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In Panic Mode: Bob Iger and AMPTP Meet as Strike Talks Stall

Bob Iger AMPTP meeting

For four months, many of Hollywood’s writers have been out of the writers’ rooms and on the picket lines. On May 2, The Writers Guild of America announced that its more than 11,000 members would be striking after failing to negotiate a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The last time the WGA went ...

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Bob Iger and Team Hire Crisis PR Team as Dual Strikes Drag On

Iger Hires Crisis Team

Almost every day, for nearly three months, Hollywood writers have taken to the picket lines. The Writers Guild of America announced that its union members would be going on strike beginning May 2. The strike began after the studios would not agree to a contract addressing some of the Guild’s biggest concerns — the use of artificial intelligence, residual percentages ...

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Writers’ Strike Continues After “Lecture” From Bob Iger and Team During Negotiations

WGA strike lecture negotiations

It’s been more than 100 days since Hollywood writers stepped away from their computers and stepped onto the picket lines. The Writers Guild of America announced that its thousands of writers would be on strike after the Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) failed to agree on a new contract. The strike is on its ...

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