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WGA not inclined to let Grammys happen; Oscar puts on a happy face

Here’s the latest news over the transom, about one of the remaining “major award shows:”
Union might keep writers from Grammys
By SOLVEJ SCHOU
LOS ANGELES - The striking Hollywood writers guild likely will bar its members from working on next month’s Grammys telecast, a union spokesman said Tuesday.
Grammy organizers have yet to ask for a waiver allowing [...]

Just passed along to BTL from one of the TV fan blogs — contains useful information…:

Okay after much research and a couple of phone calls I have finally figured out some helpful emails and phone numbers that anyone working in the
industry can use
By far the most important and the first place anyone (writer, crew member, [...]

Report: Major studios nix writers’ contracts

This comes from CNN. So how long after shedding all these expenses will it take for the studios to feel like they can finally make a deal?
Report: Major studios nix writers’ contracts
Fox, CBS, NBC and Warner Bros. cancel contracts, giving up on current season, newspaper says.
January 15 2008:
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four major studios [...]

  
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