As the writers’ and actors’ strikes continue in Hollywood—and the consequences hold rippling across the entertainment industry, like at present’s announcement that the Emmy Awards have been bumped to January—there’s a glimmer of hope, within the type of persevering with negotiations between the Writers’ Guild of America and the studios represented by Alliance of Movement Image and Tv Producers.
As Variety reports, the WGA has informed members in an electronic mail that it’ll return to the bargaining desk with the AMPTP on Friday. “[AMPTP CEO] Carol Lombardini has requested the WGA Negotiating Committee to satisfy with AMPTP negotiators on Friday,” the union’s electronic mail mentioned. “We anticipate the AMPTP to supply responses to WGA proposals. Our committee returns to the bargaining desk able to make a good deal, realizing the unified WGA membership stands behind us and buoyed by the continued assist of our union allies.”
The 2 sides previously met last Friday, however remained unable to return to an settlement; you possibly can learn the WGA’s recap of what studios refused to budge on—together with “the preservation of the writers’ room” and “success-based residuals”—here.
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