New Survey Reveals Impact of Writers' Strike on Prime-Time Viewing
NEW YORK, January 29: A new survey from Carat, a media communications company, found that the Hollywood writers’ strike is not driving viewers away from TV but is affecting their viewing patterns, with 72 percent of respondents watching the same amount of prime-time TV than before the strike, 25 percent of people watching less and 3 percent watching more.
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Grammys Score Interim WGA Agreement
LOS ANGELES, January 29: The Writers Guild of America has reached an interim agreement with the Grammy Awards, which is slated to air live on CBS on February 10.
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Lionsgate, Marvel Score WGA Deals
LOS ANGELES, January 25: Two more independent studios, Lionsgate and Marvel Entertainment, have entered into interim agreements with the Writers Guild of America, following similar moves by United Artists, Worldwide Pants and Spyglass Entertainment, among others.
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WGA, AMPTP Begin Informal Discussions
LOS ANGELES, January 23: The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has said it is dropping its demand for extended jurisdiction over reality and animation programming, as it prepares to begin informal discussions with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) today.
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Grammy Awards Won’t be Picketed, Says WGA
SANTA MONICA, January 23: The 50 th Annual Grammy Awards is set to proceed on February 10, airing live on CBS, with the Writers Guild of America saying it won’t picket the event.
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NBCU to Cut Pilots in a Bid to Save Costs
NEW YORK, January 23: In response to the writers’ strike and a looming U.S. recession, NBC Universal is looking to save as much as $50 million by virtually eliminating pilots, according to the New York Times.
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Report: NBC Mulls Canceling Upfront Presentation
NEW YORK, January 18: As the writers strike continues, NBC Universal, which today reported an 8-percent hike in fourth-quarter revenues, is said to be close to canceling its annual Upfront presentation, where it unveils the new fall prime-time schedule to advertisers, affiliates and the press.
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Directors Guild, Studios in Tentative Agreement
LOS ANGELES, January 18: The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on the terms of a new 3-year contract, which includes wage increases and residuals for new-media use.
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Survey Reports on Impact of Writers Strike
LOS ANGELES, January 17: About 35 percent of Americans have changed their media consumption habits as a result of the Hollywood writers strike, according to a report by the consultancy firm Interpret, and 27 percent are watching less network TV.
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Grammy Awards Seek Strike-Free Event
SANTA MONICA, January 16: After a lackluster Golden Globes press conference that lured just 5.8 million viewers on NBC on Sunday—a 71-percent plummet on last year—The Recording Academy is seeking an independent agreement with the Writers Guild of America so that it can proceed with a strike-free Grammy Awards on February 10.
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WGA Inks New Independent Agreement
LOS ANGELES, January 15: The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has scored another deal with an independent studio, inking an interim agreement with the film, television and digital-media outfit Media Rights Capital (MRC).
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Four Studios Cancel Writers’ Contracts
LOS ANGELES, January 15: Four Hollywood studios have cancelled a host of writers’ contracts, according to the Los Angeles Times, placing the development of new shows for the 2008-09 season in further jeopardy as the Writers Guild of America strike continues.
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Strike Claims Awards Show
HOLLYWOOD, January 8: The 65 th Annual Golden Globe Awards gala ceremony, slated to take place at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Sunday, has been scrapped as a result of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike and replaced with a press conference.
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Showtime’s Dexter to Fill Gaps on CBS
LOS ANGELES, January 8: The serial-killer drama Dexter, which recently wrapped its second season on premium cable network Showtime, is being repurposed by CBS to help fill its schedule in the midst of the writers strike, with the first season premiering Sunday, February 17, in a 10 p.m. slot.
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TNS: Writers’ Strike Has Little Impact on American Viewing Habits
NEW YORK, December 20: According to the results of a new TNS survey, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike has caused no impact on the viewing habits of 74 percent of Americans, with only 22 percent of Americans watching significantly less TV than they were before.
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NBC to Air USA Network Series
BURBANK, December 19: As the Hollywood writers’ strike continues, NBC has announced that it will repurpose two USA Network cable series, Monk and Psych, for its Sunday night lineup, beginning March 2008.
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Progress Reported in Writers’ Strike
LOS ANGELES, December 6: The Writers Guild of America reported “substantive discussions of the issues important to writers” with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers yesterday, “the first time this has occurred in this negotiation,” a statement from the organization said.
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Studio Executives Call for Strike “Restraint”
LOS ANGELES, November 21: CBS Corporation’s president and CEO, Leslie Moonves and Warner Bros. Entertainment’s chairman and CEO Barry Meyer have sent letters out to their employees updating them on the status of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike and both executives called for restraint.
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24 Postponed Due to Writers Strike
BURBANK, November 8: The strike by the Writers Guild of America has prompted FOX to postpone the premiere of 24 to ensure that season seven can run without repeats.
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Hollywood Writers Begin Strike
LOS ANGELES, November 5: For the first time since 1988, Hollywood’s TV and movie writers have gone on strike, after failing to hammer out a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
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Writers Guild Members Vote to Strike
LOS ANGELES, October 22: Members of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have voted to go on strike if an agreement cannot be reached with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on the terms of a new contract.
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Writers Guild Seeks Strike Authorization from Members
LOS ANGELES, October 2: The leaders of the Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America East have sent letters to their members seeking authorization to call a strike at “the most advantageous moment” after their current contract expires October 31.
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