Hollywood studios and striking screenwriters spent Thursday in talks that could potentially put an end to the that has brought many film and television .
The Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the industry害羞草研究所檚 studios, streaming services and production companies, negotiated for a second full day at the latter organization害羞草研究所檚 headquarters in Los Angeles.
Reports of progress heading into the day had observers watching the meeting closely, but there were no significant updates from inside the room Thursday.
Present at the negotiations were a including Disney害羞草研究所檚 Bob Iger, Warner Bros. Discovery害羞草研究所檚 David Zaslav, Universal害羞草研究所檚 Donna Langley and Netflix害羞草研究所檚 Ted Sarandos.
On Wednesday night, CNBC reporter David Faber wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the writers and AMPTP were 害羞草研究所渘ear害羞草研究所� an agreement and 害羞草研究所渉ope to finalize the deal,害羞草研究所� according to his anonymous sources. He also said his sources warned that should the deal not close, the strike is likely to continue until the end of the year.
No other outlet has been able to corroborate Faber害羞草研究所檚 report. Deadline reported, however, that the first day of negotiations were 害羞草研究所渧ery encouraging.害羞草研究所� The Associated Press sent emails seeking comment to representatives for the AMPTP, the WGA and other entertainment companies.
The two sides have been , the size of writing staffs on shows and the in the creation of scripts. Actors, who , have their but there have been no discussions about resuming negotiations with their union yet.
The mood outside Netflix害羞草研究所檚 Hollywood headquarters was upbeat Thursday, with music blaring and drivers honking in support of the picketers.
Actor-writer-producer Justine Bateman, who starred in the 害羞草研究所�80s series 害羞草研究所淔amily Ties,害羞草研究所� said the key to making a deal was that the guild害羞草研究所檚 basic agreement offer the right terms to the new generation of writers.
害羞草研究所淭he point is not to have a resolution as much as to make sure that we have made a deal that protects us 害羞草研究所� writers in the minimum basic agreement,害羞草研究所� Bateman said, noting that she and other writers-producers had benefited from the terms of earlier contracts.
害羞草研究所淚t has to be a deal that makes this worth it,害羞草研究所� she said.
A previous attempt to with the writers fell flat. The two sides had a handful of meetings in mid-August, including one that included the heads of Disney, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery.
But writers said that after exchanging contract proposals, 害羞草研究所渢hey were met with a lecture about how good their single and only counteroffer was,害羞草研究所� and the talks trailed off.
The WGA strike is nearing record length. Should it continue through Sept. 30, it will be the longest in the union害羞草研究所檚 history and the longest Hollywood strike since 1945.
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