In Strike, Separate Deals Draw Ire of Big Producers
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A deal between United Artists and the Writers Guild of America West may have opened the door to a full-blown brawl.
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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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Film producers in Finland take strike action over claims the government has failed to deliver on subsidies.
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The action by the United Automobile Workers union signaled a major snag in negotiations that had appeared to be heading toward a new contract.
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Two record store owners who have been friendly rivals for Harlemâs music dollars for almost two generations are on the cusp of being forced out of business within weeks of each other.
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Contract ends a two-day strike but might not bring GM the big cost savings investors hope for.
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Awards or money: It's hard to earn both at the same time.
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The company's distribution deal will have a big impact on its competitive strength.
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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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Hit US television series such as Heroes could be threatened by a strike of Hollywood screenwriters.
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Energy industry executives are looking for deals across the power and oil and gas sectors, but with valuations and asset prices running at high levels, many have narrowed their deal criteria to exclude large link-ups.
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The United Auto Workers union appears to be simultaneously crafting new labor contracts with each of the three Detroit automakers, a break from traditional tactics but one motivated by a desire to keep the financially strapped American companies alive.
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Both General Motors and the United Auto Workers want to be seen as driving hard bargains. But each may be driving itself out of business.
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The urge to merge within both the  recording and satellite radio industries this week reflects how  tough it is to compete profitably within the evolving digital  media market.
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Viewers may want to brace themselves for a lot of  jury-rigged entertainment if writers and producers do not come to an agreement on a new contract by the end of the month.
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Officials on both sides said they hope to avert a strike but that the prospects will hinge on whether the other side will yield on the most intractable issue on the table: the length of a contract.
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An increasing number of television  viewers are producing their own shows, and the TV industry is  frantically trying to figure out how to combine broadcasts,  Internet movies and home videos into one package.