WGA and AMPTP representatives will meet for a second time this week as the two sides work on an agreement that would end the writers' strike.
The Writers Guild of America and major studios will meet for the second time this week on Thursday as the writers’ strike has stretched for more than 140 days andAfter weeks of little progress toward ending the crippling strike, the two sides met Wednesday for the first time since ameeting that representatives for the writers described as a “lecture” and a browbeating session.
Wednesday’s meeting included top executives from some of the major media companies represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which handles labor negotiations for the Hollywood studios. NBCUniversal Studio Group Chairman Donna Langley, Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav participated in the meeting, a signal of the increasing pressure on the industry to get a deal done that would return thousands of entertainment industry employees to work. CEOs are expected to also join Thursday’s session, which was set to begin around 9:30 a.m.
The WGA and AMPTP issued a brief statement following Wednesday’s meeting. They did not comment Thursday morning.
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