Hollywood Writers, Studios Reach Surprise Deal

0:00It's April 5th. Welcome in. This is Global News Today, where the world meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. Hollywood screenwriters and studios just dropped a surprise. Four-year tentative deal after only three weeks of negotiations. The writer's guild of America West, negotiating committee, gave it unanimous approval, and the alliance of motion picture and television producers backed. It up in their statement. Word is the terms of cover-key wins like improved healthcare, tougher rules on artificial intelligence, and fixes for free work problems. It builds right on the progress from their 2023 contract and runs a full year longer than the usual three-year setup. This quick agreement flips the script from three years back when writer struck for months and nearly halted Hollywood. Back then, members voted almost unanimously to ratify after big gains on pay, job length, and AI controls. Now it hits to the board and full membership for final. Okay. Studios are also hashing out deals with actors and directors whose contracts expire end

1:02of June. Sack, after his president even noted signs of studios wanting real partnership again after the 2023 walkouts. But the guild's dealing with its own staff strike since February, with over 100 workers protesting unfair practices they even acts there. Annual awards show. Some clear if it'll snag this deal, yet it signals a push for steadier times ahead in the industry.