Deal! Hollywood writers end their strike
‘You can hear the sigh of relief.’
After nearly five months, Hollywood writers have ended their strike, which brought the American film and TV industry to a halt.
The Writers Guild of America said in a statement that union leaders ‘voted unanimously’ in favour of a deal - which some writers have called ‘exceptional’. It’ll now be voted on by union members.
Some of the main sticking points included payments for reruns (known as residuals), and AI. The ±«Óãtv’s Vivienne Nunis talks us through the detail.
But the actors’ strike continues. The ±«Óãtv’s Regan Morris is at the picket line in Los Angeles where she’s been speaking to actors, including stunt performer Max Calder and Frances Fisher from the film Titanic.
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