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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United Artists, the film studio backed by actor Tom Cruise, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc, said on Monday it had reached a deal enabling striking Hollywood screenwriters to work on the company's films.
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Bob and Harvey Weinstein's studio reaches a deal with striking movie writers to allow it to resume working.
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LOS ANGELES  - Contract negotiations between Hollywood's directors and studios represent the industry's best shot at getting back to business as usual, even as the writers strike enters its 11th week Monday.
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The Directors Guild of America said Thursday it will hold off on contract negotiations with studios for now but could start talks after New Year's Day.
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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.
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Film and television studio Lionsgate on Thursday said it reached an interim agreement with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) enabling striking Hollywood writers to work on its projects.
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LOS ANGELES  Â A breakthrough in contract talks has been reached between Hollywood studios and striking writers and could lead to a tentative deal as early as next week, a person close to the ongoing negotiations said Saturday.
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LOS ANGELES  - With a new labor contract for the Directors Guild of America expected to be announced imminently, Hollywood's top screenwriters could turn up the heat on their union to end its 11-week-old strike.
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Union leaders for Hollywood  screenwriters have reached a tentative deal on a new three-year  contract with film studios and TV networks, the two sides said  on Wednesday.
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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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With a new labor  contract for the Directors Guild of America expected to be  announced imminently, Hollywood's top screenwriters could turn  up the heat on their union to end its 11-week-old strike.
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Film and television studio Lionsgateon Thursday said it reached an interim agreement with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) enabling striking Hollywood writers to work on its projects.
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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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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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Leaders of striking US film and TV writers tell their members they have reached a "tentative deal" with studios.