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GLOBE NODS ANNOUNCED, BUT WILL ANYONE SEE WINNERS? Thursday, December 13 2007 
The
televised
announcement
of
nominations
for
the
Golden
Globe
Awards
this
morning
may
be
the
only
thing
TV
viewers
will
see
of
the
trophy
contest
if
the
writers'
strike
continues
past
Jan.
13
when
the
Globes
telecast
is
scheduled
to
air
on
NBC.
Even
without
writers
contributing
banter
for
the
presenters,
several
top
actors
have
indicated
they
will
not
cross
a
picket
line
if
it
is
set
up
at
the
Beverly
Hilton
Hotel,
the
site
(more)HOW COSTLY IS STRIKE TO WRITERS? Wednesday, December 12 2007 The Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers has posted a counter on its website indicating that the strike has thus far cost writers $104.56 million. The figure is based on the writers' own estimate of overall compensation in 2006 of $1.05 billion. The counter is apparently aimed at validating critics of the strike who have argued that it is likely to cost writers more than they can ever hope to gain even if their (more) |
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In a message addressed to the major networks and studios but distributed also to the press, the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers on Tuesday reiterated its claim that recent negotiations broke down over the writers' insistence upon jurisdiction over reality and animated shows, which currently come under the domain of the technicians' union, IATSE. Such demands, the AMPTP said, "have everything to do with increasing the union organizers' clout, but very little to do with the real needs of working writers." The AMPTP accused the WGA of engaging in an "alternating mix of personal attacks and picket line frivolity" that has done little to advance its cause. For their part WGA negotiators suggested that the jurisdictional demands were not paramount. "We have issues on the table that are negotiable, just like the AMPTP does," they said. "The difference is that we don't issue ultimatums." Meanwhile, leaders of the Directors Guild of America have sent members a message taking note of accounts in the trade press and elsewhere that the DGA may sign a separate contract with the AMPTP that would undercut the WGA. "This issue is not between the DGA and the WGA. To make that the fight only strengthens the other side," the message said. "But sharing a goal is not the same as sharing tactics and strategy. And our differing views of the best way to achieve our goals may lead us to act differently." The message did not indicate whether the directors plan to begin early negotiations with the studios and networks. (Daily Variety said that an announcement of a start date for such negotiations could come as early as today.)
