Summary: When Netflix announced its earnings for the third quarter of 2023 it also confirmed that it would be increasing prices for those that don’t want to view ads. Amazon recently said it would also be raising the price for the ad-free tier of Prime Video. It turns out these streaming services have discovered they make more revenue per subscriber when they are willing to watch ads. Now all they need to do is scale their advertising subscriber-base.<br> Meanwhile, there are signs that talks to settle the actors’ strike may be going well. Though the strike’s damages have already been done with studios postponing releases until 2025 and television ad rates plummeting.<br> Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including why music publishers are taking legal action against artificial intelligence companies, how record labels are trying to prevent artists from re-recording their albums and the untimely death of Matthew Perry.<br> <br> <br> ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ Has Super Game With $131M Global Bow; Biggest Horror Start Of 2023<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/10/five-nights-at-freddys-records-global-international-box-office-1235586521/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://deadline.com/2023/10/five-nights-at-freddys-records-global-international-box-office-1235586521/</a><br> Box Office: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Terrifies With Monstrous $78M Opening<br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/five-nights-at-freddys-box-office-opening-1235630735/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/five-nights-at-freddys-box-office-opening-1235630735/</a><br> Hollywood’s Biggest Stars Offer To Kick In $150M Over Three Years In Dues To Help End Actors Strike Stalemate<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/10/hollywood-stars-offer-150-million-dollars-over-three-years-in-higher-dues-to-help-end-actors-strike-stalemate-1235578089/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://deadline.com/2023/10/hollywood-stars-offer-150-million-dollars-over-three-years-in-higher-dues-to-help-end-actors-strike-stalemate-1235578089/</a><br> SAG-AFTRA Negotiator on AI Issue and Strike Talks: ‘A Lot of Issues Still Open’<br> <a href="https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/sag-aftra-ai-strike-negotiations-1235773193/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/sag-aftra-ai-strike-negotiations-1235773193/</a><br> TV Commercial Prices Advertising Costs Fall 2023<br> <a href="https://adage.com/article/media/tv-commercial-prices-advertising-costs-fall-2023/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://adage.com/article/media/tv-commercial-prices-advertising-costs-fall-2023/</a><br> SAG-AFTRA Responds to Studios, as Some Progress Seen Toward Ending Strike<br> <a href="https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/sag-aftra-responds-studios-progress-seen-1235769774/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/sag-aftra-responds-studios-progress-seen-1235769774/</a><br> Blatant Plagiarism? 5 Key Takeaways From Universal’s Lyrics Lawsuit Against AI Unicorn Anthropic<br> <a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/blatant-plagiarism-5-key-takeaways-from-universals-lyrics-lawsuit-against-ai-unicorn-anthropic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/blatant-plagiarism-5-key-takeaways-from-universals-lyrics-lawsuit-against-ai-unicorn-anthropic/</a><br> The Top 10* Most-Produced Plays of the 2023-24 Season<br> <a href="https://www.americantheatre.org/2023/10/18/the-top-10-most-produced-plays-of-the-2023-24-season/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.americantheatre.org/2023/10/18/the-top-10-most-produced-plays-of-the-2023-24-season/</a><br> The Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights of the 2023-24 Season<br> <a href="https://www.americantheatre.org/2023/10/18/the-top-20-most-produced-playwrights-of-the-..."></a>
