The Hollywood writers strike is over — what's next?

(29 Sep 2023) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4455602 ASSOCIATED PRESS Los Angeles - 27 September 2023 1. Wide of picketers chanting "Union! Power!" ++PARTIALLY COVERED WITH B-ROLL++ ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 27 September 2023 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Simon Pulman, Pryor Cashman Entertainment Attorney: “So there was progress, significant progress for the WGA on a number of key issues for them: increases to the minimum compensation for various forms of written materials, a very important commitment to minimum writers in television writing rooms-- which had been a really key issue for the WGA-- and protections around the use of A.I." ASSOCIATED PRESS Los Angeles - 27 September 2023 3. Various of picketers marching at Netflix and Paramount Pictures ++COVERED WITH B-ROLL++ ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 27 September 2023 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Simon Pulman, Pryor Cashman Entertainment Attorney: "Additionally, for the very first time, the WGA was able to secure a success-based residual. So this is the notion that writers weren’t fairly participating in case the show was a huge hit on a service like Amazon or Netflix." ASSOCIATED PRESS Los Angeles - 27 September 2023 5. SOUNDBITE (English) David Schulner, showrunner "Well the residual increase is huge because my show "New Amsterdam" was number one on Netflix for weeks but I never saw any benefit from that. So to me, success looked exactly like failure." ASSOCIATED PRESS Burbank, Calif. - 27 September 2023 6. Wide of picketers marching at Walt Disney Studios ++COVERED WITH B-ROLL++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Los Angeles - 27 September 2023 7. SOUNDBITE (English) David Schulner, showrunner "We're in the top ten right now and I would love to see the benefit of success and what that looks like and the new contract will do that for the future." ASSOCIATED PRESS Los Angeles - 27 September 2023 8. Various of picketers marching at Netflix and Paramount Pictures ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 27 September 2023 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Simon Pulman, Pryor Cashman Entertainment Attorney: "The next step will be for the AMPTP to go and negotiate with SAG-AFTRA, the actors guild, and hopefully make a deal there as well.” ASSOCIATED PRESS Los Angeles - 27 September 2023 10. Wide of picketer saying "The strike is not over. SAG-AFTRA we are still here. We are on strike." ++COVERED WITH B-ROLL++ ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 27 September 2023 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Simon Pulman, Pryor Cashman Entertainment Attorney: “Hopefully it will pave the way for resolution around a number of the issues. Some of the points are quite similar... It's positive momentum. The industry is moving in the right direction. I think people want to get back to work..." ASSOCIATED PRESS Los Angeles - 27 September 2023 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Page Kennedy, actor: "We want to be able to get back to work as speedy as possible. And how do you do that? Well, you have things that are prepared. So if writers need to go and start to work the process because we need them first anyway. I think that would be a good move so that when out deal is done we're ready to hit the ground running." AP VIDEO SHOT BY: LESLIE AMBRIZ, KRYSTA FAURIA AND RICK TABER PRODUCTION: LESLIE AMBRIZ =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...