WGA and AMPTP Meet Again; CEOs to Talk Friday About Path to Ending Strike
variety.comwriters strike. The CEOs of the major studios — including Ted Sarandos of Netflix and David Zaslav of Warner Bros. Discovery — are also expected to hold a joint call on Friday to discuss the next move in the talks.
Donna Langley of NBCUniversal and Dana Walden and Alan Bergman of Disney are also expected to participate. A resolution has remained elusive, after the WGA delivered its response to the latest proposal from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on Tuesday.
The two sides remain far apart on several items, including a staffing minimum in TV and a viewership-based streaming residual.
Several sources on the studio side professed shock and frustration at the guild’s response. They also said they are reluctant to “negotiate with ourselves” to get a deal.
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