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Do we have a deal?

3 February, 2008 – 2:38 am

Breaking news this afternoon: the WGA strike may be ending soon. An LA radio station is reporting that there is a preliminary agreement between the guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. You can read some more details here.
However, as of this hour there is no official deal just yet… I will [...]

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WGA strike: the effects so far.

11 December, 2007 – 12:56 am

The writer’s strike is still in full blast, and I thought it was time for an update. I will not bore you with re-hashing what others have written already, but point you at some ressources.  Read them first, and then read my opinion on this subject further down in this post.  Here a nice summary of the [...]

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Get your money back?

26 November, 2007 – 6:50 pm

So, the WGA has gone back to renegotiate their contracts with the producers yesterday. No word as of yet how that is going. In the meantime, advertisers are getting nervous. I only just mentioned this possibility to a colleague last week: If TV sellers can’t hold their end of the bargain (which is: deliver the target audience they [...]

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