On Thursday, Negotiators for the major studios of Hollywood and striking film and television writers failed to get an agreement to end a months-long standoff after meeting for a second consecutive day, CNN reported.
CNN reported that Representatives of the Alliance of Motion Picture and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Television Producers (AMPTP) talked for more than 10 hours. It is not clear when they will convene again.
Spokespeople for the AMPTP and the WGA did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
According to a source close to the studios, to support spark a deal, Thursday and Wednesday’s meeting was attended by Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos, Comcast’s NBCUniversal Studio Group Chairman Donna Langley, and Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav.
Approximately 11,500 WGA members walked off the job in May to protest pay and working situations in the streaming TV era.
The WGA went on strike in May after negotiations got to an impasse over fair pay, minimum staffing of writers’ rooms, and the part of artificial intelligence (AI), among other matters.
The SAG-AFTRA actors union called a work blockage in July, setting Hollywood amid two simultaneous strikes for the first time in 63 years.
