Directors will begin talks with studios
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LOS ANGELES  Â The union representing Hollywood directors said Friday it will begin contract talks Saturday with studios in a move that could affect the ongoing strike by writers.
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Officials with the striking writers guild held informal talks Tuesday with Hollywood studios that could lead to the resumption of negotiations, a person familiar with the bargaining strategy said.
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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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The head of the Motion Picture  Association of America said on Saturday a recent labor contract  between major studios and film and TV directors offers a  template for deals with striking writers and other guilds.
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With rumors flying of an  imminent deal, it's safe to say that Day 3 of the Directors  Guild of America's contract talks with the studios went well  enough for another session to be scheduled for Tuesday.
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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 writers and the studios they work for are trying again to make a deal that will end the nearly three-month strike crippling the entertainment industry.
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As Walt Disney Co. directors meet today to start grappling with the process of replacing Chief Executive Michael Eisner, one man who has not roamed the halls in eight years is casting his shadow over the discussions.
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As screenwriters near the start of pivotal labor talks with film studios and TV networks next week, concerns about a possible strike are running high in Hollywood.
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The Lionsgate movie studio is close to an interim production deal with striking Hollywood writers, a source close to the talks said on Thursday.
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LOS ANGELES  - The Directors Guild of America has begun casual contract talks with the studios, and an announcement of formal negotiations appears likely within the coming week, a step that ensures the writers strike will persist for some time.
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One of Hollywoodâs biggest independent film companies is expected to announce an agreement with striking writers.
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Movie and television directors said Thursday that they were prepared to begin bargaining toward a new contract with production companies after the New Year holiday.
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LOS ANGELES  Â When the union representing Hollywood directors begins contract talks Saturday, striking TV and film writers will likely be calculating how a deal might affect them.
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Negotiators for Hollywood studios  and striking writers have agreed to terms of a new contract  that could be presented to union leaders in days and, if  approved, end their three-month-old labor clash later this  week, two sources told Reuters on Monday.
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An agreement to end the three-month-old Hollywood writers strike could be ready in time to avoid disrupting the Oscars but studios and the union are still haggling over the precise language, two people familiar with the talks said.
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The Hollywood directors' union  reached a contract deal with major film and TV studios on  Thursday in a move likely to renew momentum for settling a  10-week-old writers strike that has crippled the industry and  clouded the year-end Oscar season.