Study: Strike Didn't Stop TV Usage
During the WGA strike, TV fans barely left the couch. According to a new study, strike-era viewers managed to increase the amount of time spent watch...
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Why The Strike Hurt ABC And CBS The Most
Michael Learmonth | Posted 02.21.2008 | Media
The writers strike may be over, but the ratings pain it caused for the broadcast networks isn't. Nielsen ratings are down 20% so far in February at AB...
Jay Leno Weathers Strike, Comes Out On Top
Los Angeles Times | Meg James | Posted 02.15.2008 | Media
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The strike by the Writers Guild of America ended not a moment too soon for Jay Leno. After 100 days, the guests were wearing thin. Larry the Cable Gu...
Did The New York Times' Strike Reporter Use Unnamed Sources To Dramatize His Stories?
New York Press | David Blum | Posted 02.14.2008 | Media
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Last Thursday night, as Michael Cieply put the finishing touches on his gripping 1,260-word narrative for the next day's New York Times, he felt a mix...
'24' Fans Must Wait Until Jan. 2009
AP | Posted 02.14.2008 | Entertainment
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NEW YORK — Fans of the Fox drama "24" will have to wait until next January to see Jack Bauer again, this television season's most prominent casu...
Return Dates And Number Of Episodes Left For 30+ Shows
Entertainment Weekly | Dan Snierson | Posted 02.14.2008 | Entertainment
Now that the writers' strike is over, see at a glance when your favorite TV shows will be back with new episodes, and how many will be produced BACK ...
Colbert Welcomes Back His Writers — With Help From Tiki, Judy Miller, Kevin Bacon, And Baryshnikov
Huffington Post | Posted 02.14.2008 | Media
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With the vote to end the strike made official on Tuesday, writers returned to work yesterday — and while scripted TV shows will come back at var...
If They IMed: Writers And Producers
236.com | Posted 02.13.2008 | Media
Pending a vote by the WGA, it looks like the writers' strike is finally over. Who won? Hard to say, other than Nikki Finke, of deadlinehollywooddaily....
Rumor: NBC May Sue Writers Guild Over Canceled Golden Globes
Deadline Hollywood Daily | Nikki Finke | Posted 02.13.2008 | Media
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I'm told by sources that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and NBC are on the verge of taking legal action against the WGA for actions leading t...
Writers Vote to End 3-Month Strike
AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 02.12.2008 | Media
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LOS ANGELES — A devastating, three-month walkout that brought the entertainment industry to a standstill ended Tuesday when Hollywood writers vo...
Who Won The Writers' Strike?
New York Times | David Carr | Posted 02.12.2008 | Media
When the Writers Guild of America held its annual awards ceremony Saturday night in Manhattan, it felt more like a victory celebration. So after a lon...
Shows Learn Their Fate As Strike Ends, Cancellations Begin
Variety | JOSEF ADALIAN, MICHAEL SCHNEIDER | Posted 02.12.2008 | Entertainment
As showrunners flip on the lights and scribes once again occupy long-abandoned writers' rooms, network and studio execs are still figuring out what li...
Strike Over, When Does New TV Return?
AP | FRAZIER MOORE | Posted 02.11.2008 | Entertainment
NEW YORK — No more writers on picket lines. No more network TV bosses scrambling for replacement shows. But enough about them. What about us? Tw...
WGA Strike Primer: The Deal Offer
Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 02.11.2008 | Entertainment
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No, this contract isn't great. But it has much good, some wonderful, and establishes critical precedents in New Media. And considering the alternative, it saves the Writers Guild.
Writers' Union Declares "Huge Victory" With New Contract, Strike Coming To An End
LA Weekly | Nikki Finke | Posted 02.10.2008 | Media
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SUNDAY 12:30 PM: At the WGA's news conference today, union leaders declared the new contract is "a huge victory for us". Trumpeted WGAW President Patr...
Striking Writers May Head Back To Work This Week
ABC News | BRIAN ROONEY | Posted 02.10.2008 | Media
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Striking writers on both the East and West coasts appear to be giving two thumbs up to a deal that would end the three-month long strike by the Writer...
Hollywood Writers Consider Studio Offer
AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 02.09.2008 | Media
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LOS ANGELES — Hollywood writers got their first look Saturday at details of a tentative agreement with studios that could put the strike-cripple...
Eisner On The Strike: "It's Over. They Made A Deal"
Silicon Alley Insider | Michael Learmonth | Posted 02.08.2008 | Media
Former Disney chairman Michael Eisner said on CNBC this evening that both sides have shaken hands on a deal, and all that's left is for the Writers Gu...
Abrupt Finales For FX Shows Due To Strike
Hollywood Reporter | Nellie Andrews | Posted 02.07.2008 | Entertainment
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There will be less "Dirt" and "Riches" on FX's schedule this year. In a sign of what's in store for the series -- whose production was impacted by th...
Writers' Strike Could End As Early As This Week
AP | Lynn Elber | Posted 02.05.2008 | Media
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An agreement to end the three-month-old Hollywood writers strike could be ready in time to avoid disrupting the Oscars but studios and the union are s...
Amy Poehler: Surviving The Strike WIth Therapy & The Gym
NY Mag | Posted 02.04.2008 | Entertainment
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The writers' strike may end soon, and the SNL gang may have their day jobs back, but in the meantime, Amy Poehler's getting her groove back. "I went t...
Deal To End Hollywood Strike May Come Next Week
New York Times | MIchael Cieply | Posted 02.02.2008 | Media
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Informal talks between representatives of Hollywood's writers and production companies eliminated the major roadblocks to a new contract, opening the ...
Strike Repeats Have Viewers Tuning Out
Holly M. Sanders | New York Post | Posted 01.31.2008 | Media
There are signs that viewers are already sick of watching the same thing. Last week, ABC and CBS - the two broadcast networks that depend the most on...
WGA Strikers To Lose Health Benefits
Variety | Dave McNary | Posted 01.31.2008 | Business
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Before the WGA went on strike, its leaders repeatedly assured members they would retain eligibility within the guild-industry health plan for the dura...
Oscar Has a Contingency Plan
AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 01.30.2008 | Entertainment
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LOS ANGELES — A contingency plan that would include history, film clips and out-of-the-ordinary concepts for the 80th annual Academy Awards show...
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