Hollywood writers reach ‘tentative’ deal to end strike

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A tentative deal has been struck between a major US screenwriters union, The Writer’s Guild of America and studio bosses that could end five months of strike action. Details of the deal haven't been made public yet, but it’s understood agreement has been reached over writers' demands over protections from AI and better residual pay from streaming companies. The head of the music streaming giant Spotify, Daniel Ek, has told the BBC there is a place in the industry for music created by Artificial Intelligence, so long as it does not impersonate artists. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is in Vietnam to discuss a possible deal with the Mercosur bloc of countries - what areas would any agreement cover and how would it benefit both sides? And Roger Hearing finds out who pays the bill to maintain those super yachts and other assets seized from Russian oligarchs with links to the Kremlin. Roger Hearing discusses these and more business stories with two guests: In India, Jyoti Malhotra, Editor, National & Strategic Affairs at The Print India and in America, Kimberly Adams from Washington.