WGA, AMPTP Still Meeting as Industry Eagerly Awaits News on Contract
variety.comWGA and Hollywood’s major studios and streamers gathered Sunday afternoon around 4 p.m. PT for more talks about the final terms of a three-year contract that has taken shape over the past week, raising hopes of ending the nearly five-month writers strike.
Some representatives for the Writers Guild of America and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers were believed to be meeting face to face despite the start of the Yom Kippur holiday on Sunday evening.
The sides were still in discussion as of about 5:30 p.m. PT. Representatives for the WGA and AMPTP did not return requests for comment on Sunday.
The AMPTP on Saturday evening presented the guild with a best and final offer, a contract designation meant to signal that the studios have closed the door on further negotiations on the most significant issues.
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