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INDEX - WTTV Newsletter: January 2008 - Writer Strike
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1. What is the WGA Writer Strike
2. What to do now?
3. A new year for wttv
4. Member of the Month
1. What is the WGA Writer Strike
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The 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike is a strike by the Writers Guild of America, that started on November 5, 2007. Over 12,000 writers joined the strike.
The strike is against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), a trade organization representing the interests of 397 American film and television producers, the most influential of which are eight corporations: CBS Inc. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, NBC Universal, News Corp/Fox, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, the Walt Disney Company, and Warner Brothers.
The Writers Guild has indicated their industrial action would be a "marathon." AMPTP negotiator Nick Counter has indicated negotiations would not resume as long as strike action continues, stating, "We're not going to negotiate with a gun to our heads—that's just stupid."
The current strike has lasted 9 weeks and 5 days, as of January 12, 2008. The last such strike in 1988 lasted 21 weeks and 6 days, costing the American entertainment industry an estimated $500 million ($870 million in 2007 dollars).
The writers are fighting against the way the old media is dealing with their new media content. Such as web episodes, without getting properly paid. As a result we have no writers for popular tv shows, resulting in reruns and reality tv, and new tv getting out early. And our popular shows are ending early, cancelled or on haitus for unforeseeable time.
2. What to do now?
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Buy the DVD box on
We Talk TV - Purchase your TV Show here! and watch your favorite shows seasons or get a movie and enjoy that instead. TV will have reruns and new series, you could check those out too. Or. You can come to our forum and talk to our staff members about the writer strike and share your thoughts.
3. A new year for wttv
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Now that we've started our site in 2007, we wish to double our content in 2008 and have more fun members, topics and features. Please check it out daily for our staff is posting cool blog entries, new discussions on the forum and our regular members are participating on the site. We will soon start developing our forum style to make it even more cool, and work on secret new features planned for spring 2008. A sneak preview: albums, social groups and more custom personal public profiles - making wttv more your home to share with your family and friends.
4. Member of the Month
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We want to announce the winner of our new MOTM feature. One of our editors has been the most regular and most nominated by our community. Congrats MEMS! You have received 250 free karma points and your account has been upgraded with a free underground access year.
If you also want to be member of the month on wttv and get free karma points and free underground access you can come to the site, become a regular and post a lot. If our staff and members notice you, you are automatically nominated and could get picked!
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