Striking writers into "The Void" with Web deal
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Three striking writers have  found work with a new-media studio run by a former MTV Networks  executive.
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Hollywood's striking writers have made a key breakthrough in contract talks with film and television studios, leading to what could be a deal between the two parties by the end of next week, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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Startup studio Overture  Films has signed an interim agreement with the Writers Guild of  America to allow striking writers to work for the company.
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The Weinstein Co., the film and TV company run by sibling media moguls Harvey and Bob Weinstein, has reached an agreement to allow striking Hollywood writers to return to work for the company, a company spokesman said on Thursday.
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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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With Hollywood bracing for a season  of possible labor strife, screenwriters sat down on Monday with  studio executives for contract talks expected to hinge in part  on how the Internet has altered show business.
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The major roadblocks to a new contract between writers and production companies have been eliminated, people briefed on the situation said.
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LOS ANGELES, Jan 10 (Reuters Life!) - The Weinstein Co., the film and TV company run by sibling media moguls Harvey and Bob Weinstein, has reached a deal to allow striking Hollywood writers to return to work for the studio, a company spokesman said on Thursday.
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The Weinstein Co., the film and TV  company run by media moguls Harvey Weinstein and his brother  Bob Weinstein, has reached an agreement that would allow  striking Hollywood writers to return to work for the company, a  company spokesman said on Thursday.
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Hollywood studios said Friday that striking writers have now lost more in salary and benefits than they had hoped to gain by walking off the job.  In the message posted on its Web site and YouTube, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Produc...
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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 crippled the entertainment industry.
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NEW YORK  - Three striking writers have found work with a new-media studio run by a former MTV Networks executive.
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Hollywood's striking writers have made a key breakthrough in contract talks with film and television producers, leading to what could be a deal between the two parties by the end of next week, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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Most employees have precious little ammunition going into a meeting to talk about their pay, but a few Web sites are trying to level the playing field.
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As TV networks post an increasing number of TV shows online, the writers guild is demanding a share in ad revenues.
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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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A tentative deal between screenwriters and studios comes in time to save some shows. Others will not survive.