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Hollywood writers' strike stories: 96 news summaries

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Striking Writers Turn to Web Biz

Top writers plan to bypass studios with original online programing

Dec 17, 07 4:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Dozens of striking film and TV writers are creating new companies that would bypass Hollywood studios and present original video entertainment directly on the Internet. Three groups of writers are working on ventures similar to United Artists, the production company created by Charlie Chaplin and other stars who wanted to... More »

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YouTube • MySpace • Facebook • film studio • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Aaron Mendelsohn • FunnyorDie.com • MyDamnChannel.com • UnitedHollywood

Scribe Strike May Shake
Up TV Biz

Bigwigs have long wanted to cut costs, stagger show debuts

Dec 16, 07 5:36 AM CST
(Newser) - TV bigwigs are looking on the bright side of the scribe strike, they say, vowing to finally make overdue changes to boost the bottom line. Slashing costs, staggering show debuts, and making network TV look and act more like cable are notions that have been kicked around for years. Now... More »

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television • Hollywood • NBC • labor • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike

Letterman Seeks Writers' Deal

He will start separate talks, could be on air in a few weeks

Dec 15, 07 6:33 PM CST
(Newser) - David Letterman will begin his own talks with striking writers to get his show back on the air in early January, the New York Times reports. Letterman's production company, World Wide Pants, owns the show and will negotiate directly with the writers. Rivals Leno and Conan don't have that option... More »

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David Letterman • Hollywood writers' strike • TV industry • internet royalties

Late-Night Hosts May Defy Strike

Leno, Letterman, and others contemplate January return

Dec 14, 07 2:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Late-night talk-show hosts are considering getting back on the air even as the writers' strike continues, Variety reports. Although Jay Leno, David Letterman, and others initially supported the strike, network sources say a breakdown in negotiations between writers and producers and late-night shows’ plunging ratings have the hosts planning a... More »

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Jay Leno • late night talk show • late night host • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Craig Ferguson

Writers Guild Files Complaint Against Studios

Striking Hollywood writers say studios illegally broke off talks

Dec 14, 07 7:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Striking Hollywood writers, charging that studios acted illegally when they broke off negotiations Dec. 7, yesterday filed an unfair labor practices complaint with the National Labor Relations Board. The goal is to force producers back to the table, reports the AP, but  experts say it could backfire, shutting down any... More »

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Directors Hope to Call 'Cut!'
on Strike

Guild plans to talk
with studios, raising pressure on writers

Dec 13, 07 4:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Hollywood directors will likely begin contract negotiations with studios in early January, a move that will put added pressure on writers to resolve their strike, the AP reports. The directors' guild had held off for two months in deference to the writers, but the latest collapse of talks has changed... More »

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Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Directors Guild of America

'Heroes' Can't Save NBC From Ad Refunds

Dismal fall ratings, writers' strike prompt unusual move

Dec 12, 07 12:49 PM CST
(Newser) - With a lack of fall blockbusters keeping its ratings down and the writers' strike jeopardizing current and future offerings, NBC is giving money back to advertisers for prime time underperformers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Typically, networks give advertisers additional spots—“make goods"—when shows fail to draw.... More »

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Heroes • advertising • NBC Universal • TV networks • primetime TV • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Bionic Woman • Chuck • Life

Strike Threatens Star Attraction at Golden Globes

Big stars unlikely to cross picket lines at Golden Globes, Academy Awards

Dec 12, 07 3:33 AM CST
(Newser) - The Hollywood writers' strike seems certain to impact the big awards shows, with picket lines under consideration at both the Golden Globes and the Oscars—and few stars willing to cross them, reports Daily Variety. The Golden Globes nominations will be announced tomorrow. The Writers Guild of America is unlikely... More »

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Academy Awards • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Golden Globes • Hollywood Foreign Press Association • Screen Actors Guild • Oscars

Struggling Stage Workers Demand End to Writers' Strike

Support crews lose jobs as productions close

Dec 10, 07 3:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Rank-and-file production workers marched through downtown Hollywood yesterday calling on the Writers Guild of America and the producers association to end the five-week strike. The group focused attention on the plights of those put out of work by the strike. Set decorators, hair and make-up artists, prop specialists and hundreds... More »

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Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • production • Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers • International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees • below the line workers

Writers' Strike Deals Strong Dose of Reality

If no deal comes soon, expect more dancing, survivors, idols on TV

Dec 9, 07 2:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Reality will likely strike primetime TV with a vengeance if stalled talks between screen scribes and networks don't kick into gear, the New York Times reports. With most popular dramas on hiatus for lack of scripts, reality shows are about to explode onto the airwaves—and they may well stick... More »

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television • reality TV • NBC • CBS • ABC • Leslie Moonves • Fox • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike

Writers' Strike Talks Collapse

Producers walk out
after union pushes on reality TV writers, web revenues

Dec 8, 07 6:14 AM CST
(Newser) - The prospects for an end to the Hollywood writers' strike turned grim last night, as producers walked out on tense talks with writers, vowing not to return to the negotiating table until writers cave on six of their demands. The two sides remain so far apart that the strike may... More »

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Hollywood • labor strike • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • entertainment industry

Word! Fans Cozy Up to Writers on Picket Line

But plot suggestions could pose legal pitfall for scribes

Dec 7, 07 5:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Picket lines are offering a rare opportunity for fans to get in touch with their favorite striking screenwriters. In LA, "Heroes" buffs and aspiring filmmakers are trekking alongside some of the 12,000 members of the Writers Guild of America to lend their support, network—or just get an... More »

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Los Angeles • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • screenwriters • scriptwriters

Tonight Show Crew the Latest Strike Victims

Angry staff laid off by NBC despite promises
from Jay Leno

Dec 1, 07 8:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Some 80 non-writer staff members of the Tonight Show were shocked to be handed pink slips by NBC yesterday; they'd been banking on assurances by host Jay Leno, shortly after the strike started 4 weeks ago, that their jobs were safe. Conan O'Brien, whose staff was also furloughed yesterday, has... More »

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Jay Leno • Conan O'Brien • Tonight Show • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Joe Medeiros

Writers Reject Producers'
New Offer

Two sides can't agree on internet pay as picketers march on

Nov 30, 07 10:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Striking writers angrily rejected a new offer from producers to resolve the biggest sticking point in negotiations—compensation for internet use. The producers said they offered $130 million more in annual compensation to writers, who dismissed the deal as a "massive rollback." Talks to end the 3-week strike... More »

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television • film • labor unions • labor relations • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike

Dems Cancel
LA Debate
Over Strike

Party doesn't want
to get caught in middle of labor disputes

Nov 28, 07 10:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Wary of crossing picket lines, the Democratic National Committee today backed out of a presidential debate scheduled to air next month on CBS stations, citing the ongoing strike by TV and film scriptwriters. While talks to end that walkout continue, a potential strike by CBS news writers also complicated matters,... More »

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Writers, Producers Optimistic as Talks Resume

Hopes high for today's session, say insiders

Nov 27, 07 9:45 AM CST
(Newser) - "Reasonableness ruled the day” during yesterday’s renewed negotiations between producers and striking screenwriters, an insider tells Deadline Hollywood Daily scoop artist Nikki Finke. Producers and writers reviewed the status of proposals outlined Nov. 4 before talks broke off and the strike began, with plans to resume today, when... More »

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Late-Night Comedy Scribes Find New Outlet

Blogs allow 'fun of working, without stress or pay'; talks resume

Nov 26, 07 1:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Striking late-night comedy writers have some serious issues—no jobs and, worse, no creative outlet. When the jokes went from "60 to zero," in the words of a "Colbert Report" staffer, many aimed new blogs and videos squarely at the studios on the other side of the... More »

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Hollywood • New York City • comedy • late night talk show • David Letterman • Late Night • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike

Reality Woes Add to Scribe Strike

Studios deny overtime, meal breaks to reality TV writers, guild says 

Nov 24, 07 4:15 PM CST
(Newser) - With negotiations in the Hollywood writer's strike coming Monday, a new survey shows that writers for "unscripted" TV are denied overtime pay and meal breaks, the Los Angeles Times reports. Reality TV is a major sticking point in the strike, as studios insist that writers be classified as editors... More »

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television • reality TV • unions • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike

Writers March on Hollywood Blvd

Alicia Keys performs at thousands-strong solidarity rally

Nov 21, 07 12:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Though one marcher was "Looking for Mr. Write," the other 4,000 striking writers and supporters who took over Hollywood Boulevard yesterday were marching to boost solidarity before for next week's negotiations with studios. An Alicia Keys performance kicked off a rally aimed at keeping strike commitment high.... More »

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Hollywood • Los Angeles • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Alicia Keys

NBC picks up 'quarterlife'

Creators will retain creative control

Nov 19, 07 12:42 AM CST
(Newser) - The made-for-Internet show "quarterlife," created and largely financed by the brains behind "My So-Called Life" and "thirtysomething," will be appearing on TV thanks to a deal with NBC signed this week. The show will most likely hit old-media screens early next year, after all 36... More »

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television • MySpace • NBC • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • quarterlife • Marshall Herskovitz • Ed Zwick

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