
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Strike indicators await hanging SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) outdoors Disney Studios in Burbank, California, U.S., July 25, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Negotiators for Hollywood’s main studios and hanging movie and tv writers failed to reach an settlement to finish a months-long stalemate after assembly for a second straight day on Thursday, CNN reported.
Representatives of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) talked for greater than 10 hours, CNN mentioned. It is unclear when they may convene once more.
Spokespeople for the WGA and the AMPTP didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
To assist spark a deal, classes on Wednesday and Thursday have been attended by Walt Disney (NYSE:) CEO Bob Iger, Netflix (NASDAQ:) co-CEO Ted Sarandos, Comcast (NASDAQ:)’s NBCUniversal Studio Group Chairman Donna Langley and Warner Bros Discovery (NASDAQ:) CEO David Zaslav, in accordance to a supply shut to the studios.
Roughly 11,500 WGA members walked off the job in May to protest pay and dealing situations within the streaming TV period.
The SAG-AFTRA actors union went on strike in July, placing Hollywood within the midst of two simultaneous work stoppages for the primary time in 63 years.