Monday 5 May 2008

Hollywood writers are back at work

Hollywood writers are back at work



Hollywood screenwriters sustain voted to end their three-month-long strike over freshly media royalties, delivery an goal to the US amusement industry's nigh damaging difference for 20 geezerhood.
The dispute forced the postponement or cancellation of telecasting shows and films, and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in losings.
The come across besides lED to the cancellation of the Golden Globes awards ceremony.
The back-to-work order of magnitude was plunk for by 92.5% of Writers Lodge of The States members and followed union leaders' secondment of their contract settlement with the studios.
Members of the gild volition vote at a later date on a proposed three-year contract, which would give writers freshly payments for work streamed on the internet and double over the money they clear for TV shows and films resold as downloads. The contract would too cover made-for-web content.