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STRIKE? WHAT STRIKE? Thursday, January 17 2008 
The
television
networks
will
not
be
lacking
new
scripted
TV
shows
to
air
over
the
next
several
months
if
the
strike
of
the
Writers
Guild
of
America
continues.
The
Associated
Press
reported
Wednesday
that
they
have
more
than
100
new
episodes
ready
to
roll
out.
The
problem,
the
wire
service
observed,
is
that
few
of
those
episodes
are
"fan
favorites."
Episodes
of
the
most
popular
series,
A.P.
noted,
have
been
rationed
"like
a
hike
lost
(more)WILL THE GRAMMYS SPIN OUT, TOO? Tuesday, January 15 2008 
The
Grammys
may
become
the
next
awards
show
to
bite
the
dust
as
the
result
of
the
strike
by
the
Writers
Guild
of
America.
Advertising
Age
reported
Monday
that
the
WGA
has
contacted
many
SAG
performers
scheduled
to
appear
on
the
show,
asking
them
not
to
do
so.
A
WGA
spokesman
told
the
trade
publication,
"The
[National
Academy
of
Recording
Arts
and
Sciences]
has
not
asked
the
WGA
for
a
waiver
or
interim
agreement
for
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As if labor difficulties between the unions and the producers were not unsettling enough, a dispute between the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists became more rancorous Thursday after SAG leaders sent messages to the membership urging that they vote to allow the union's board to terminate a joint bargaining agreement with AFTRA negotiated 27 years ago. The message accused AFTRA of launching an "assault" on contracts for basic cable "by offering producers cheaper contracts with less money for actors, usually with 10-15 free exhibition days, effectively eliminating residuals for one year after an episode airs." AFTRA has said that SAG demands are unrealistic and that numerous showings are required before an original cable drama can attract an audience the size of a broadcast network's.
