is worth thousands of dollars thanks to sponsors such as Lucire, Nova Models, Chadwick Models, Jason Cole, Lovable, Hussy and Hype. For more information regarding application criteria and what you could win, head to the following link:
www.starnow.com/modelsearch |
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StarNow Reaches 700,000 Members |
16 Jan 2008 |
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This week StarNow signed up its 700,000th member since it first opened for business in 2004. If you’re a member this means that opportunities for work are increasing all the time as more casting calls are attracted to our site due to the variety of members available for work. If you’re a casting agent or director, the likelihood of finding the perfect person for your casting call gets better with each new face that registers.
It’s a win/win situation for everyone involved with StarNow, so congratulations to you all for signing up with one of the fastest growing online casting communities in the world.
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