So, the question now is how long the WGA can sustain its strike if the perception builds that the DGA got a fair deal from the “prods.” Indeed, that same perception may prevent SAG from walking out entirely, if it becomes both common wisdom and the new initial bargaining position for both sides.
Was it a [...]

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WGA STATEMENT ON DGA TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH AMPTP
Now that the DGA has reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP, the terms of the deal will be carefully analyzed and evaluated by the WGA, the WGA’s Negotiating Committee, the WGAW Board of Directors, and the WGAE Council. We will work with the full membership of [...]

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Settlement details from the DGA — the question now is, what does it mean, really? Follow up, analysis, feedback, to follow…
Note: A half hour after the original announcement, the DGA sent a follow-up that includes previously “missing numbers.” That version is printed below…

DGA AND AMPTP REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENT
ON TERMS OF NEW CONTRACT
DGA Gains Solid Wage [...]

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The drip-drip-drip, piece-by-(overdue?)piece of the traditional Hollywood structures continues. Not at critical mass, yet. But what happens if Steve Jobs or Bill Gates decide that the era of studio/network “content” distribution has “passed with the impasse?”
From this morning’s “WGA wire:”
New York and Los Angeles - Director and producer Doug Liman announced today the formation of [...]

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