Writer’s Strike Update - Possible Good News for CSI Fans!
November 29, 2007 by Lynn
The writers’ strike may be wrapping up sooner than we feared. No guarantees, of course, but this is the official statement sent out this afternoon. (keep your fingers crossed…)
STATEMENT REGARDING AMPTP WGA NEGOTIATIONS
LOS ANGELES, November 29, 2007 – “The AMPTP today unveiled a New Economic Partnership to the WGA, which includes groundbreaking moves in several areas of new media, including streaming, content made for new media and programming delivered over digital broadcast channels. The entire value of the New Economic Partnership will deliver more than $130 million in additional compensation above and beyond the more than $1.3 billion writers already receive each year. In response, the WGA has asked for time to study the proposals. While we strongly preferred to continue discussions, we respect and understand the WGA’s desire to review the proposals. We look forward resuming talks on Tuesday, December 4.
We continue to believe that there is common ground to be found between the two sides, and that our proposal for a New Economic Partnership offers the best chance to find it.”
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Oops, turns out the AMPTP was greatly exaggerating how good their deal was (shocker). The WGA is not pleased with what they have so far ($250 for web content, the ability for the AMPTP to declare anything “promotional” even if an entire episode/movie is streamed with commercials, horrible DVD rate on iTunes…). Based on what I’ve read, the “New Economic Partnership” is a bad joke.
o.O’?? sorry…I think I don’t understand….
is it something like pay for put video/audio streamings and can’t put spoilers or something like that??
sorry….English isn’t my speakin’ language…so I hope everyone understand what I’ve said…
lotta kisses 4 all…