The screenwriters ended their strike after an agreement with the studios

After 148 days on strike, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) announces that its strike will end tomorrow at 00:01 local time (07:00 GMT) after reaching a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios.

The WGA West and WGA East Boards of Directors voted yes unanimity raise the order strike and now interim agreement reached last Sunday with the Association of Film and Television Producers (AMPTP).

Which includes majors will be put to a vote ratification from October 2 to 9.

The increase in unemployment makes it possible screenwriters back to work during the ratification process, and if members reject the agreement, the strike would continue.

The reason for the strike

The WGA began the strike on May 2, and this Tuesday the union announced details of an agreement that represents improvements on issues that have been key during the dispute.

As remaining payments for “streaming” or protection from use Artificial Intelligenceamong others.

According to him labor unionit was established in the agreement that artificial intelligence (AI) cannot write or rewrite literary materialand that AI-generated material will not be considered source material.

He also explains that the screenwriters will be able to use AI if the company agrees, but yes companies I cannot require writers to use a software AI for your work.

“The WGA reserves the right to state that it is exploitation material from writers training AI is prohibited by the MBA (Minimum Basic Agreement) or other laws,” reads a summary posted on its website.

Guild negotiations

The union also negotiated a “new audience-based residual” in which views will be counted by national streaming hours divided by duration.

“Series and movies made for HBSVOD (high-budget video on demand) that are viewed by 20% or more of the service’s national subscribers in the first 90 days of their release or in the first 90 days of any year following their release, will receive a bonus of 50% of the national and of foreign fixed balance”, reported the union.

Likewise, compensation the rest of the foreign stream will now be based on the number subscribers foreigners for services available worldwide.

They also announced that the companies are committed to syndication to provide total airtime across platforms, both nationally and internationally, for streaming programming from premium platforms. budgetas Netflix.

Last Sunday the WGA announced that Collective contract with the AMPTP, which will be in force for the next three years, was “exceptional” and thanked for the support of his members and other unions in their struggle.

The end of the writers’ strike means hopes for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA), which has been on strike since July 14 and has not held a single meeting with the studios since, almost completely paralyzing productions Hollywood.