Awards
The guild and studios are near a deal. Work could resume Monday.
Feb. 8, 2008
Company Town
The first shows to walk at the start of the Writers Guild of America will be the first to return, with staffs cranking out gags as soon as next week.
Sept. 27, 2023
The Writers Guild of America said it will meet with AMPTP starting on Wednesday. Film and TV writers have been on strike since early May.
Sept. 18, 2023
Entertainment & Arts
Striking TV and movie writers gave a film company and CBS’s “The New Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” permission to call their writers back to work but rejected similar requests by other companies, a spokesman said Thursday.
April 15, 1988
Television * With potential work stoppages looming, ‘reality’ series, talk shows and soaps could help networks weather the storm.
Feb. 13, 2001
Hollywood’s twin strikes translated into a lost year of production for much of the industry with productions idle since last spring. SAG-AFTRA’s strike against major media companies stretched 118 days.
Nov. 9, 2023
The work stoppage by the WGA will put scripted shows on hold but the networks still have to sell ad time for the fall. How much will it hurt?
May 20, 2023
Television
Whew! Talk about your close calls.
Aug. 5, 1988
The networks are facing pressure from sponsors worried about what will happen when fresh episodes run out.
Dec. 12, 2007
While Hollywood is the main battlefield in the writers strike, writers and producers acknowledge that three New Yorkers--the chief executives of the three major television networks--wield enormous power in the dispute.
July 13, 1988