Not a surprise: about 93 percent of Writers Guild in New York and Los Angeles members have voted to approve a new three-year contract, closing the chapter on contentious chapter on digital compensation, at least for now. The new contract is retroactive to Feb. 13 and will last until May…

It ended right at the 100-day mark: 92.5 percent of the 3,775 members of the Writers Guild of America who cast their ballots today voted to end their work stoppage. However, as the NYT pointed out, members must still vote to accept the new contract hammered out between producers and…

While broadcast media buyers and marketers are likely to feel relieved by the end of the work stoppage, some contend that too much damage has been done for things to return to normal. Chris Boothe, a president at Publicis Groupe’s Starcom USA,  tells AdAge that “the aftermath begins” once the…

The governing bodies of the WGA unanimously approved the draft deal today but the strike remains in effect. The membership will vote on the proposed agreement Tuesday—and writers on strike since Nov. 5 could be back to work Wednesday. NYT: David J. Young, executive director of the West Coast guild:…

In the tentative WGA-AMPTP agreement, the exact language on the most contentious issue of online residuals: —The minimum for derivative dramatic programs is $618 for programs up to two minutes, plus $309 for each additional minute. The minimum for derivative comedy-variety and daytime serials is $360 for programs up to…

Movement in the writers’ strike overnight: An anticipated draft deal (see below) went out to the WGA membership early this morning for discussion at meetings being held in New York and LA today. One major twist: the companies insist the writers call off the strike and return to work before…

Updated below: The informal talks between WGA and AMPTP have reached a crucial stage and a deal may come as early as next week, report AP and NYT, citing sources. Among the supposed agreement includes how to compensate writers for online shows, though both sides still need to agree on…

The Writers Guild of America and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers will hold informal talks beginning Wednesday, reports B&C, and in a hopefully major concession, WGA will drop its demands for having jurisdiction over reality and animation writers. These informal talks are a pre-cursor to formal talks: they’ll…

A day after DGA reached an agreement with the producers, the Writers Guild is ready to get back on the table with AMPTP: WGA leaders plan to meet as early as Tuesday with News Corp (NYSE: NWS). President Peter Chernin and possibly other top executives, reports LAT. Even though many…

From the official fact sheet released by DGA, the full list of new media related provisions in the agreement (read our news story on the deal): New Media Jurisdiction over: All new media content that is derivative of product already covered under current contracts. Original content: All original content above…

Possibly setting some kind of record for speed, the Directors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have a three-year deal after just five days of official negotiations, reports the WSJ, citing people “close to the talks.” The DGA contract has been suggested as a way to…

The Directors Guild of America will start contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers by tomorrow…this is before AMPTP has a deal with the writers guild. No further details were released. If a quick deal is done with DGA, this could undermine WGA’s position, experts agree…any…

The Weinstein Co. is the latest indie to make a deal with the Writers Guild of America. Reuters reports that the formal agreement is expected to be signed and announced today. It’s the second such deal this week, joining Tom Cruise’s company United Artists. The deal is similar to the…

CBS (NYSE: CBS) News has reached a settlement with the Writers Guild of America, B&C reports. The offer still has to be voted on by the roughly 500 WGA East and West members covered by the contract. If approved, the new contact woul0

Warner Bros. could slash up to 1,000 jobs after Friday, citing effects from the writers’ strike, THR reports. While the studio isn’t saying that it will cut that many jobs; companies are required to issue a notice of impending layoffs related to a strike under rules from the U.S. Department…

Letterman Completes Agreement With Writers: Two weeks after announcing it wanted a separate agreement, David Letterman’s production company has signed a deal with the Writer’s Guild of America, clearing the way for his CBS (NYSE: CBS) talk show to return with its full staff. Worldwide Pants, Letterman’s company, also produces…

At least seven groups of striking WGA members are shopping internet-based ventures along the lines of Will Ferrell’s FunnyOrDie.com, reports LAT. The business models, however, have yet to be worked out. Some see these ventures as a breeding ground for content that could then be licensed to TV, a la…

Divide and rule, sort of: WGA will now try to negotiate with film and TV producers and studios individually after failing to reach agreement with AMPTP directly, as the Hollywood writers strike is about to enter its seventh week. Meanwhile, AMPTP said the union was “grasping at straws.” Meanwhile, WGA…

It is getting uglier by the day: the WGA has filed an unfair labor practices complaint claiming studios and AMPTP violated federal law by breaking off negotiations…it said that producers alliance should return to the bargaining so the six-week strike can be ended and thousands of workers idled by the…