Los Angeles - Hollywood screenwriters have ended their strike following a 92.5% vote by members of the Writer Guild of America (WGA) in favour of resuming work after a three-month long dispute. The vote follows the presentation of a new contract to WGA members over the Feb 9 weekend. A second vote to ratify the contract will be held on Feb 25.
Writers ceased work on Nov 5 and have caused TV programs, including the Golden Globes awards show, and movies to be postponed or cancelled, and has resulted in losses that Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) has estimated to run up to US$733 million.
Previous contract negotiations between WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) stalled as writers were not paid for content broadcast free or bought over the Internet. The breakthrough deal sets up a scale of royalty payments for writers whose work is sold over the Internet or streamed free.
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Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) has appointed one of Europe’s top TV executives, Gerhard Zeiler, as president of its international division. The announcement was made hours after Zeiler stepped down …
London/Hong Kong/Burbank - The Walt Disney Company today announced that The River, a supernatural TV thriller, is set to premiere in South Korea on Fox within 24 to 48 hours of its US debut on Februar…
Mumbai - BloombergUTV, a business news channel, has come on board Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd’s (RBNL) distribution portfolio. The channel will be launched through a joint venture with Germany’…
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