Last time there was a Hollywood writers’ strike, in 2007, the resulting halt in filmmaking activity depleted the savings of Pam and Jim Elyea’s prop house History for Hire, so much so that they had to ...

The companies are launching a writer development program and competition as DramaBox looks to expand the pool of storytellers schooled in the fast-moving, addictive format.

Representatives of the Writers Guild of America and the major studios have agreed to meet for the first time since the Hollywood writers’ strike began three months ago. In a statement sent to its ...

After 148 days of a WGA strike that ground production to a halt and put tens of thousands out of work, everyone in Hollywood has a reason to celebrate this week after the guild and the studios reached ...

The striking writers and Hollywood studios will meet for a third consecutive day Friday, after wrapping up “marathon” negotiations aimed at ending the nearly 150-day standoff. The Writers Guild of ...

The WGC points to miniaturized Canadian TV writers' rooms to explain a “steady” fall in local series gigs for its members in recent years. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief A proliferation of “mini ...

The Writer’s Guild of America’s (WGA) first strike in 15 years began this week. The Writers Guild of America, which represents 11,500 writers of film, television and other entertainment forms, was in ...

Striking writers and Hollywood studios reached a tentative agreement Sunday to end a historic nearly five-month strike that halted most TV and film productions in Hollywood. The Writers Guild of ...

Writers talk about their work in many ways: as an art, as a calling, as a lifestyle. Too often missing from these conversations is the fact that writing is also a business, and those who want to make ...

The Writers Guild of America is on strike. NPR's A Martinez talks to Paul Hardart, professor at NYU Stern's business school, about how the content boom driven by streaming has changed the dynamics.

Studios said the offer "substantially improves" upon previous proposals. The Writers Guild rejected the latest offer from TV and movie studios in a statement on Tuesday night, thrusting the ...