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Hollywood writers' strike stories: 96 news summaries

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Striking Writers Will Discuss New Deal

Leaders to gauge support at membership meetings on Saturday

Feb 6, 08 6:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Leaders of the striking writers union will meet members Saturday on both coasts to brief them on a tentative contract that could settle their 3-month-old dispute, Variety reports. If, after the meetings in Los Angeles and New York, it appears the rank-and-file will accept it, the union can start the... More »

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Vanity Fair Cancels Its
Oscar Party

Magazine sides with strikers, takes year off from revels

Feb 6, 08 2:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Vanity Fair is canceling its annual Oscar party in solidarity with Hollywood's striking writers, and others affected by the walkout, reports Variety. Even though it appears the strike may be settled by Academy Awards night, a spokeswoman for the magazine said "it didn't seem like the appropriate time to... More »

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Short of Jokes, 3 Comics 'Brawl'

Scribeless comedians drum up mock fight over who 'made' Huckabee

Feb 5, 08 5:20 PM CST
(Newser) - A trio of writerless comics nearly tussled on TV last night in an apparent effort to boost tepid ratings, Radar Online reports. Stephen Colbert started it on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," where he grumbled about Conan O'Brien; Conan then walked in and threatened both with a... More »

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NBC • Conan O'Brien • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Stephen Colbert • Hollywood writers' strike

Stars Hopeful About Strike Finale

Nominees at Oscar lunch talk contracts

Feb 5, 08 7:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Oscar nominees at the Academy Awards luncheon expressed hope for a settlement of the writers strike that will permit them to attend Hollywood's biggest night of the year, Variety reports. Actor George Clooney hailed an apparent weekend breakthrough in contract talks, and also called on the Screen Actors Guild to... More »

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Academy Awards • Michael Moore • nominee • George Clooney • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Screen Actors Guild • Oscars

Scribes, Studios Close to Accord

Advance in contract talks may mean tentative deal next week

Feb 2, 08 7:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Hollywood writers and studios made a breakthrough in contract talks yesterday and may forge an agreement to end the 4-month-old writers strike next week, the New York Times reports. The sides agreed on tricky issues regarding Internet compensation, but still need to work out details and let the guild's 10,... More »

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television • Internet • Hollywood • CBS • Walt Disney • contract negotiations • Hollywood writers' strike • movies

OPINION

Leno's Secret: He's Beloved Boy Prince of
Mediocrity

Despite strike, Jay still has Dave on the ropes

Jan 31, 08 11:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Despite a dearth of guests willing to cross Writers Guild picket lines and near-scab status himself, late-night host Jay Leno has still managed to trounce rival David Letterman in ratings. Not that either is that funny, but Letterman at least returned with "a fetching gray beard, and the moral... More »

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comedy • Jay Leno • late night talk show • David Letterman • Hollywood writers' strike

Writers Strike Accord
With Grammys

Strike won't stop the music, but what about Oscar?

Jan 29, 08 6:21 AM CST
(Newser) - The Grammys broadcast will go on—with union scribes cleared to pen intros, segues, and one-liners that glue awards shows together—thanks to a waiver deal hammered out between the Writers Guild of America and the Recording Academy. The next battlefield is the Academy Awards. The guild has warned that... More »

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Grammy Awards • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Golden Globes • Screen Actors Guild • Recording Academy • People's Choice • Oscars

Strike-Idled Screenwriters Get Creative

Cash-strapped scribes pitch novels in place
of screenplays

Jan 28, 08 4:42 PM CST
(Newser) - The 12-week-old writers guild strike has brought film and TV production to a grinding halt but has fostered a boom in another area, the LA Times reports: print fiction. "Writers who have ideas but never had the time are turning to their book projects," says the VP of... More »

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novel • Hollywood writers' strike • screenwriters

Super Bowl
Ads Take Up Strike Slack

With scripted shows stalled, sponsors bet on only game in town

Jan 28, 08 11:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Advertisers are betting big to get their messages across during Sunday's Super Bowl, and the renewal of the annual competition for viewers' eyeballs is especially fierce this year because of the Writers Guild strike, reports the AP. With scripted shows in reruns, advertisers are feeling pressure to get the most... More »

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NFL • New England Patriots • Fox • New York Giants • Hollywood writers' strike • advertisers • Super Bowl XLII • Super Bowl ads

Oscars Will Be Aired, Even Without Stars

'It's not going to be canceled' by scribe strike, producer says

Jan 19, 08 6:35 PM CST
(Newser) - ABC is determined to make the Academy Awards happen, with or without striking writers and boycotting actors, the LA Times reports. “I don’t want to say, ‘Read my lips,’ but it’s not going to be canceled,” said producer Gilbert Cates, fresh from chairing... More »

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Hollywood • Academy Awards • ABC • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Oscars

GE Q4 Profit Climbs 15%;
Stock Rebounds

Globalization, weak dollar drive growth; stock price jumps

Jan 18, 08 1:41 PM CST
(Newser) - GE profits rose 15% in the fourth quarter as overseas demand for jet engines and power turbines more than offset the weakness in the US economy, the company reported today. “They've really been a beneficiary of the whole global growth story,” an analyst told Bloomberg. GE stock was... More »

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NBC Universal • General Electric • earnings reports • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Jeffrey Immelt

Directors Guild Cuts Deal With Producers

Agreement could put pressure on
striking Hollywood writers

Jan 17, 08 4:46 PM CST
(Newser) - The Directors Guild of America has cut a deal with the major Hollywood studios, the Wall Street Journal reports, ratcheting up pressure on the striking Writers Guild either to accept a similar contract or risk alienating its members. The DGA ironed out a 3-year agreement to compensate members for... More »

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Hollywood • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers • Directors Guild of America

'Idol' Charges Record Ad Rates

Writers strike wipes out the competition

Jan 14, 08 3:25 PM CST
(Newser) - "American Idol"—TV's undisputed ratings champ with its biggest competitors sidelined by the writers strike—is setting records for ad prices. "It's the biggest thing in a landscape where there aren't as many big things as there used to be,'' an ad buyer tells Bloomberg. The... More »

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television • American Idol • advertising • commercials • Fox • Hollywood writers' strike • advertising rates • News Corp • network television

Atonement, Sweeney Win Deflated Globes

Stars don't come out
for event punctured
by writers strike

Jan 14, 08 3:33 AM CST
(Newser) - A Golden Globes ceremony scaled down by the writers strike to a press conference in a mostly empty ballroom yesterday awarded best picture honors to Atonement and Sweeney Todd, and best actor nods to Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Julie Christie and Daniel Day-Lewis. None of the stars, reluctant to cross... More »

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Hollywood • Johnny Depp • Hollywood writers' strike • Golden Globes • Marion Cotillard • Julie Christie • Daniel Day-Lewis

NBC Loses Golden Globes Exclusive

With network out,
stars may show up
at press conference

Jan 12, 08 12:39 PM CST
(Newser) - NBC lost exclusive rights to the Golden Globes yesterday, unwilling to pay a licensing fee for a show that’s been reduced to a press conference by the writers' strike. The conference will now be covered on several channels, including CNN and E!, and won’t be picketed by the... More »

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NBC • Hollywood writers' strike • Golden Globes • Dick Clark Productions

Hollywood Directors Start Talks; Writers Watch

Insiders hope they'll make a deal the scribes can stomach

Jan 12, 08 9:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Hollywood directors start official contract talks with producers today, after several months of informal sessions, Variety reports. Insiders predict a speedy deal, as the Directors Guild of America doesn't usually start formal negotiations until most of the big issues are ironed out. Hopes are that a DGA agreement will provide... More »

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Hollywood • unions • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers • Screen Actors Guild • Directors Guild of America

Weinstein Reaches WGA Deal

'We need to get people back to work,' mogul says of interim pact

Jan 10, 08 2:21 PM CST
(Newser) - The Weinstein Company, a prominent Hollywood independent film company, has reached an interim agreement with the striking writer’s guild, the New York Times reports. The deal is supposedly similar to that reached by United Artists last week, and its particular terms are designed to be superseded by any deal... More »

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Harvey Weinstein • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • United Artists • Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers • The Weinstein Company

Canceled Awards Shows Could Cost Fashion Biz

Designers will lose millions in visibility

Jan 9, 08 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - The writers' strike-canceled Golden Globes will hit designers and the fashion industry hard, reports the Wall Street Journal, citing design houses that rely on red carpet-strutters for priceless exposure that can reverberate for months and years. If a big star wears your dress, that's big money. "It's a crapshoot,... More »

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fashion • Academy Awards • red carpet • Reese Witherspoon • Hollywood writers' strike • Golden Globes • fashion designer • Nina Ricci

Oscar Plans Remain Under Strike Cloud

Academy, keenly aware of Golden Globes' fate, is behind schedule

Jan 9, 08 1:53 PM CST
(Newser) - After the threat of picketing writers shut down the Golden Globes, organizers of the Academy Awards know they're on thin ice, the Hollywood Reporter writes. "Our hope is we can work something out or that the strike is resolved in time," Academy executive director Bruce Davis said of... More »

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Hollywood • Academy Awards • David Letterman • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences • Oscars

Stewart, Colbert Return to Late Night

Unscripted insomniac favorites will have new names for the duration

Jan 8, 08 11:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Late-night TV hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert returned to the air last night, without writers or scripted material. In recognition of the WGA strike, both shows included commentary on the work stoppage, reports the Chicago Tribune. Stewart said, “From now on until the end of the strike, we... More »

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Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike

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