Tuesday, January 08, 2008

UA and Now Weinsteins Making Deals with Striking Writers

Not only has United Artists made a separate deal with the striking Writers Guild of America, but no the independent Weinstein Company has apparently struck a deal.

The film studio run by Harvey Weinstein and his brother Bob, held talks with the guild around Christmas. Now they are considering a proposal that would allow writers to resume work, according to a story in the New York Post.

I have to wonder why no deal has been struck with the producers of the Daily Show and The Colbert Report. On air last night, Jon Stewart stated that his parent company would be interested in getting back to the negotiating table. Until then both of those shows are going ad-lib without writers.

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