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WGA Says Writers Are Receiving “Tangible Results” From Rule Requiring Franchised Agencies To Turn Over Clients’ Financial Documents
The WGA West says it has collected "tens of thousands of dollars" in interest payments in the past few months from companies that were late in paying their writers, including several interest payments in excess of $10,000 for individual writers.
The guild says much of its success in this area is attributable to its…
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By David Robb
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Association Of Talent Agents Shuts Down Office During Coronavirus Pandemic; Staff Will Work Remotely
The Association of Talent Agents, which has been locked in an 11-month battle with the Writers Guild, has shut down its offices and its staff will be working from home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
"These are uncertain and unprecedented times, as the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the health and safety of…
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By David Robb
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WGA Says It’s Helped Negotiate Over 100 Individual Deals For Agentless Writers
The WGA said Friday that "over the past few months, the guild has provided guidance on over a hundred individual deals to members who have found themselves without their normal advisors due to the agency campaign."
In its latest membership update on its 10½-month battle with the major talent agencies, the guild reporte…
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By David Robb
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Big 3 Agencies Present Their Case For Dismissal Of WGA’s Antitrust Suit
Oral arguments were heard today in federal court on the Big 3 talent agencies' motion to dismiss the WGA's antitrust suit against them. If U.S. District Court Judge Andre Birotte Jr. denies the motion, the case would be headed for trial in March 2021 after a lengthy and costly discovery process, in which the sides…
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By David Robb
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APA Agency Signs Agreement With The WGA – Update
UPDATED with WGA and ATA statements and more details: Another full-service agency and Association of Talent Agents member, APA, has reached a deal with the WGA. The agency, which immediately will resume its representation of writers, also said it will bring the Television and Motion Picture Literary businesses…
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Gersh Agency Signs Deal With The WGA; New Franchise Agreement Extends Sunset Date – Update
UPDATED with details, full text of agreement: A major development in the standoff between the WGA and the agencies: Gersh has become the first major full-service talent agency to sign a franchise agreement with the WGA. It will immediately resume representation of writers.
The agreement comes after months of…
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Rita Vennari Elected First Female President of Association Of Talent Agents
Rita Vennari has been elected president of the Association of Talent Agents, which has been locked in a battle with the Writers Guild for the past nine months. Vennari, who is president of the Sutton Barth Vennari talent agency, had been the ATA's 2nd vice president.
She is the first female president of the ATA…
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By David Robb
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David Simon Drops Individual Claims Against CAA In WGA’s Anti-Packaging Lawsuit, Remains Part Of Broader Antitrust Suit; Writer & WGAE Issue Statements – Update
EXCLUSIVE, updated with statements from David Simon and WGA East, 3:45 PM: Writer-producer David Simon, the outspoken critic of TV packaging who in April joined the WGA's anti-packaging lawsuit against Hollywood's Big Four talent agencies, has dismissed his individual claims against CAA, in which he'd accused his…
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By David Robb
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ATA Urges WGA To Allow Writers To Return To Agencies That Haven’t Signed The Guild’s New Franchise Agreement
The day after a fifth ATA-member agency broke ranks and signed the WGA's new franchise agreement, the Association of Talent Agents issued a statement calling on the guild to lift its ban and let writers return to their agencies that have not signed the guild's newly modified franchise agreement.
"Writers who agree…
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By David Robb
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Abrams Artists Agency Signs WGA’s Code Of Conduct, Marking Fourth ATA Member To Break Ranks
The Abrams Artists Agency has signed the WGA's Code of Conduct, making it the third mid-tier agency to break ranks with the Association of Talent Agents and sign the code since the guild ordered all of its members seven months ago to fire their agents who refused to sign it. The code bans packaging fees after one year…
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By David Robb
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WGA West President David A. Goodman Re-Elected In Landslide, Says Win “A Mandate To Continue The Strategy We’ve Been Pursuing” – Update
UPDATED with Goodman and Nagy reaction: David A. Goodman has been re-elected president of the WGA West, defeating opposition candidate Phyllis Nagy in a landslide. His re-election, in a record turnout, is a solid endorsement of the guild's five-month-long agency campaign, which was the main issue in the race. It could…
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By David Robb
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Phyllis Nagy Congratulates David A. Goodman On WGA West Election Win: “Our Goals Are The Same”
Phyllis Nagy, who ran as the opposition candidate in the WGA West election against incumbent David A Goodman, on Monday congratulated her opponent after their sometimes bitter campaign that served as a referendum of the guild’s five-month-long agency campaign.
Goodman received 4,395 votes (77.3%) to Nagy's 1,292…
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