EXCLUSIVE: In a major bargaining plot twist, the Writers Guild of America became the first of the three above-the-line entertainment unions to finalize a tentative deal with the major studios and streamers on Saturday.
Given the writers guild’s historically contentious relationship with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, it is quite intriguing that the parties made a deal so quickly. The two began negotiating in mid-March and, pending ratification from the rank-and-file members, they’ve now got a new four-year contract that includes AI protections and an uptick in fees and residuals for streaming, we’re told.
We’ve been told the now Greg Hessinger-led AMPTP took a much different approach with the writers than his predecessor Carol Lombardi had in recent bargaining cycles.
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