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Emmy previewupdated: Fri Sep 19 2008 12:44:00

CNN's Kareen Wynter previews this year's Emmy Awards from the set of Showtime's 'Dexter' series.

People.com: The Stars Come Out for Oscar Nightupdated: Sun Feb 24 2008 22:22:00

With the Writers Guild of America strike finally over and Jon Stewart tinkering with his opening monologue, the 80th annual Academy Awards is expected to offer plenty of high wattage glamour on Hollywood's big night.

People.com: It's Official: The Writers' Strike Is Overupdated: Wed Feb 13 2008 14:42:00

The votes are in.

Writers' strike endsupdated: Wed Feb 13 2008 08:32:00

'The strike is over,' says Patric Verrone, president of the Writers Guild of America West.

Strike over, Hollywood writers head back to workupdated: Wed Feb 13 2008 08:32:00

Striking Hollywood writers will be back at their keyboards Wednesday after voting overwhelmingly to end a 100-day walkout that essentially shut down the entertainment industry.

CNNMoney: Hollywood writers vote to end strikeupdated: Tue Feb 12 2008 23:02:00

Striking Hollywood writers are going back to work.

The last chapter?updated: Mon Feb 11 2008 13:01:00

Showbiz Tonight's Brooke Anderson reports writers can approve a tentative deal to end the three-months-long strike.

Possible deal reached with Writers Guildupdated: Mon Feb 11 2008 02:44:00

The Writers Guild of America will meet to decide whether to authorize a vote to lift the strike. CNN's Jim Acosta reports.

Time.com: Writers Guild Strike Nears Endupdated: Sun Feb 10 2008 08:10:00

With a tentative deal reached in the writers' strike, it's all over but the voting. Guild members may return to work as early as Wednesday

People.com: Report: Writers' Strike End Is Nearupdated: Fri Feb 08 2008 11:24:00

Hollywood writers who went on strike against studios and producers may be back to work as early as Monday, reports the Los Angeles Times.

People.com: Vanity Fair Cancels Its Oscar Partyupdated: Wed Feb 06 2008 10:04:00

The annual Vanity Fair Oscar party is the latest casualty of the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike. The magazine has decided to cancel its annual bash on Academy Awards night.

CNNMoney: Striking Hollywood writers set deal meetingupdated: Wed Feb 06 2008 08:27:00

The presidents of the Writers Guild of America have expressed hope that terms of a tentative agreement with movie and television producers would be finalized into a new deal by the end of the week, which would end a 3-month-long strike.

Time.com: Is the Writers' Strike Nearing an End?updated: Mon Feb 04 2008 11:00:00

A Directors Guild agreement and the approaching Oscars seem to have broken the logjam on the labor impasse

People.com: Writers Agree to Work the Grammy Awardsupdated: Tue Jan 29 2008 09:23:00

Striking Hollywood writers will be allowed to work on the Grammy Awards under a deal reached with the Writers Guild of America.

People.com: SAG Awards Launch Belated Red Carpet Seasonupdated: Sun Jan 27 2008 22:44:00

After the writers' strike doomed the Golden Globes, the stars will finally come out Sunday for the Screen Actors Guild Awards – the first major televised award ceremony to get a waiver from the Writers Guild of America.

People.com: Will the Grammys and Oscars Also Be Canceled?updated: Wed Jan 16 2008 13:43:00

With the Golden Globe awards victimized by the writers' strike, Hollywood's attention – and deep concern – now shift to the Academy Awards and the Grammys.

People.com: WGA Nods Go to Juno, No Country, Knocked Upupdated: Thu Jan 10 2008 20:42:00

Ellen Page's 16-year-old mom-to-be Juno and George Clooney's sleazy Michael Clayton are among the films named as The Writers Guild of America's best of 2007.

Time.com: Golden Globes? Yes. Stars? Maybeupdated: Tue Jan 08 2008 04:40:00

An awards show becomes a press conference thanks to the writer's strike. But will anyone show? And what will they wear?

People.com: Stars Won't Attend Golden Globe Awardsupdated: Sat Jan 05 2008 21:03:00

Golden Globe-nominated actors and presenters won't attend the televised award show Jan. 13 because of the writers' strike, the Screen Actors Guild announced Friday.

Late night shows returnupdated: Thu Jan 03 2008 11:53:00

Some late night talk shows return with new episodes tonight despite the WGA strike. CNN's Lola Ogunnaike reports.

People.com: Golden Globes Seek Deal with Writersupdated: Thu Jan 03 2008 07:42:00

The Golden Globes called on striking Hollywood writers Wednesday for a deal to allow the show to be aired without picket lines.

People.com: NBC: Golden Globes to Go On As Plannedupdated: Tue Jan 01 2008 16:44:00

The welcome mat is out for George Clooney, Keira Knightley and Julia Roberts – as well as the other Golden Globe nominees.

People.com: Rainn Wilson to Host Independent Spirit Awardsupdated: Fri Dec 21 2007 19:42:00

Another awards show will go on, despite the writers' strike. The Office star Rainn Wilson will host Film Independent's annual Independent Spirit Awards honoring indie films.

People.com: Writers' Strike Hits Golden Globes, Oscarsupdated: Tue Dec 18 2007 14:43:00

The ongoing writers' strike could cause some major problems for the Golden Globes telecast: The Writers Guild denied a request late Monday to allow its writers to work on the Jan. 13 broadcast.

Leno, O'Brien to returnupdated: Tue Dec 18 2007 08:31:00

CNN's Lola Ogunnaike reports on the plans for Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien to return to air without striking writers.

NBC: Leno, O'Brien returning to airupdated: Mon Dec 17 2007 19:38:00

The new year will see new shows from Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien, says NBC.

FSB: Writers' strike cripples small businessesupdated: Mon Dec 17 2007 08:38:00

Writers aren't the only ones sacrificing paychecks to the ongoing strike launched by the Writers Guild of America last month: The work stoppage is also crimping the cash flow of small businesses like History for Hire, Pam Elyea's vintage rental business in North Hollywood, Calif.

Time.com: Writers' Strike: The Directors' Cut?updated: Thu Dec 13 2007 13:00:00

As Hollywood's labor dispute continues and rancor between the two sides grows, some are looking to the directors to shout "Action"

Tempers flare as studios break off talks with writersupdated: Sat Dec 08 2007 20:48:00

Talks to end Hollywood's writers' strike abruptly ended Friday evening as studio negotiators walked out, accusing Writers Guild of America leaders of putting personal political agendas above the interests of writers.

Criticizing Carsonupdated: Fri Nov 30 2007 09:05:00

Matthew Weiner, the Executive Producer of `Madmen' criticizes Carson Daly for resuming production.

Time.com: The Striking Writers Speak!updated: Sat Nov 24 2007 16:00:00

As the work stoppage continues, a union campaign gets the word out by being at a loss for words.

No e-mail Fridaysupdated: Mon Nov 19 2007 17:55:00

Some companies are implementing no e-mail Fridays to cut down on unecessary e-mails. CNN's Polly LaBarre reports.

CNNMoney: Hollywood writers return to negotiating tableupdated: Fri Nov 16 2007 23:24:00

Hollywood film and TV writers who've been on strike nearly two weeks will return to contract negotiations Nov. 26, their union and producers said Friday.

The show must go onupdated: Fri Nov 16 2007 12:14:00

CNN's Maggie Lake reports on the latest developments in the writers strike that has brought Hollywood to a standstill.

People.com: Late Night Talk Show Hosts May Returnupdated: Fri Nov 16 2007 10:23:00

There may be good news for night owls.

Larry King Live: The Osmondsupdated: Thu Nov 15 2007 05:08:00

CNN's Larry King talks with Donny and Marie Osmond about 'Dancing with the Stars' and family support in tough times.

Time.com: CBS News Writers May Join Strikeupdated: Tue Nov 13 2007 11:00:00

About 500 unionized news writers, employees of CBS News television and radio, could soon join their creative colleagues on the picket line

Writers on strikeupdated: Tue Nov 06 2007 08:37:00

CNN's Lola Ogunnaike reports that the Writers Guild of America has gone on strike.

Get ready for reruns: Writers hit the picket linesupdated: Mon Nov 05 2007 22:53:00

Viewers may have to get used to a steady stream of reruns now that television and film writers have gone on strike.

CNNMoney: Plot twist: Hollywood writers strikeupdated: Mon Nov 05 2007 06:39:00

The writers who make up the words for most of the movies and television shows produced in the United States will be walking picket lines Monday morning outside of major studios in New York and Los Angeles as the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has launched a strike against producers.

People.com: David Letterman, Jay Leno Set to Go on Hold?updated: Sun Nov 04 2007 20:25:00

David Letterman, Jay Leno, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Conan O’Brien may have to button their lips come Monday – due to the proposed strike of the Writers Guild of America.

Writers strike on horizon?updated: Fri Nov 02 2007 17:34:00

Showbiz Tonight's Brooke Anderson explains why TV and movie writers may walk off their jobs soon.

Hollywood horror show: Writers to strikeupdated: Fri Nov 02 2007 17:34:00

Show-business writers will go on strike early Monday after their negotiating team recommended a walkout over royalties that could immediately pinch late-night TV shows.

CNNMoney: Hollywood writers poised to strikeupdated: Fri Nov 02 2007 04:00:00

Hollywood writers are poised to strike after their negotiating team recommended a walkout in a dispute over royalties at a Thursday night meeting of the union membership.

Fortune: Hollywood scripts its own Halloween horrorupdated: Tue Oct 30 2007 17:43:00

This must be some screenwriter's idea of a Halloween prank, setting the contract between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to expire on October 31. But can anybody in Hollywood appreciate how frightening the situation that's now coming to a head really is?

Fortune: Drama inside the actors' unionupdated: Tue Oct 16 2007 12:02:00

Hollywood's creative talent - writers, directors, and actors - could go out on strike anytime between now and next summer. On the surface the issue that has their unions - the Writers Guild of America, the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) - up in arms is how to treat residual payments from TV episodes in the Digital Age.

Fortune: Hollywood Picketsupdated: Mon Dec 12 2005 00:01:00

Movie and television studios are bracing for a potential labor showdown with actors, writers, and directors, even formulating strike contingency plans. "We have no choice but to prepare for the wor...

CNNMoney: Actors unions eye contract extensionupdated: Mon Feb 09 2004 06:42:00

Two unions representing movie and television actors are discussing a one-year extension in their current contract, a joint statement from the unions and management negotiators said.

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