David Zaslav – California Globe

Writer’s Guild, Studios Near Agreement to End 143 Day-Long Strike

September 22, 2023 2:30 amSeptember 22, 2023 2:31 am

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) continued the second day of talks on Thursday at the AMPTP headquarters in Sherman Oaks, with sources close to the negotiations saying that both...

Writers and Studios Resume Bargaining Talks Wednesday, With Several Studio Heads Joining

September 20, 2023 5:03 pm

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) resumed talks on Wednesday at the AMPTP headquarters in Sherman Oaks, with several studio heads joining the talks later in the day. The WGA...

State Treasurer Fiona Ma Sends Letter To Seven Studio Heads Urging Them To Resume Negotiations With SAG-AFTRA, WGA

September 1, 2023 2:30 amSeptember 1, 2023 2:31 am

California State Treasurer Fiona Ma sent a letter to seven CEOs of Hollywood studios on Thursday, urging them to resume talks with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio...

WGA says Studios’ Latest Offer To Writers Was Designed to Get Them ‘To Cave’ On Demands

August 23, 2023 12:14 pmAugust 23, 2023 12:17 pm

The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents producers and studios, unveiled their latest offer to the Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Tuesday, less than an hour following their latest meeting in Los Angeles. The WGA...