Television and movie writers on strike
© AFP/File Robyn BeckLOS ANGELES (AFP) - Hollywood screenwriters have been on strike since November 5 after the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) failed to agree terms for a new contract that expired in October.
Negotiations foundered over the writers' demands for an increased share of profits from Internet and new media sales.
The eight-week strike has forced the suspension of numerous television series as well as the postponement of work on several Hollywood films.
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