HOLLYWOOD WRITERS STRIKE COULD BE CLOSE TO RESOLUTION
January 21st 2008 11:20
Reuters reports that the Hollywood directors' union reached a contract deal with major film and TV studios on Thursday in a move that might pave the way to settling the a 10-week-old writers.
The studios' tentative three-year labour pact with the Directors Guild of America includes provisions to pay union members more for work distributed over the internet, a key sticking point in stalled contract talks with the writers.
But Reuters said leaders of the Writers Guild of America, which has been on strike since November 5, need to analyse terms of the directors' agreement before deciding whether they could serve as template for their own settlement.
The writers strike has taken an enormous toll on the entertainment industry. Much of U.S. television production has ground to a halt, major film projects have been derailed and Hollywood award ceremonies have been scaled back or cancelled.
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