Prospect of strike against TV programmers and movie makers in spr...
Prospect of strike against TV programmers and movie makers in spring increased greatly Thurs. when talks between Writers Guild of America and Alliance of Motion Picture & TV Producers broke off after 6 weeks of negotiations (CD Jan 17…
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p6). Both sides agreed principal issue centered on writers’ residuals for TV reruns and for cable, DVD, videocassettes. Guild contract with Alliance expires May 1. Studio negotiations haven’t started yet with 2 other unions -- Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of TV & Radio Artists -- whose contracts expire June 30. If TV-film industry is shut down, L.A. economist estimated it would cost city’s economy $250 million per week.