Striking writers met with Hollywood studios for the first time in months
by Wes Davis from The Verge - All Posts on (#6DJVR)
Image: The Writers Guild of America
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) met yesterday with representatives of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to confidentially discuss resuming talks, but the meeting ended without a definite agreement to resume negotiations (via Deadline). After the AMPTP withdrew to consult with their member studios," the WGA sent an email to its members disclosing the particulars of the discussion, saying studios had leaked details of the meeting to the press.
In the Friday talk, according to WGA's letter to its members, the AMPTP said it was willing to offer more for a few writer-specific TV minimums," and was willing to discuss studio AI use, but wouldn't consider success-based residuals or preserving writers' rooms. (D...