Directors Guild, studios reach contract deal
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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.
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RKO Productions is the  latest company to sign an interim comprehensive agreement with  the Writers Guild of America, the guild announced Friday.
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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 directors have reached a tentative contract deal with studios after five days of negotiations, the directors union said Thursday
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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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The power to put the entertainment industry back to work was in the hands of writers Tuesday as guild members voted on whether to end their 3-month strike by accepting the terms of a tentative contract.
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The Directors Guild of America board  recommends its members approve a new contract deal.
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Hollywood writers got their first look Saturday at details of a tentative agreement with studios that could put the strike-crippled entertainment industry back to work.  A summary of the proposed deal was posted on the Writers Guild of America's Web ...
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The deal will let striking writers work on projects for  Media Rights Capital, a production company that helped finance the film âBabel.â
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US screenwriters approve a deal struck by union leaders at the weekend, ending a three-month long strike.
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The Hollywood directors' union  reached a contract deal with major film and television studios  on Thursday -- a move likely to turn up pressure to settle a  10-week-old strike by screenwriters.
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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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BREAKING NEWS | Leaders ask guild members to ratify tentative contract deal with studios and bring end to months-old labor clash.
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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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United Artists, the film company  backed by actor Tom Cruise and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc, said on  Monday it has reached a deal enabling striking Hollywood  screenwriters to work on the company's films.
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At the Sundance Film Festival, news of the Directors Guild agreement prompts cautious optimism that it could speed a settlement of the strike that has shut down Hollywood
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The union representing Hollywood directors has agreed to open formal contract talks with major film and television studios on Saturday in a move seen as a potential blow to striking screenwriters.