David Zaslav has a funny way of making friends. In a week where the Warner Bros Discovery CEO once again alienated almost everyone with the cutting of the completed Coyote vs Acme for a tax write down, Zaslav now is praising the Writers Guild of America, his foe for several months this year. “They are
Writers Strike
As the WGA and the AMPTP begin meeting again to try and hash out a deal, members of the guild are back out on the picket line. Deadline understands that a group of around 35 writers have come out on a Sunday to picket Dancing with the Stars at TV City. It is the latest
Editors note: One in a series of stories marking the 100th day of the WGA strike. The writers strike has hit Day 100 – the point at which the last walkout by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) ended in 2007/08. It’s a significant juncture, one that Chris Keyser and David A. Goodman, who co-chair the
Cinemark CEO Sean Gamble said Hollywood strikes currently delaying the production, and promotion, of new films won’t affect “key fundamentals” of a revived exhibition business although they might extend the “recovery trajectory of theatrical film volume a bit.” “We know that our studio partners are doing everything they can to minimize the disruption of content
The Writers Guild introduced new demands on Friday that could prolong the three-month strike even longer. The demands include a point that the companies agree to “a health care benefit extension” that would give striking writers more time to qualify for the health coverage that many face losing because of a lack of earnings during
Sarah Silverman isn’t so pissed off any more about the interim agreements that SAG-AFTRA has been handing out, but the comedian is still pretty “cynical” about the whole thing. Less than 48 hours after talking to social media to rail against about the dozens of deals the striking 160,000-member strong guild is making which allow
Writers Guild of America West members paid more dues than ever before on record earnings in the year before the ongoing strike, although a good part of that may be due to a speed-up in pre-strike production. Exact figures aren’t available because the guild did not include earnings and employment data in its latest financial