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With 87% of those voting (6,728 members out of 16,321 who were eligible) voting in favor of ratifying the new collective bargaining agreement – a percentage exceeding turnouts for previous ratification votes – the Directors Guild of America (DGA) announced a new, three-year deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) Taking[...]

As many of you know, the WGA/AMPTP writers' strike is still rolling on, with no end in sight Adding into that, in about nine days, we face a possible strike by SAG-AFTRA if that union can't reach an agreement with the AMPTP That means it's time for Kripke to help rally the troops for a[...]

Even as the Writers Guild of America (WGA)/Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) writers' strike continues and SAG-AFTRA members just authorized the reunion to call for a strike at the end of the month if a deal with AMPTP isn't reached, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the AMPTP are one step[...]

Less than 48 hours after the Directors Guild of America (DGA) reached a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), SAG-AFTRA members have made it clear that they're ready to join the Writers Guild of America (WGA) on the picket lines if a new SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Contracts aren't in place[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Ron DeSantis/Showtime's Vice, AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, Gargoyles, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Vice TV's Dark Side of the Ring, John Carpenter's Suburban Screams, Amazon's Good Omens 2, Crunchyroll's xxxHOLiC, Adult Swim's The Venture Bros., HBO's Succession, DGA/WGA/SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP, NBC's Meet the Press, NBC's Cheers & more! Image: Showtime, Showtime[...]

Overnight, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) announced that they had reached a tentative new three-year contract that the DGA said in a statement "achieves major breakthroughs in addressing the international growth of the entertainment industry and makes significant gains across key economic and creative[...]

As we're sure you're more than well aware at this point, the WGA has been on strike to get better compensation, protection & representation from the AMPTP since the beginning of the month – and as we're writing this, it doesn't look like there's an end in sight Well, DC's Legends of Tomorrow fans made[...]

But for this go-around, the spotlight shines on what's going on behind the scene as the WGA/AMPTP writers' strike rages on Now, we've been as big of a fan of Melissa Navia for their social media presence just as much as for their portrayal of Lt Erica Ortegas – and if we ever needed an example[...]

Last week, we learned ABC's Fall 2023 programming answer to the ongoing WGA/AMPTP writers' strike With scripted series being shifted to midseason, viewers can expect a line-up of reality shows, game shows, and repeats of shows like Abbott Elementary But what about Disney+? If the strike continues, could ABC look to the streaming service to[...]

Martin ("Game of Thrones" universe), who shared updates on the second season of AMC's Dark Winds, Peacock's Wild Cards, HBO/Max's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, and HBO's "Game of Thrones" spinoff House of the Dragon in light of the  WGA/AMPTP writers' strike But this time around, GRRM is using his most recent[...]

Well, it looks like the writers' strike between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) might be moving into ugly legal territory In a letter obtained by The Hollywood Reporter (which you can see in its entirety here), Bob McPhail, Assistant Chief Counsel, ABC Signature, e-mailed[...]

Because unless you start your day "Uncle Scrooge McDuck-ing" your vast wealth, there's no way you can see what the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) brought to the table was anything more than a dismissive slap across the face In fact, considering important key issues such as streaming residuals and AI copyright[...]