Saturday 3 May 2008

Hollywood writers are back at work

Hollywood writers are back at work



Hollywood screenwriters have voted to end their three-month-long strike over fresh media royalties, bringing an end to the US amusement industry's most damaging dispute for 20 eld.
The contravention forced the postponement or cancellation of telly shows and films, and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in losings.
The discover also light-emitting diode to the cancellation of the Golden Globes awards ceremony.
The back-to-work ordering was back by 92.5% of Writers Club of America members and followed trade union leaders' indorsement of their sign on colony with the studios.
Members of the society will suffrage at a later date on a proposed three-year shrink, which would give writers new payments for work streamed on the internet and double the money they bring in for TV shows and films resold as downloads. The take would as well underwrite made-for-web content.




Dan Deacon