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But that's just the first step, with the WGA also rallying with SAG-AFTRA as the actors' union prepares to meet with the AMPTP this Monday to hammer out their own deal But that doesn't mean that the union can't take a moment to celebrate the gains it made – and how it made them Because[...]

Well, we already know that there's going to be one big difference between the AMPTP's negotiations with the WGA and the upcoming start of its negotiations with SAG-AFTRA Less than a day after both sides confirmed in a joint statement that they would be meeting on Monday, October 2nd, Deadline Hollywood has confirmed that the[...]

In what we're hoping is a good sign of things to come, some promising news from SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP this evening, On the same day that the writers' strike officially as WGA members prepare to vote to ratify a new agreement next week, the actors' union and the studios & streamers have confirmed that[...]

The WGA (Writer's Guild of America) Strike is officially over as of midnight PST on Wednesday, September 27th After five months, which were at least four months longer than it needed to be, the WGA has reached an agreement with the AMPTP (Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers) that pretty much gave the writers[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? WGA/AMPTP/SAG-AFTRA, CollegeHumor/Dropout, AEW/Warner Bros Discovery, Community/Chevy Chase, Brooke Hogan/Hulk Hogan, FX's What We Do in the Shadows, Apple TV+'s The Enfield Poltergeist, Max's Creature Commandos, Hulu & Moonlighting, Prime Video's Gen V, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, WWE/Jade Cargill, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, Howard Stern/Bill Maher, BBC's Time, ESPN's ManningCast, FOX's Bob's Burgers, and more! Images/Screencaps:[...]

"As we reported on Sunday, the WGA reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on a new three-year Minimum Basic Agreement Today, your Negotiating Committee, the WGAW Board, and WGAE Council all voted unanimously to recommend the agreement," the WGA communicated to its membership earlier today "It will now[...]

As the WGA moves forward on potentially ratifying its tentative agreement with the AMPTP that was announced on Sunday, the spotlight has shifted to talks between the studios & streamers and SAG-AFTRA But where there had been some weeks of rollercoaster emotions between the writers' union and the AMPTP, at least both sides were communicating[...]

As well as support workers impacted by the dual strikes as the WGA looks to close a new deal with the studios The collection of new stories is dedicated to the struggle for economic equality is written by WGA members, and publisher Black Mask Studios is matching the writers fees with donations to the Entertainment[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? WGA/AMPTP, Crunchyroll's Jujutsu Kaisen, AMC's The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Travis Kelce/Taylor Swift, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, FX's Justified, Prime Video's The Boys/Gen V, Usher/NFL Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show, NBC's Found, and more! Images/Screencaps: FX Networks, Adult Swim, Prime Video, WGA, AMPTP, NBCUniversal, AMC Networks BCTV Daily Dispatch: WGA/AMPTP, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,[...]

Not long after the WGA announced that it had reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP on a new three-year contract (pending final language and membership ratification), SAG-AFTRA posted a message congratulating the union on today's news while reaffirming its commitment to get the best deal for its members "SAG-AFTRA congratulates the WGA on reaching[...]

Thought the language still needs to be finalized, the WGA notified its membership this evening that a tentative agreement has been reached between the writers' union and the AMPTP "We have reached a tentative agreement on a new 2023 MBA, which is to say an agreement in principle on all deal points, subject to drafting[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? WGA/AMPTP, NBC's Quantum Leap, SYFY & USA Network's Chucky, TBS's AEW Collision, Howard Stern/Bill Maher/Donald Trump, FXX's Archer, BBC & Disney+'s Doctor Who, FX's American Horror Story: Delicate, AMC's The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Spartacus/Conan, TNT's AEW Rampage, Hulu's Futurama, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Picard, Crunchyroll/Right Stuf, Wonder Woman/Kari Lake, and more! Images/Screencaps: BBC, WGA, AMPTP, ABC's[...]

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) released a joint statement confirming that both sides will meet again on Sunday "The WGA and AMPTP met for bargaining on Saturday and will meet again on Sunday," the WGA Negotiating Committee wrote in a message to its membership[...]

Earlier today, reports grew across the entertainment media landscape that a deal between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to end the five-month-long writers' strike could be nearing completion, with legal representatives reportedly said to be working on the fine print for a tentative agreement[...]

Reports are that a deal between the WGA and the AMPTP to end the five-month-long writers' strike might be near completion, with reports that legal representatives are said to be working on the fine print for a tentative agreement – one that is said to have come into play after the issues surrounding AI and[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Wonder Woman Lynda Carter, Audible's Slayers: A Buffyverse Story, FX's American Horror Story: Delicate, WWE/Matt Riddle, TNT's AEW Rampage, Netflix's The Fall Of The House Of Usher, FOX's WWE SmackDown, Netflix's One Piece, Russell Brand, Angelica Ross/Emma Roberts, Hulu's Futurama, Lazarus, Disney+'s Loki, Soldier Boy/Gen V, Cartoon Network's Teen Titans GO!, BBC's Doctor Who,[...]

Despite growing rumblings that today could be the day that the WGA and AMPTP reached a tentative agreement that would eventually lead to a new contract, Friday's negotiations between the two sides ended without a deal That said, on the optimistic side? Sources say that today was another day where the WGA and AMPTP made[...]

Discovery) joined AMPTP chief Carol Lombardini in a meeting with Ellen Stutzman, David Goodman & Chris Keyser-led WGA Negotiating Committee to hammer out a new deal that would end the now 144-day-old writers' strike Though a final deal has yet to be reached, sources reported that today's extended negotiating session saw both sides building upon[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Dimension 20, WGA/AMPTP, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, Disney+'s Ahsoka, TBS' AEW Dynamite, AHS: Angelica Ross/Emma Roberts, AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, Prime Video's Gen V, Star Trek: very Short Treks, Netflix's The Fall of the House of Usher, SYFY & USA Network's Chucky, Netflix's Onimusha, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, BBC's Doctor[...]

Discovery) would be joining today's meeting between the WGA and the AMPTP – a move seen by some as an example of the studios & streamers beginning to realize the true financial urgency of the situation for all parties involved Now, the WGA & AMPTP have released a joint statement: "The WGA and AMPTP met[...]

"The WGA and AMPTP now have a confirmed schedule to bargain this week, starting on Wednesday You might not hear from us in the coming days while we are negotiating but know that our focus is getting a fair deal for writers as soon as possible We'll reach out again when there is something of[...]

As the AMPTP continues to fend off reports that there is serious dissension among its members (more on that in a minute) and the WGA having to take on a number of daytime talk shows (and HBO late-night host Bill Maher's) efforts to resume filming amid the ongoing writers' strike, it was confirmed earlier today[...]

After actress/talk show host Drew Barrymore announced that The Drew Barrymore Show would not return with new episodes until after the AMPTP works out a deal with the writers' union (with The Talk and The Jennifer Hudson Show following suit), we made the case for why the WGA needs to go even harder at HBO's Real[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? AMC's The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Crunchyroll's Jujutsu Kaisen, Bill Maher/WGA, The Talk, The Jennifer Hudson Show, TBS' AEW Collision, Amazon's Invincible, Mindraker: Background Anger, Drew Barrymore/WGA, Conan O'Brien, BBC's Doctor Who, Max's Creature Commandos, Dragon Ball Z, Star Trek: Prodigy, Crunchyroll's My Hero Academia, and more! Image/Screencaps: Prime Video, BBC, WGA, HBO, CBS Studios, Paramount,[...]

After a week that saw her face backlash on a number of levels for her decision to resume her talk show amid the ongoing WGA strike, actress/talk show host Drew Barrymore announced that The Drew Barrymore Show would not return with new episodes until after the AMPTP gets its collective s**t together and works out[...]

Not long after actor/talk show host Drew Barrymore announced that she would not resume The Drew Barrymore Show until after the ongoing WGA strike has been settled, two other shows are also following suit Earlier today, it was confirmed that The Talk (Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O'Connell & Sheryl Underwood) as well[...]

After a week that saw the actress/talk show host facing backlash from fans, members of the entertainment industry, and others over her decision to resume tapings of The Drew Barrymore Show while the WGA strike rolls on, Drew Barrymore removed her previous Instagram posts on the mater heading into the weekend Earlier today, we learned[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Bill Maher/Drew Barrymore & WGA, ABC's The Wonder Years, Amazon Freevee's Bosch: Legacy, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Ashton Kutcher & Mila Kunis, Marvel Studios' The Marvels, The Daily Show/Hasan Minhaj, The CW's Superman & Lois, Hulu's Futurama, FOX's Krapopolis, BBC's Doctor Who, Max's Young Love, Prime Video's Mr[...]

Earlier today, actress/talk show host Drew Barrymore took to Instagram with a tearful video in an effort to explain her decision to resume tapings of her talk show this week even as the WGA strike continues "I believe there's nothing I can do or say in this moment to make it OK I wanted to[...]

It's not who I am," Barrymore added in the clip that was released. Image: CBS Studios; WGA Here's a look at Barrymore's video post from earlier today – followed by a look back at her previous post announcing that her talk show would resume tapings while the strikes roll on:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by[...]