Bernie Sanders & Adam Schiff Express Solidarity With DGA As Contract Talks Begin Today

Former world champion Carl Froch has slammed Tyson Fury’s approach to a possible fight with Anthony Joshua.

The Writers Guild of America West received the most robust support from their sister unions in Los Angeles at the “Unions Strike Back” Rally on Friday evening.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The Directors Guild of America is pushing for a contractual provision that would give TV directors more time and responsibility in the editing room, sources told Variety. The DGA is negotiating its new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The current contract expires on June 30. One of the key issues on the table is “creative rights” in television. TV directors have an absolute right under their existing contract to prepare a “director’s cut,” which is the first cut after the editor’s assembly. That right dates to 1964, when director Frank Capra led the charge to enshrine it in the DGA contract.

The cast of Vanderpump Rules is all together again for the first time since news of Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss‘ affair.

The cast of Vanderpump Rules is all together again for the first time since news of Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss‘ affair.

There was come old-school writer cred on the picket line outside the Fox lot in Century City today. David E. Kelley, he of the 11 Emmys and 30 nominations, is a veteran of multiple WGA strikes going back to 1988. Introducing himself as “David E. Kelley, old writer,” the Love & Death creator — whose many credits also include Big Little Lies, Big Sky, The Lincoln Lawyer, The Undoing, The Practice, Ally McBeal, and Picket Fences — told Deadline why he’s striking this time.

A coalition of eight professional sports unions representing thousands of baseball, football, soccer and hockey players has issued a statement in support of the ongoing Writers Guild strike, which is now in its third week.

The writers strike took to the skies of Los Angeles on Monday, as a plane flew around all of the major production studios with a banner that read, “Pay the writers, you AI-holes.”

Production on the Fox game show You Bet Your Life has halted amid the ongoing writers strike as the AMPTP continues to stall negotiations with the WGA. Series host Jay Leno, who has been seen at multiple picket lines delivering donuts, supports the move.

Bad Sisters creator Sharon Horgan has joined the writers strike for her U.S. projects, but is continuing to work on Season 2 of the Apple TV+ series.

“Jeopardy!” has officially become the first game show to be affected by the WGA strike, and it’s all thanks to host Mayim Bialik. TheWrap has learned that the actor has stepped away from the iconic series during its last week of filming so that she can stand in solidarity with the WGA strike.Ken Jennings — the well-known “Jeopardy!” contestant turned host — will be taking over Bialik’s hosting duties. The final episodes of Season 39 will be filmed between Tuesday, May 16 and Friday, May 19.

Blake Shelton's last season on, and you know his old frenemy, Adam Levine, couldn't let him go without saying goodbye!Levine and Maroon 5 will take the stage for the second night of the singing competition's two-part finale on Tuesday, May 23. The band will perform their newly announced single, «Middle Ground» — out May 19 — with the song's music video debuting the same day. Blake and Adam coached together for 's first 16 seasons, and had some legendary spats over the years.

EXCLUSIVE: Jeopardy! has become one of the first game shows to be impacted by the writers strike.

The Directors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have released a brief joint statement on the start of their contract talks, saying that they met on today “to begin formal negotiations for the 2023 Agreement. The DGA and AMPTP also agreed that neither organization will comment to the media.”

WGA strike continues and SAG-AFTRA looks to begin its own negotiations with the studios in June, SAG-AFTRA national executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland not only expressed solidarity with the WGA, but explained how actors’ problems are similar to those facing writers during a panel on the state of the TV industry.Speaking during the panel at SeriesFest in Denver on Monday, Crabtree-Ireland said current conditions in the industry are “not right.”“I think we all understand that things have been moving in the wrong direction as a result of the technological innovations in the industry, and that really has to stop because we can’t have a vital industry if the people who are responsible for creating all of that content can’t have a career, can’t pay for their basic living expenses,” Crabtree-Ireland said. “It’s not right.

released a short video to members giving their support to striking writers and outlining the main points that they will be pushing for during this negotiating cycle. “We know there will be conflict.

The Directors Guild of America has released a new video outlining its bargaining position on the eve its contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which get under way Wednesday. The video features Jon Avnet, chair of the DGA’s negotiating committee, and co-chairs Karen Gaviola and Todd Holland.

Michael J. Fox is supporting the writers during the WGA strike.

Manchester United are reportedly making good progress in their contract talks with Marcus Rashford and hope to pair him with England teammate Harry Kane next season.

The MTV Movie & TV Awards are still slated to take place this Sunday but the show will look different than usual.