The Writers Guild of America and the studios and streamers have a tentative deal for a new contract.
With a multi-million dollar contribution to bolster the WGA‘s strained (to put it politely) health plan, the new deal will run for four years. Going into talks with the WGA, SAG-AFTRA and the DGA, securing a longer contract has been a core tenant of the now Greg Hessinger-led Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
The (big) deal also includes AI protections and an uptick in fees and residuals for streaming, we’re told.
The fact that the two sides reached a deal relatively expeditiously will come as a surprise to many.
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In what we hear was a congenial atmosphere very different from the later years of Carol Lombardini’s reign at the AMPTP, the organization and the WGA leadership started talks in mid-March.
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