#Striking Showrunners Gather to Discuss Studio Demands: “We Can’t Be at War One Day and Their Partners the Next”

#Striking Showrunners Gather to Discuss Studio Demands: “We Can’t Be at War One Day and Their Partners the Next”

Showrunners packed the WGA Theater on Saturday in Beverly Hills during an hours-long guild meeting designed to update the TV industry’s senior writer-producers on the state of the WGA’s strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The meeting came after the first week of the strike and as studios including Disney, Warner…

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#David Zaslav: Striking Writers Should Be “Compensated Fairly,” While “Love for the Business” Could End Impasse

#David Zaslav: Striking Writers Should Be “Compensated Fairly,” While “Love for the Business” Could End Impasse

The ongoing writers strike is threatening the long-term strategic plans of the major entertainment companies, but while some companies are reported to be pleased that the strike could give them an opportunity to trim costs, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav says he doesn’t share that point of view. “We’re not glad,” he said on…

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#Will the Writers Strike Shake Up Cannes?

#Will the Writers Strike Shake Up Cannes?

Cannes is about 6,000 miles and a world away from the Writers Guild of America picket lines in Los Angeles, but with less than two weeks to go before the May 16 start of the 76th Cannes Film Festival and accompanying film market, the Marché du Film, the impact of the ongoing Hollywood writers strike…

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#Paramount Global CEO on Impact of Writers Strike: “Consumers Really Won’t Notice Anything for a While”

#Paramount Global CEO on Impact of Writers Strike: “Consumers Really Won’t Notice Anything for a While”

Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish outlined the studio’s plans to make it through the Writers Guild of America Strike on the company’s earnings call Thursday, saying that Paramount had been preparing for this possibility, including a lineup of new releases and moving production offshore, to get through it.  “Writers are an essential part of creating…

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#Shonda Rhimes Shows Support for WGA Strike, Says Writers Being Unable to Make a Livable Wage “Is a Problem”

#Shonda Rhimes Shows Support for WGA Strike, Says Writers Being Unable to Make a Livable Wage “Is a Problem”

“I am a writer on strike right now,” mega-producer and Queen Charlotte showrunner Shonda Rhimes told an intimate crowd at the Midnight Theater in New York Wednesday as part of her BAFTA tribute event. Rhimes was responding to a question from moderator and journalist Wajahat Ali, who had asked her if she supported striking writers…

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