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Writers, Studios Meet for Informal Talks

Officials from the Writers Guild of America and the major Hollywood studios have met to discuss returning to negotiations for a new contract and an end to the 3-month television and film writers strike. Additionally, the Guild leadership has dropped demands that writers for animated programming and reality shows be represented by the Guild, the Los Angeles Times reported. Guild members began their walkout Nov. 5 after talks failed to produce a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The main sticking point is payment of work distributed through new media. The strike has cost the economy hundreds of millions of dollars, production jobs and jeopardizes the Academy Awards in late February. The Alliance and the Directors Guild of America reached a tentative contract Jan. 17 that includes provisions for payment of work distributed through online downloads and streaming and on mobile devices.

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