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STRIKE WILL BE FELT FOR MONTHS, SAY REPORTS Monday, January 21 2008 
Despite
renewed
optimism
about
a
resolution
of
the
Hollywood
writers'
strike
following
last
week's
agreement
with
the
Directors
Guild,
signs
continued
to
appear
that
the
TV
and
film
industries
would
continue
to
suffer
financial
hardship
for
months
to
come,
if
not
longer.
Over
the
weekend,
CBS
said
that
it
had
dropped
about
20
projects
that
were
being
readied
for
pilot
production.
In
a
statement,
the
network
said,
"Due
to
the
ongoing
writers
strike,
our
development
(more)DIRECTORS AND PRODUCERS SIGN PACT; WRITERS NEXT? Friday, January 18 2008 
All
eyes
turned
to
the
Writers
Guild
of
America
Thursday
after
the
Directors
Guild
of
America
and
the
Alliance
of
Motion
Picture
and
Television
Producers
concluded
a
three-year
agreement
that
significantly
raised
the
directors'
residuals
payments
for
shows
sold
on
the
Internet.
In
a
statement,
DGA
President
Michael
Apted
said,
"This
was
a
very
difficult
negotiation
that
required
real
give-and-take
on
both
sides.
In
a
separate
statement,
alliance
President
Nick
Counter
said,
"Both
parties
were
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As of this week, there are no scripted television series remaining in production in Los Angeles, Daily Variety reported today (Monday), citing figures from Film L.A., an intermediary between film producers and permitting agencies. At the time of the writers' walkout in November, 52 shows were in active production. Nevertheless, the trade publication noted, feature-film production, which depends primarily on scripts that were already completed before the strike started in November, is up 31 percent over the same period a year ago.
