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Following the lead of the Directors Guild of America, and under cover of a press blackout, the WGA met informally with producers and decided to drop their demands for reality TV and animation jurisdiction.
Both the WGA and the AMPTP have agreed not to make any public comments about the informal discussions that are currently going on, writes Adweek. The discussions will determine if there is basis for both parties to return to formal negotiations.
The studios and directors came to an agreement last week, with the studios agreeing to pay directors more for web distribution of content. The agreement may be helping to pave the way for renewed talks with the writers, according to Bloomberg. “My gut tells me they probably are well on their way to making a deal if they haven’t already,” Fred Richman, an entertainment attorney at Loeb & Loeb in Los Angeles, is quoted as saying.
The WGA also said it won’t picket the Recording Academy’s annual Grammy Awards ceremony.
CBS Radio has launched a video platform allowing its 140 radio stations the ability to create personalized branded video players to feature station content.
Content could include music videos, artist interviews, live concert performances, breaking news and original programming. Advertisers…
The New York Times will increase the newsstand price of its Monday-Saturday editions to $1.50, effective Aug. 18. The current price is $1.25.
The Sunday Times will continue to sell for $4 at the newsstand in New York metropolitan areas,…
Publicis Groupe’s first half organic growth was 5.4 percent, which chairman and CEO Maurice Levy characterizes as “very good,” though he acknowledges the company was adversely affected by the Healthcare sector.
Without healthcare, growth would have been 7.1 percent, he…
Sen. Barack Obama has made the first significant network-TV buy of any presidential candidate in at least 16 years, signing on with NBC for a $5 million package of Olympic spots including network TV and cable.
The last time a…
The 75th anniversary October issue of Esquire will feature an electronic cover with words and images flashing upon it. The cover, created using electronic paper display (EPD) technology, will scroll the words “The 21st Century Begins Now” when it hits…
Worldwide customer relationship management (CRM) software revenue totaled $8.1 billion in 2007, a 23 percent increase from 2006 revenue of $6.6 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. Growth was buoyed, in part, by continuing strong demand for new technologies, reports MarketingCharts.
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