Film/TV directors, producers plan contract talks
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Hollywood's major film and  television studios said on Friday they would begin formal  contract talks with directors as soon as this weekend, marking  a key development in the ongoing screenwriters strike.
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Hollywood screenwriters and studio executives ended a second day of contract talks on Wednesday with the two sides far apart on major issues but planning to resume negotiations next week.
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Hollywood's two major actors unions announced late Thursday they have agreed to a new contract with film and TV producers worth &#36;200 million over three years.
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Movie and TV directors tentatively agreed to a new contract with production companies, sending a message to striking screenwriters.
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Talk show host David Letterman has  been pursuing a deal with Hollywood's striking writers that  would allow his late-night television show to restart  production, his company said on Saturday.
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Union leaders for Hollywood  screenwriters have reached a tentative deal with film studios  and TV networks on a three-year contract worth $58 million in  raises and health benefits, both sides said on Wednesday.
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Hollywood directors have reached a tentative contract deal with studios after five days of negotiations, the directors union said Thursday
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The union representing Hollywood's striking writers said it reached a "tentative deal" with studios and will meet members later on Saturday to discuss ending a three-month walkout that has crippled television production and overshadowed the awards season.
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One of Hollywoodâs biggest independent film companies is expected to announce an agreement with striking writers.
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Hollywood directors said on  Thursday they would hold off on starting contract talks with  major film and TV studios until at least January to give  striking screenwriters time to resume their own stalled  negotiations.
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Hollywood directors reached a tentative contract deal Thursday with studios, a development that could turn up the pressure on striking writers to settle their 2-month-old walkout that has idled production on dozens of TV shows. "Two words describe this agreement Â groundbreaking and substantial," said Gil Cates, chairman of the Directors Guild of America's negotiations committee. "There are no rollbacks of any kind."
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From the picket lines to ballrooms filled with stars, Hollywood on Monday hoped for a deal to end a 3-month-old clash between striking writers and studios amid reports they could reach an agreement this week.
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Hollywood stars George Clooney, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep are urging the Screen Actors Guild to start talks for a new labor contract as soon as possible in order to avert a strike.
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Union leaders for Hollywood  screenwriters have reached a tentative deal on a new three-year  contract with film studios and TV networks, the two sides said  on Wednesday.
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The Hollywood directors' union reached a contract deal with major film and television studios on Thursday, a source familiar with the negotiations said, confirming a report in Daily Variety.
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Hollywood directors said on Thursday they will seek to start contract talks with major film studios in January, giving striking screenwriters more time to restart their own stalled negotiations.
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Hollywood directors said on Thursday they would delay opening contract talks with major film studios until at least January to give striking screenwriters time to restart their own stalled negotiations.