Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers

The scene at 33rd and 10th was anticipatory; everyone was ready for this. Earlier this week, in “the canyon” between the HBO offices and Amazon headquarters in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen, a massive group of marchers picketed for nearly four hours in support of the Writers Guild of America. io9 was there talking to union members on the front lines.A Transformer Is Headed to the MoonThe WGA is currently involved in negotiations with the AMPTP—the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, whose members include…

Image: LucasfilmEarlier this week, the Writers Guild of America voted to go on strike after negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) fell through. Because the WGA represents TV and film writers in Hollywood, most shows and films have halted production entirely in a move of solidarity with the organization.Despite the strike, two big shows—Prime Video’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and HBO Max’s House of the Dragon—are moving forward with production, albeit without their…

The nerve of Warner Bros. Discovery will never cease to amaze me. Today’s personal grievance comes from none other than the company’s CEO and president David Zaslav, who shared a curious point of view regarding the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike.Spoilers of the Week April 24-29When asked, “what will bring back together,” on CNBC’s Squawk Box (via Deadline), Zaslav said that the strike will end because of “a love for the business and a love for working.”Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav explains how it…

Image: Disney AnimationYou may recall that towards the end of 2021, the Animation Guild was in contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) for animation writers to have pay on par with writers for live action productions. If you have Twitter and follow several high profile people in the animation space, you’re likely aware of the #NewDeal4Animation. After a brief holiday break, those negotiations have been continuing in the months since, and it now appears that some kind of…