WGA Says Warner Bros. Merger Would Be a ‘Disaster’ for Writers
The Writers Guild of America came out swinging on Thursday against a merger between Warner Bros. and any other studio, saying such consolidation would be a “disaster” for writers. The…
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Bari Weiss Memo Sparks Confusion at CBS News: Some Producers Urge Staff to Respond After WGA Says to Wait (EXCLUSIVE)
To write or not to write? CBS News staffers were grappling with conflicting orders Monday, according to three people familiar with the matter, after some producers at the Paramount…
Veteran Showrunner Tom Fontana Elected President of WGA East
Tom Fontana, the respected showrunner known for HBO’s “Oz” and NBC’s “Homicide: Life on the Street,” has been elected president of the Writers Guild of America East. The WGA East electoral…
SAG-AFTRA, WGA Blast Decision to Suspend Jimmy Kimmel: A ‘Type of Retaliation That Endangers Everyone’s Freedom’
The Writers Guild of America West and the Screen Actors Guild have released statements in support of Jimmy Kimmel after ABC pulled all future episodes of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from its…
Park Chan-wook, Don McKellar Expelled From WGA for Breaking Strike Rules on ‘The Sympathizer’
The Writers Guild of America announced Friday that it has expelled two members, Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar, for writing on their HBO miniseries “The Sympathizer” during the 2023…
WGA’s Contract Priorities Begin to Take Shape as 2026 Negotiations Loom
It took nearly a decade for the number of working writers in Hollywood to climb from just over 5,000 to nearly 7,000 at the peak of Peak TV in 2022. It has taken just two years to…
TV Writing Staffs Got More Diverse Even as Jobs Dwindled, WGA Study Finds
TV writing staffs have continued to get more diverse, even with far fewer jobs available, according to a study released Wednesday by the Writers Guild of America. The report found that…