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UNION NEWS

WGA reveals negotiating team for 2026 contract

By Reel 360 Nov 7, 2025

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has officially announced the team leading its upcoming contract negotiations — the union’s first major talks with studios and streamers s...

UNION NEWS

WGA West eyes next frontier: Creator Economy, YouTube, Vertical Dramas

By Reel 360 Aug 15, 2025

The Writers Guild of America West (WGA) is looking beyond Hollywood’s soundstages — way beyond — toward the buzzing, bite-sized world of vertical dramas, YouTube content,...

WGA puts Paramount on blast for Colbert cancellation

By Reel 360 Jul 18, 2025

In a move that has sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry and late-night landscape, CBS announced it will cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert this May, ending...

UNION NEWS

New WGA Snapshot confirms dramatic decline in TV writing jobs

By Reel 360 Apr 13, 2025

A newly released WGA Writer Employment Snapshot paints a sobering picture of the current state of employment for writers in film and television, confirming what many in the ind...

Awards Season

Writers Guild postpones nominations announcement again

By Reel 360 Jan 13, 2025

The 2025 Writers Guild Awards nominations have been postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles. Initially scheduled for January 9, the announcement was ...

Union News

WGA places Village Roadshow on strike list over non-payment of writers

By Reel 360 Dec 21, 2024

In a firm stance to protect the interests of its members, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has announced that members are prohibited from providing writing services, optionin...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Networks race into production to salvage TV season

By Reel 360 Nov 10, 2023

After a six-month hiatus due to strikes led by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA)...

STRIKE

Labor disputes have cost 45k jobs in Film and TV

By Reel 360 Oct 12, 2023

The impact of the recent strikes in the entertainment industry is evident in the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. While the overall jobs report for...

STRIKE

WGA advises AMPTP to avoid delaying tactics with SAG-AFTRA

By Reel 360 Oct 2, 2023

After over two and a half months, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and the Hollywood studios and streamers (AMPTP) are r...

STRIKE

WGA allows writers to return to work; Details of agreement

By Reel 360 Sep 26, 2023

Late Sunday night, a significant development for the entertainment industry, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Pictu...

UNION NEWS

SAG-AFTRA congratulates WGA, maintains resolve

By Reel 360 Sep 25, 2023

In a show of solidarity and admiration, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has congratulated the Writers Guild of America ...

UNION NEWS

WGA, AMPTP reach tentative agreement

By Reel 360 Sep 24, 2023

Hell yeah! In a momentous turn of events, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have successfully hammered out...

UNION NEWS

Marathon talks end with no deal, meeting scheduled for Saturday

By Reel 360 Sep 22, 2023

After a bargaining session that began at 11 a.m. PST and concluded at 8:45 p.m., there was still no conclusive deal between The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance...

UNION NEWS

WGA Strike: Progress made; More negotiations tomorrow

By Reel 360 Sep 21, 2023

A crucial meeting between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) concluded on Thursday with an official stateme...

UNION NEWS

WGA, AMPTP issue joint statement; talks resume tomorrow

By Reel 360 Sep 20, 2023

In a surprising turn of events, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have issued a rare joint statement follow...

UNION NEWS

WGA, AMPTP resume talks; Studio CEO’s present

By Reel 360 Sep 20, 2023

As the strike reaches a monumental day 142, the pressure to end the strike has intensified. With talks between the WGA and the AMPTP resuming today, a group of studio CEOs has...

UNION NEWS

SAG-AFTRA, GLAAD concerned about strike’s impact on LGBTQ+

By Reel 360 Sep 19, 2023

Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator of SAG-AFTRA, recently voiced concerns about potential setbacks in LGBTQ+ representation in film ...

UNION NEWS

WGA and AMPTP set negotiation schedule

By Reel 360 Sep 18, 2023

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have officially confirmed their negotiation schedule for the upcoming we...

UNION NEWS

WGA and AMPTP to resume talks next week

By Reel 360 Sep 14, 2023

Negotiations between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and major studios are set to resume next week, marking a significant development in the ongoing writers' strike that ha...

UNION NEWS

High-profile Showrunners to meet with WGA leaders Friday

By Reel 360 Sep 13, 2023

As the writers' strike has now entered its 20th week, a group of prominent television creators, including Kenya Barris (Black-ish), Noah Hawley (Fargo, Legion), and Sam Esmail...