Hollywood studios on Tuesday asked the Writers Guild back to the negotiating table in the first known talks since the nearly 100-day strike brought production of most television shows and movies to a halt
The meeting, sought by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and scheduled for Friday, is the first potential sign of a thaw between the two sides and could offer a glimmer of hope for an end to the work stoppage. The Writers Guild represents more than 11,000 writers. It was not known if the studios had also reached out to SAG-AFTRA, which represents 160,000 actors who also went on strike last month, with a similar request.
But there have been concerns in the industries that the strikes could drag through to the end of the year. This has been the best summer for movie ticket sales since the start of the pandemic. But many of the media and tech companies that make up AMPTP, including Amazon\n \n , Apple\n \n , CBS\n \n , Disney\n \n , NBC Universal, Netflix\n \n , Paramount Global, Sony\n \n and CNN parent Warner Bros.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Writers Guild Foundation Reveals 2023 Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program ParticipantsEXCLUSIVE: The Writers Guild Foundation has announced the participants for the 2023 session of the Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program. Out of the nearly 2,100 applications received, 18 …
Read more »
Writers Guild, Hollywood Studios to Potentially Resume Negotiations Amid Ongoing StrikesAfter three months, Hollywood studios are finally ready to discuss contract negotiations with the Writers Guild of America.
Read more »
Writers Guild East President Michael Winship Says He Will Not Run For Re-Election'Now the time has come for me to pass responsibility to the new generation,' Winship wrote in a memo to guild members Tuesday. Lisa Takeuchi Cullen is running unopposed for the seat.
Read more »
NBCUniversal Partially Restores Sidewalk For Writers Guild, SAG-AFTRA PicketersProtest organizers see the move as a reluctant half-measure. “What’s happened here with this sidewalk, how they’ve handled it, is a microcosm of the strike in general,' says one WGA lot coordinator. 'It took a lot of pressure and shaming for them to move an inch. But we see this as a first step in AMPTP addressing our needs.”
Read more »
Writers Guild to Meet With Studios, Streamers on August 4This marks the first time the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers will come together since the WGA called a strike on May 1.
Read more »
Striking Hollywood Writers Schedule First Talks With Studios Since WalkoutThe meeting Friday will discuss the possibility of restarting contract negotiations.
Read more »