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Here's the New Writers Guild Contract
It incorporates 'meaningful gains and protections' for all writers, says the WGA
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Elaine Low
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WE'VE GOT A DEAL: Writers, Studios Reach Tentative Agreement
Guild calls deal 'exceptional,' with 'meaningful gains and protections for writers'
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Elaine Low
2
Here Are the Studios' Proposals to the Writers
What do we think?
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Elaine Low
9
Actors on Shrinking Seasons, Residuals and Leaving L.A.
Even familiar faces on TV are having a hard time making ends meet: 'I have to live'
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Nicole LaPorte
5
WGA Fri. Night Bomb Drop: Divide & Conquer?
The union says it has spoken to legacy studio execs amenable to its proposals
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Elaine Low
5
The Great Backfiring: Did This Move Just Add Weeks to the Strike?
The studios released their proposals into the wild. The writers are crying foul
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Elaine Low
10
Netflix Exec: 'We’ve Now Talked to Every League, Every Athlete, Every Team'
My chat with Gabe Spitzer, Netflix’s head of nonfiction sports, at the Netflix Slam tennis event reveals the streamer's sports ambitions keep growing
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Elaine Low
What a 'Best and Final' Offer Might Really Mean
➕ The writers and studios will meet for a fifth straight day of talks on Sunday
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Elaine Low
2
Exclusive: An Apple TV+ Exec Talks Streaming, the Strike & Global Television
'What's the least amount we can get away with paying for everything?'
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Rick Ellis
14
Confessions of a Business Affairs Exec
A top suit on how we got here, mistakes made and how we can help fix them
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From The Ankler: Death Spiral of Hollywood Monopolies
Too big to fail? Not so fast. A showrunner's cautionary memo
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Alena Smith
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As Actors Strike Ends, Here's What We Know About the New Contract
The negotiating committee jubilantly sheds ‘very tired tears’
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Elaine Low
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