WGAAFTRA Reaches Tentative Contract Deal with ProducersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 28, 2008 - 10:18am.
Digital Media Week in Review: Yahoo Board Rejects Microsoft Bid; Yahoo-News Corp? Yahoo-AOL? Writers’ Strike OverAuthored by Ned Sherman on February 16, 2008 - 6:20am.
tags: Microsoft | Yahoo | Clear Channel | AOL | Comcast | Revver | Google | FCC | News Corp. | Snocap | Strike | LiveUniverse | Imeem | WGA | Week in Review | Bain Capital | Thomas H. Lee Partners | Writers Strike |
Writers Guild Votes to End Strike, Return to WorkAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 13, 2008 - 7:46am.
Digital Media Week in Review: Google v. Microsoft; Splitting Up AOL? Ending the Writers’ Strike? Major Labels in ChinaAuthored by Ned Sherman on February 9, 2008 - 9:46am.
tags: Universal Music | Microsoft | Yahoo | AOL | Revver | Google | Sony BMG | RIAA | Warner Music | EMI | Time Warner | Baidu | Strike | Copyright Royalty Board | Digital Media Association | WGA | Week in Review |
Writers to Vote Saturday on Potential Deal to End StrikeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 8, 2008 - 10:57am.
Buzz Watch: Letterman's Top 10 List of Demands of Striking WritersAuthored by Jay Baage on January 3, 2008 - 7:00am.
Letterman Lands Robin Williams as First Post-Strike GuestAuthored by Scott Goldberg on January 2, 2008 - 1:12am.
WGA Allows David Letterman's Writers to Return to WorkAuthored by Scott Goldberg on December 28, 2007 - 1:51pm.
‘Daily Show’ & ‘Colbert Report’ Resume in January Sans WritersAuthored by Scott Goldberg on December 20, 2007 - 2:42pm.
Survey: Writers' Strike Not Impacting Americans YetAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 20, 2007 - 8:44am.
Writers, Venture Capitalists Teaming on New Web Video FirmsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 17, 2007 - 10:07am.
Los Angeles - Dozens of members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), which is currently on strike over DVD and online payments, have formed a number of groups that are seeking venture capital investment for new businesses that will publish original content on the Web, the Los Angeles Times reports. Jay Leno & Conan O’Brien to Restart Shows in JanuaryAuthored by Scott Goldberg on December 17, 2007 - 7:52am.
Caught between a need to support striking writers and save non-WGA employees, late night TV hosts Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien will return on January 2nd, Variety reports. In a statement released by NBC today, O’Brien said, "With the New Year upon us, I am left with a difficult decision: Either go back to work and keep my staff employed or stay dark and allow 80 people, many of whom have worked for me for fourteen years, to lose their jobs.”
Studios Offer to WGA Includes ‘Millions’ for Internet WorkAuthored by Scott Goldberg on November 30, 2007 - 6:04am.
CBS News Writers ‘Strongly Consider’ Dec. 10 StrikeAuthored by Scott Goldberg on November 28, 2007 - 6:28am.
Revver Gains Contributors During the WGA Strike, CPMs hit $35Authored by Jay Baage on November 20, 2007 - 12:18pm.
Revver, the video sharing/advertising network, has gained contributors from traditional television during the WGA strike and are now charging advertisers as much as $35 per thousand views of certain videos. In this interview, Revver's VP of Marketing Angela Gyetvan tells Beet.tv about the latest from her perspective. The Writers of the Daily Show Weigh in on the StrikeAuthored by Jay Baage on November 18, 2007 - 2:40pm.
David Letterman to Pay Staff Himself During WGA StrikeAuthored by Scott Goldberg on November 15, 2007 - 10:19am.
A source has told Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood Daily that David Letterman, whose Late Show is currently shut down for the Writers Guild of America strike, will pay his staff through the rest of the year out of his own pocket. "Dave's not doing this to get good press, which is why it hasn't been reported for almost two days,” the source said. "This is really significant because, as opposed to all of the other shows, this money comes out of Dave's own pocket."
Majority Side with the WGA During StrikeAuthored by Scott Goldberg on November 15, 2007 - 7:58am.
It seems the writers are winning in the court of public opinion, as Variety points out today. On Wednesday the WGA brought attention to two polls in which they are clearly winning – Pepperdine, with 69% in support of the union; and SurveyUSA, with 63%. Our own poll, which you can vote on here, closely mirrors the result of the other two, with 69% favoring the WGA as of now.
Researcher says WGA Strike Won’t Change TV Viewing HabitsAuthored by Scott Goldberg on November 13, 2007 - 6:22pm.
The effect of the Writers Guild of America strike on television programming remains relatively unnoticeable. Yes, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report can’t produce their timely brand of news, Saturday Night Live can’t produce a new show, and many sitcoms and dramas are shutting down production. But it’s likely, at this early stage, that you haven’t noticed too much of a change and it may not be until 2008 that you do.
Soap Writers Cross WGA Line; CBSNews Writers Weigh OptionsAuthored by Scott Goldberg on November 13, 2007 - 7:59am.
Variety reports that “several” members of the Writers Guild of America who work for daytime soap operas plan to cross the picket line to keep their jobs. Citing people close to the matter, a “high-ranking writer-producer” for CBS’s The Young and the Restless has told the WGA he plans to give up Guild membership to write during the strike. Variety says another source believes two other writers for The Young and the Restless plan to do the same, as does a writer for NBC’s Days of Our Lives.
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