
Jun 27 - By NBC Nightly News
George Clooney will cope. Brad and Angelina can live off . Reese Witherspoon won’t have to model at trade shows.

Jun 23 - By Ryan Nakashima, AP Business Writer
Hollywood producers sent the clearest sign yet on Monday that they won't lock out actors if negotiators don't settle on a labor contract before the current pact expires early Tuesday.

Dec 7 - By Lynn Elber, AP Television Writer
A few days ago, hopes were high that a deal to end a costly five-week strike by thousands of Hollywood writers was imminent. But optimism that writers and producers would soon sign a new pact all but crumbled Friday, as talks broke down and the sides blamed each other for the stalled negotiations that have sidelined many prime-time and late-night TV shows.

Nov 29 - By Associated Press
Film and TV writers who've been on strike for nearly a month are mulling a new contract offer from Hollywood studios. Producers said the offer they presented Thursday, dubbed the "New Economic Partnership," would pay writers millions of dollars extra for work shown on the Internet, a central issue in negotiations.

Nov 16 - By Associated Press
Hollywood film and TV writers who've been on a nearly two-week strike against studios will return to contract negotiations on Nov. 26, their union and producers said Friday.