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...After negotiations between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) broke down last Friday, the bitterness between the two already rancorous parties reached an all-time high. The producers issued an ultimatum, walked out and released a scathing statement: "While the WGA's organizers can clearly stage rallies, concerts and mock exorcisms," the AMPTP said, "we have serious concerns about whether they're capable of reaching reasonable compromises that are in the best interests of our entire industry." The writers, meanwhile, tried a new labor solidarity tactic - donning Vulcan ears...
...next group scheduled to start negotiating with the AMPTP, however, doesn't have that kind of baggage. The Director's Guild of America, whose contract expires in June, has a history of resolving its contracts six months early and with little drama. Like the writers, the directors are primarily concerned with reaping benefits from the entertainment industry's increasing reliance on new media. Out of deference to the writers, the directors have held off negotiating so far. But today the DGA issued a statement suggesting they may enter the fray as soon as the New Year. "The situation is dire...
...Writers Guild of America, West, two organizations who together represent almost all American film and television writers in collective bargaining. The two groups, collectively referred to as the WGA, began the strike on Nov. 5 after refusing an offer from the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP). And in the ensuing division between studio executives and screenwriters, one surprising group has taken their places on both sides of the picket line: Harvard alumni.A HOUSE DIVIDED“There are no negotiations going on right now,” Patric Verrone ’81, president...
...this month. The last WGA strike in 1988 cost the industry an estimated $500 million. This time, "every producer, network and studio has a contingency plan based on an Oct. 31 deadline," says Barbara Brogliatti, spokeswoman for the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). "The screens will not go black...
...Screens may not dim, but first TV and then the movies will look different if the two parties can't come closer together. The deal-breaker in the negotiations between the WGA and AMPTP is new media content. Those pithy webisodes of The Office and Battlestar Galactica? Someone wrote them, and wants to get paid when you play them on your iPod. In order to avoid a strike, said WGA West President Patric M. Verrone in a statement, "What we must have is a contract that gives us the ability to keep up with the financial success of this ever...