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AMPTP has suspended talks with SAG-AFTRA, saying the gap between the two is "too great." Here are the statements from SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP...
A little more than two weeks after the WGA and AMPTP had reached a tentative agreement – putting an end to the writers' strike after 148 days – the union membership overwhelmingly ratified the agreement With 8,525 members voting, 99% of those who voted confirmed the new deal (8,435 voting in favor and 90 members[...]
SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP released a statement confirming that talks had officially wrapped for the day but will resume this Wednesday.
After reaching a deal with the WGA last month that ended the writers' strike, the AMPTP is heading to SAG-AFTRA's headquarters today to begin negotiations in earnest Hopefully, by the end of the week, the studios & streamers will see the error of their ways and do right by the actors' union as it apparently[...]
But with less than two weeks to go, ReedPOP's New York Comic Con (NYCC) is already facing a situation far different from what SDCC faced – and there might be more "chaotic good" on the way before NYCC kicks off.
Atmosphere during Comic Con at Jacob Javits Center in New York on October 8, 2022 (Image:[...]
With the WGA and AMPTP having reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year deal (with ratification voting set for next week) and the union having officially ended the writers' strike, late-night shows are the first to be able to get their writing teams together and get back on our screens But for that to[...]
According to reports from Deadline Hollywood and other sources, Grey's Anatomy (ABC), Criminal Minds: Evolution (Paramount+), 9-1-1 (ABC), Family Guy (FOX), Bob's Burgers (FOX), The Simpsons (FOX), Quantum Leap (NBC), Yellowjackets (Showtime), Ghosts (CBS), NCIS (CBS), Fire Country (CBS), The Neighborhood (CBS), Abbott Elementary (ABC), The Sex Lives of College Girls (Max), Young Sheldon (CBS), The Cleaning[...]
While there's still the essential step of the union's membership needing to vote to ratify the tentative agreement, barring any last-minute swerves? The writers' strike officially ended at 12:01 a.m PT/3:01 a.m ET on Wednesday of this week But that's just the first step, with the WGA also rallying with SAG-AFTRA as the actors' union[...]
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 writers' strike will officially come to an end at 12:01 a.m PT/3:01 a.m ET on Wednesday, September 27th "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[...]
Despite rumors, SAG-AFTRA confirmed via a statement that there are no AMPTP meetings this week and there are "no confirmed dates scheduled."
SAG-AFTRA posted a message congratulating the WGA on its tentative agreement and urging the AMPTP to return to the negotiating table.
The WGA notified its members this evening that the union has reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP, pending final contract language.
Earlier this evening, the WGA & AMPTP confirmed in a joint statement that they will be meeting again on Sunday to finalize a new deal.
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[...]
Discovery) joining AMPTP chief Carol Lombardini and the Ellen Stutzman, David Goodman & Chris Keyser-led WGA Negotiating Committee for a third day to hammer out a new deal that would end the soon-to-be 145-day-old writers' strike Friday's negotiations also took place on the same day as one the largest picket line turnouts by WGA members[...]
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[...]
The WGA and the AMPTP released a joint statement this evening announcing that both sides would be meeting again on Thursday.
Ted Sarandos (Netflix), Bob Iger (Disney), Donna Langley (Universal) & David Zaslav (Warner Bros. Discovery) joined the WGA/AMPTP meeting.
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[...]
"Real Time" host & WGA member Bill Maher took to social media to explain why he's decided to delay the return of his HBO series.
I'm especially talking about the folks outside of the entertainment industry who claim to support the writers' strike – athletes, politicians, and others They need to be getting the word out that Maher's move is like handing Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav & other AMPTP members a "Wonka Golden Ticket" to stretch out the[...]
Shortly after Drew Barrymore's announcement, The Talk & The Jennifer Hudson Show also announced return delays amid the ongoing WGA strike.
Hours after posting it, Drew Barrymore removed both her response video post & original post announcing that her talk show would be returning.
With her talk show back filming as the WGA strike continues, Drew Barrymore posted a tearful video in an attempt to explain her decision.
But considering how things have gone over the past week or so (reports of dissension among AMPTP members and daytime talk shows returning despite the writers' strike), any good news needs to be appreciated at this point "On Wednesday, September 13, the WGA reached out to the AMPTP and asked for a meeting to move[...]
The WGA offered Bill Maher a reminder about the strike rules while confirming that it plans on picketing HBO's Real Time when it returns.
Warner Bros. Discovery's own Bill Maher announced that Real Time will be returning to HBO - but reportedly without writers or writing.