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Sunday, May 3, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, May 3, 2026

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SAG-AFTRA reaches tentative agreement with Hollywood studios

Business/SAG-AFTRA Tentative Agreement— Negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP hit the fast track and have resulted in a deal. In a joint statement posted on their websites, they announced a tentative agreement yesterday. Those contract talks began with a soft launch back in February and apparently got down to serious business last month. No details just yet. However, […]

Monday, April 6, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, April 6, 2026

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Writers Guild of America makes a new deal with the Hollywood producers

Hollywood/New WGA Deal— A big surprise over the weekend. One that many in Hollywood are cheering. The Writers Guild of America reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with the Hollywood Studios and streamers. Negotiations began only a few weeks ago. Details are still sketchy, but the agreement reportedly covers four years, rather than the usual three. It’s not […]

Friday, September 29, 2023

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, September 29, 2023

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Hollywood writers prepare to vote on a tentative agreement

Hollywood writers are getting ready to vote on a tentative agreement reached by the Writers Guild of America and the major studios last weekend. After months of acrimony, false starts and weeks of painful silence negotiations finally got serious and moved at lightning speed. The talks restarted on Wednesday, September 20. They went on every day until a deal was […]

Monday, March 21, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 21, 2011

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Heated debate over Writers Guild tentative contract agreement

The debate is heating up over the new Writers Guild tentative agreement with producers. Yesterday the negotiators for the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers reached the tentative agreement after only about two and a half weeks of talking. The producers must have offered a juicy deal with plenty of perks and money for the writers […]