LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The strike by Hollywood writers is on. Writers and studios broke off talks late Sunday after 11 hours of negotiations.
The talks between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers were called by a federal mediator. The producers said a deal couldn't be reached.
The writers want more money from the sale of DVDs and a share of revenue generated by the sale of TV shows and films over the Internet. The studios say the demands are unreasonable and will hamper attempts to experiment with new media.
Picketing starts in the morning in New York and Los Angeles.
The walkout will affect late-night talk shows first, then daytime talk shows and soap operas. Studios have stockpiled movie scripts and prime-time TV has completed shows in hand to last until early next year.
Hollywood writers and studio representatives held last-ditch negotiations Sunday in an effort to prevent a strike, the writers union said.
A federal mediator called the meeting between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television producers at an undisclosed location.
The studios say the demands are unreasonable and would hamper attempts to experiment with new media. Watch a report on the dispute »
The last time Hollywood writers went on strike was in 1988. The walkout lasted 22 weeks and cost the industry about $500 million.
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This is very important to those who plan on going into screen writing. These folks are the backbone of everything on TV and already late night talk shows have gone into reruns. It wont be long before all your favorite shows do the same if this isn't resolved soon.
We should support our fellow writers. Especially those trying to make a living at it. Let's face it, most of us wont be able to live off of writing.
