Striking Hollywood writers set for 1st talks with studios in 3 months – National | 24CA News
Hollywood’s hanging writers and main studios have agreed to carry talks on Friday for the primary time since their strike started over increased pay calls for in May, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) mentioned on Tuesday.
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), reached out to the WGA and requested for a gathering, the WGA negotiating committee informed its members in a press release that was shared with Reuters.
“We’ll be back in communication with you sometime after the meeting with further information,” the committee informed its members in its notice.
The AMPTP negotiates on behalf of Walt Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery and different studios.
An AMPTP spokesperson informed Reuters that the alliance was dedicated to discovering a mutually helpful deal, with out giving additional particulars.
The strike by about 11,500 writers has led to late-night exhibits canceling new episodes, disrupted most manufacturing for the autumn TV season and halted work on big-budget films.
Hollywood actors joined the writers on picket traces in July as in addition they demanded increased streaming-era pay and curbs on using synthetic intelligence.
The leisure web site Deadline reported on Tuesday that the WGA and the studios had been on the verge of constructing a breakthrough in talks.
