Internet looms in new Hollywood contract talks
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With Hollywood bracing for a season of possible labor strife, screenwriters and studio executives on Monday opened contract talks expected to hinge in part on how the Internet has altered show business.
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With a federal mediator  joining the Writers Guild of America's film and TV contract  negotiations for the first time in 19 years Tuesday, Hollywood  is holding its collective breath that the move will actually  prove meaningful.
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The Walt Disney Co.  on  Wednesday became the latest Hollywood studio to offer movies  for sale via the Internet by providing films like recent  thriller &quot;Flightplan&quot; to CinemaNow, the online service said.
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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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From the picket lines to ballrooms filled with stars, Hollywood on Monday hoped for a deal to end a 3-month-old clash between striking writers and studios amid reports they could reach an agreement this week.
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It may be the first of a series of content agreements between a prospective technology provider for video rental outlets and a major studio. But what's even more interesting is what the agreeing parties refuse to say about it.
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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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Business & money: How independent producers are putting their movies straight on the internet.
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Movie and television directors said Thursday that they were prepared to begin bargaining toward a new contract with production companies after the New Year holiday.
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In a surprise development, Hollywood's directors said Monday they will begin negotiations for a new contract, 10 months before the current one expires and with a host of critical issues on the line.
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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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So far talks between the two revolve around technology and potential business models such as advertising-sponsored services, one of the sources said.
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Striking Hollywood writers will meet face to face with studio executives this week for the first time since their contract talks collapsed on December 7, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
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With strike jitters running high in Hollywood, screenwriters and studio executives resumed contract talks on Wednesday, nine weeks after the two sides exchanged proposals and retreated to neutral corners.
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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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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is meeting this week to address critical issues like new generic top level domains, internationalized domain names, and other subjects.
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After months of informal talks, Hollywoodâs movie and television directors agreed Thursday afternoon to a new contract with production companies. The accord would appear to send a none-too-subtle message to striking screenwriters: This is not the time ...