UTA Agrees to Deal With WGA, Resume Representation of Writers
thewrap.comUPDATE: UTA has on Wednesday morning closed a deal to sign a franchise agreement with the Writers Guild of America amid the ongoing standoff around packaging fees.UTA will become the first of Hollywood’s four biggest talent agencies to agree to the guild’s terms after more than a year and resume representation of guild writers.
The union has signed deals with more than 80 talent agencies, but the four biggest have remained holdouts — WME, CAA, UTA and ICM Partners.Representatives for WGA did not respond to a request for comment.UTA Co-President Jay Sures, who has been lead negotiator for UTA throughout this process, signed a letter obtained by TheWrap informing clients of the settled dispute.“Today, UTA and the WGA have reached an agreement.
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