Writers' block: Hollywood strike is pulling the plug on productions
Headline from Christian Science Monitor, on the newest of 2 developments
Hollywood writers are on their first strike in 15 years to demand better pay and job security, now threatened by streaming services. Some scripted productions have paused, and with no resolution in sight, the situation is likely to drag on.
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Hollywood braces for writers' strike that could shut down production on most TV shows
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Writers' block: Hollywood strike is pulling the plug on productions
The clock is ticking towards a costly strike that could shut down production on most television shows, pushing back the return of many programs now scheduled for the fall.
LOS ANGELES — The union representing 11,500 writers of film, television and other entertainment forms could go on strike as soon as Tuesday. It would be the first writers’ strike — and the first Hollywood strike of any kind — in 15 years. Here’s a look at the storylines the
The clock is ticking toward a costly strike that could shut down production on most television shows, pushing back the return of many programs now set for the fall.
The Writers Guild of America is preparing to go on strike for the first time in 16 years. Writers are demanding better pay for TV shows that appear on the biggest streaming platforms.
As the contract between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers expires, a possible writers strike looms.
The Writers Guild of America is on strike. “Though we negotiated intent on making a fair deal – and though your strike vote gave us the leverage to make some gains – the studios’ …
The union representing 11,500 writers of film, television and other entertainment forms went on strike Tuesday. It is the first writers’ strike — and the first Hollywood strike of any kind — in 15 years. Here's a look at the storylines the fight has spawned.
These walkouts have often been lengthy. A 1988 Writers Guild strike lasted 153 days. The last one went for 100 days, starting in 2007 and ending in 2008.
The Writers Guild of America announced on Monday it would strike — its first in 15 years — after negotiations with the studios failed to create a new deal.
Television and movie writers declared that they will launch an industrywide strike for the first time in 15 years, as Hollywood girded for a walkout with potentially widespread ramifications in a fight over fair pay in the streaming era.
More than 11,500 unionized screenwriters with the Writers Guild of America announced they will strike for the first time in 15 years starting on Tuesday, May 2.
Writers in Hollywood are getting to ready to walk the picket lines. More than 11,000 members of the Writers Guild of America are set to go on strike Tuesday for the first time since 2007. The union officially called for a strike, after it failed to reach an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Pict…
Hollywood's writers have gone on strike for the first time in 15 years amid a sea change in the way content is being distributed and creators are being compensated.
Hollywood writers on Tuesday formed picket lines in L.A. and New York after the Writers Guild of America called a strike to demand better pay from streaming and improved working conditions.
