It's a different step of the process and the news reports all of them because it's what the news does, I guess? Plus labour relations in the entertainment industry are a big ongoing topic. Big source of HN-dupes (because the 'News' in HN is a fiendish misdirection), as you know, but HN-dupery and its quirks are HN-local.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37041394
and a bit a couple of weeks ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37298302