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Sep 27, 2023 · The 2023 WGA strike lasted 148 days, making it one of the longest work stoppages in Hollywood history. Why did it last so long?
Sep 26, 2023 · The Writers Guild of America on Tuesday disclosed the details of the tentative deal it secured with the major Hollywood studios to end the strike that has lasted for nearly five months.
- ryan.faughnder@latimes.com
- Company Town Senior Editor
- Why Did The WGA Go on Strike?
- Why Did The Studios Reject WGA Proposals?
- What TV Shows and Movies Will Be Affected by A Writers Strike?
Writers are primarily looking for more compensation, with many pointing to the rise of streaming as having a negative effect on their earnings. In TV, writers are often paid per episode, and where a broadcast series once produced 22 or more installments each season, streaming series are more typically eight to 13 episodes. Residuals or royalties, w...
The studios approached the negotiations with "the long-term health and stability of the industry as our priority," AMPTP said in a statement shortly before the talks began, and it has been a shaky time in the industry. Entertainment conglomerates and streaming services are looking to bolstertheir bottom lines, ratcheting back a spending spree on ne...
Viewers will first notice the effects on daytime and late-night talk shows, from "The Kelly Clarkson Show" to "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon." Topical talk shows depend on writers and tape shows the day they air. So a strike immediately forces a shutdown.NBC's "Saturday Night Li...
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- TV Critic
Sep 28, 2023 · On Wednesday, when the clock struck 12:01 a.m., the second-longest strike in WGA history came to a close. A tentative deal, announced on Monday, was ratified in two days, but the changes to the...
Oct 9, 2023 · WGA members voted overwhelmingly in favor of a new contract that ended a 148-day strike that roiled the film and TV industry and caused thousands of job losses.
Sep 27, 2024 · When the clock struck midnight one year ago today, the Writers Guild of America officially ended its historic 148-day strike against the major Hollywood studios.
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Jul 13, 2023 · In simple terms, a writers strike means that a subset of the members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), the labor union to which most working writers in Hollywood belong, will stop working...
