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Is the Writers Guild of America’s Standoff With Agencies Starting to Thaw?
Smaller agencies and the Writers Guild are becoming more flexible, but the biggest sticking point will still be settled in the courtroom
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WGA-Agents Conflict: No End in Sight, Pivotal Elections Approach
”Long term, there’s going to be a shift in the ecosystem,“ Jody Simon, entertainment lawyer and partner at Fox Rothschild, says
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‘Carnival Row’ Showrunner: ‘It’s Time to Get Back Into the Negotiating Room’ to Resolve WGA-ATA Dispute
TCA 2019: ”Agents do a lot more than submit writing samples to showrunners,“ Marc Guggenheim says
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Female and Nonwhite TV Writer Hiring Is Up in 2019 Despite Fight With Agencies, WGA Says
”Gains are on track with the general trend of increasing inclusion in TV writer employment over the last 10 years,“ guild says
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Writers Guild Negotiates Fee-Free Package Deal With Mid-Sized ATA Agency Kaplan Stahler
”Our goal remains to move the negotiation process forward with all unsigned agencies,“ WGA negotiating committee says
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WGA Writers’ Total Earnings Increased 4.2% to $1.56 Billion in 2018
WGA has said conflicts of interest from packaging deals often hurts the pay of the writers
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WGA Says No to ‘Interim Deal’ With Abrams Artists to Drop Packaging
ATA-affiliated agency was willing to eliminate packaging fees but did not want to sign guild’s code of conduct
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Abrams Artists Agency Offers to Drop Packaging Fees and Affiliate Productions
It breaks with other agencies in dispute with Writers Guild
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CAA Follows UTA and WME, Claiming Writers Guild Boycott Violates Antitrust Laws
William Morris Endeavor and United Talent Agency both sued the WGA last week
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WGA Sends ATA Cease and Desist Letter Over Antitrust Practices
”We’re not going to sit back and allow agencies to accuse us in a court of law of the very things they are doing,“ WGA says
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WGA Rejects ‘Outrageous’ ATA Proposal, Plans to Make Offers to Individual Agencies
”Revenue-sharing does nothing to incentivize your agency to get you a penny more in salary,“ WGA West president David Goodman says in a video
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Talent Agencies Propose New Revenue-Sharing Deal in First Day of Renewed Talks With WGA
Writers Guild’s negotiating committee has requested further information in order to ”formulate the appropriate response“
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WGA, ATA Expected to Resume Negotiations on June 7
The two sides were expected to resume negotiations on Wednesday
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How WGA’s Agency Dispute and Lawsuit Could Impact Endeavor’s IPO, Business — According to Endeavor
Endeavor said in its SEC filing that the majority of its writer clients have sent the agency termination letters
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WGA Accepts Offer to Resume Talks With Talent Agencies
The Writers Guild ended its agreement with the Association of Talent Agents due to a dispute over packaging
