WGA & AMPTP Reach Tentative Deal, Averting Strike

0:00It's April 6th. You're listening to Vancouver News today, AI-powered local news. Writer's Guild of America just inked a tentative four-year deal with the alliance of motion picture and television producers, wrapping up talks that, kicked off back in March. They pushed hard for better health care, fatter residuals from streaming, and rules to block AI from gobbling up scripts without permission. Stuff like, policing how studios license material for those tools. This one's a step up from the usual three-year contracts, tossing in boosts to health plans, pensions, and streaming payouts, which could keep writers. From walking out like they did in that brutal 148-day strike last year, Union members still got a vote to ratify it, and while reps aren't talking yet, it's looking like a win to dodge another shutdown before the current. Deal expires on May 1st. Meanwhile, WGA West Staff's been striking since mid-February and actors with SAG after plus the director's guild are still hashing things out.

1:01Contracts drop June 30th, so Hollywood's holding its breath for the next moves.