From Deadline Hollywood Daily (keep refreshing through the home page; the link goes to an older version of the post): Tick-Tock Update: WGA Deal Draft Delivered After Delayed By 11th Hour Mogul Haggling; Will It Be OK’ed? Today WGA Leaders Will Hear From Members SATURDAY 3:40 PM: Still another strike captain I know emails: “I [...]
UnitedHollywood founders, on when to lift the strike
February 9, 2008 By
As ever, the hard-working crew of bloggers at UnitedHollywood.com is posting at lightning speeds to keep the rank-and-file guild members up to date. For their thoughts on when, exactly, they think the strike should be lifted, read on (in the interest of brevity, I’ve only posted two opposing views, but do click on the link [...]
Strike update: More on the tentative agreement and comments from the WGA meeting
February 9, 2008 By
From The New York Times‘ TV Decoder blog (internal links omitted): Contract Language Describes Fees For New Media Re-Use February 9, 2008, 12:32 pm By Brian Stelter The fees for re-use of scripted programming on new media platforms were widely believed to be a key sticking point between the Writers Guild of America and the [...]
AP breaks down the WGA writer deal
February 9, 2008 By
From The Associated Press: Tentative deal reached to end writers’ strike LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Hollywood writers got their first look Saturday at details of a tentative agreement with studios that could put the strike-crippled entertainment industry back to work. A summary of the proposed deal was posted on the Writers Guild of America’s [...]
Strike update: Summary of Tentative 2008 WGA Theatrical and Television Basic Agreement
February 9, 2008 By
From the WGA East site, including some of the more interesting details I’ve seen so far: SUMMARY OF THE TENTATIVE 2008 WGA THEATRICAL AND TELEVISION BASIC AGREEMENT This is not a complete summary. The Memorandum of Agreement shall prevail in the case of any inconsistency. . . . Reuse in New Media Distributor’s Gross Receipts: [...]
Protect us from all anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of the end of the strike
February 9, 2008 By
Because of this stress that seems to erupt when posting about the strike, we need to make this announcement. Until the strike ends, we are turning off comments for strike news posts. All other posts are open game for comments. We understand that many fans use this as a Colboard alternative to commune with other [...]
Hot off the press! United Hollywood broadcasts latest info for writers
February 9, 2008 By
Today is a huge day for the strike – the day when the WGAE and WGAW meet to review the terms of the negotiated contract. It could get crazy, and we’re going to do our best to keep you informed on strike updates this weekend, from all angles, so stay tuned kids! Here’s the latest [...]
New York Times says, Everybody come in on Monday??
February 9, 2008 By
The news is getting better and better about the strike. There’s still no final word, and the NY and LA meetings still haven’t happened. But here’s another sign that maybe cautious optimism is in order. From the New York Times: Producers Say Writers Could Return on Monday By BILL CARTER Published: February 9, 2008 See [...]
Strike update: Saturday Night Fever
February 8, 2008 By
As noted over at UnitedHollywood, Deadline Hollywood Daily and other sites, there is a meeting scheduled for Saturday night with active WGA members, ostensibly to discuss the points of the proposed agreement. Nikki Finke notes that the WGA membership still has yet to see the deal language, which must be frustrating to the members, as [...]
Strike update: Disney’s Eisner, “It’s over”
February 7, 2008 By
News, of sorts, from the moguls. I won’t rest easy until the WGA members themselves ratify the deal (whatever it is), but this is a big step. From IESB.net: Strike is Over Says Eisner Written by Robert Sanchez Thursday, 07 February 2008 Mickey Mouse’s old boss says, “Yes, ” a deal was reached last Friday. [...]