WGA – 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...

Writers Guild, Studios To Meet Next Week

September 16, 2023 2:49 amSeptember 16, 2023 2:50 am

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) both announced late on Thursday that they will likely meet once again next week for the first time in nearly a month. The WGA...

More Shows To Carry On Without Writers As Strike Continues In Hollywood

September 14, 2023 2:45 amSeptember 14, 2023 2:46 am

Both writers and producers saw significant action occur relating to the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike on Tuesday and Wednesday, with some showrunners wanting to meet writers directly later this week and more shows returning to air without writers....

Entertainment Industry Loses 17,000 In August As Hollywood Strikes Continue

September 4, 2023 5:21 pmSeptember 5, 2023 7:54 am

According to new figures released during the weekend, the entertainment industry in California lost 17,000 jobs last month because of both the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and SAG-AFTRA strikes, with ‘below-the-line’ workers being found to have been bearing the...

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...

Costing LA More Than $3 Billion, Hollywood Writers Strike At A Standstill Again

August 26, 2023 2:30 amAugust 26, 2023 2:31 am

The Hollywood writers strike was once again brought to a standstill on Friday, with both the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) announcing that no talks are currently in the works...