Studios Tell Writers Guild: Negotiations Need to Start by April 20

Dax Shepard spoke about the topic of drugs when it comes to his two daughters with Kristen Bell, Lincoln, 7, and Delta, 5.

Performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and major motion picture and television studios will commence bargaining on Monday ahead of a June 30 contract extension, the union and studio alliance said Friday in unexpected news.

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Sky Studios, the production arm of Comcast-owned European pay TV giant Sky, has taken a minority stake in new U.K. scripted indie banner The Lighthouse.

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The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has agreed to a proposal from the Writers Guild of America that talks between the parties, delayed from March 23 by the pandemic, will start next month, according to a letter obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.

The Writers Guild of America West is putting pressure on CBS to lengthen the number of sick days available to journalists covering the coronavirus outbreak. In a recent petitionpenned in March, the writers' union calls on the network to provide at least 14 days of paid sick leave tonews, web, digital, and promo writers that have been hospitalized with COVID-19, self-isolated due to COVID-19 infection or potential exposure and/or are caregivers for individuals that have contracted COVID-19.

Talks between the Writers Guild of America and major motion picture and television studios, originally scheduled to begin March 23, may start next month: the WGA West proposed in an email disclosed Friday that the parties exchange initial proposals May 1 and begin talks the week of May 11. The email, from WGAW executive director David Young to Carol Lombardini, president of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, also proposes extending the existing contract to June 30.

The Writers Guild of America on Thursday debuted an enhanced online staffing and development platform to connect writers directly with showrunners, producers, and executives. The revamped platform features upgraded capabilities and an improved user experience to help writers find jobs, the guild said.

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On Wednesday, the Writers Guild of America East filed an unfair labor practice charge withthe National Labor Relations Board that accuses NBCUniversal of union-busting over the January closure of thenonfiction production unit Peacock Productions. The move follows a February request for more information about the nature of the union-shop shuttering.

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This Monday, April 13, The House of David Tlale will launch a new fashion trend that complies with the rules and restrictions of the lockdown – an entirely digital agenda of content, a fashion showcase and brand collaborations.

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