Writers Initiate Separate Talks

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With no talks scheduled with Hollywood’s major studios, the Writers Guild of America has begun negotiating with several small independent television and movie production companies on new employment agreements, John Bowman, the union’s chief negotiator, told reporters Wednesday after a news conference. Some deals may be announced as early as next week, he predicted, the Los Angeles Times reports.


Separately, producers for the People’s Choice Awards on CBS announced that they would drastically change the format of the Jan. 8 broadcast to a taped show to avoid disruption by picket lines. In the past, the show had been broadcast live.


The decision came after the Writers Guild earlier in the week declined to give waivers for striking Hollywood writers to work on the Golden Globes or Academy Awards shows.


Bowman said the interim contracts between the union and independent producers probably would require them to accept any agreement the union ultimately reaches with the big studios. The plan would work if enough smaller producers sign deals to bring the studios back to the bargaining table, he said.



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