Studios: Writers' Losses Exceed Amount Sought
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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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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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The Writers Guild of America said Wednesday that it has reached a new three-year contract with Hollywood's major studios and networks, a &#36;58 million package that boosted health care contributions, minimums and pay television residuals but failed to get a bigger share of DVD residuals.
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And they could even increase risk, study says A stricter, more author-friendly copyright regime does not guarantee higher pay for authors, according to a new study which surveyed the earnings of 25,000 writers.â¦
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An official complaint is submitted on behalf of the US writers' union, arguing studios broke employment laws.
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Hollywood writers meet in New York and Los Angeles to consider a tentative agreement with studios that could put the strike-crippled entertainment industry back to work. Compensation for projects delivered via digital media is the central issue in the 3-month-old walkout.
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Association seeks monetary damages from alleged film pirates.
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In a move related to the  Hollywood writers strike, Warner Bros. has laid off almost  three-dozen workers.
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Director John Singleton  is among the latest casualties of the Hollywood writers strike,  losing his production deal at Warner Bros. TV as part of a  sweeping cost-cutting action by major studios.
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An unfair labor practices complaint filed against Hollywood studios is a bid to force them back to the negotiating table with striking writers, guild leaders said
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Writers struggling to find a publisher are taking the high-tech, grass-roots approach.
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LOS ANGELES  - Figuring the winners and losers in the aftermath of the writers' tentative contract deal is a complex calculation. Writers themselves fall in both categories.
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Losses from the wildfires ripping across Southern California have reached $1 billion, and economists said Wednesday the tally could be pushed even higher when the final costs of rebuilding and lost tourism are determined.
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Rampant movie piracy in the Asia-Pacific region cost western film producers more than &#36;718 million in lost revenue in 2003, up from &#36;574 million in 2000, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) said on Friday.
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Hollywood writers have approved a three-year, &#36;58 million contract with studios, producers and TV networks, union officials said.
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Internet content delivery company  Limelight Networks Inc said on Tuesday that the Hollywood  writers' strike will cost the company $1 million this quarter,  and a few million in the remainder of the year.
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Hollywood's striking writers and major studios have reached the outlines of a new employment contract, resolving key sticking points over how much writers should be paid for work that is distributed over the Internet, people familiar with the negotiati...