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Record wages for writers
 Variety, CA - By DAVE MCNARY Despite the WGA strike, earnings for writers rose 4% to a record $943 million in the fiscal year ended March 31, reflecting accelerated work … |
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convert this post to pdf.Boosted by its coverage of the NBA playoffs and the first two rounds of the Masters and U.S. Open golf tournaments, ESPN in its fiscal-year third quarter did some heavy lifting for The Walt Disney Co., nailing down ad sales revenue increases that helped offset a flattening trend at the broadcast unit.
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convert this post to pdf.Next summer, fans will grill Hollywood’s top talent before TV critics get their chance.
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convert this post to pdf.Time for something new: the “Over/Under” list. In other words, pairs of vaguely related things, of which one is overrated, one is underrated.
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convert this post to pdf.The union’s national board met Saturday for an 11-plus hour marathon meeting that included passing unanimously, 68-0, a resolution indicating jurisdiction over new media and residuals for all made-for new media productions are of the utmost importance during the current stalled contract negotiations.
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Are actors headed for a strike?
Socialist Worker Online, IL - The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike was a step forward for labor in many ways–including the level of organization within the writers union, … SAG, studios apply extra pressure Studio ad touts contract offer to actors guild Screen Actors meeting in Los Angeles: still no way forward |
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convert this post to pdf.Jackie Chan is taking his martial-arts high jinks to the neighbors, signing on to star in “The Spy Next Door,” an action comedy to be directed by Brian Levant.
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convert this post to pdf.The San Diego Comic-Con did wonders for Dexter fans, who are already anticipating the September 28 return of the show’s third season. CBS treated the fans to an airing of the edited versions of Dexter’s debut season during the WGA writers’ strike, thus sparking interest in old nad new fans alike. Because of the show’s massive support, it was able to land a whopping five Emmy nominations, …
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convert this post to pdf.WGA strike offered relief for Lost showrunners, chance to start over for others.
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convert this post to pdf.Neil Patrick Harris stuns as a signing supervillian in Joss Whedon’s online musical.
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