Hollywood Writers' Strike Resolved: Historic AI Protections and Contract Deal Reached

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has ended its 148-day strike after reaching a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The deal, which still needs to be ratified by union members, includes increased compensation for writers, minimum staffing requirements for TV writers' rooms, and protections against the use of AI for writing or rewriting literary material. The agreement also requires streamers to provide viewership data to the WGA and includes a 50% bonus residual payment for writers if a show or film is viewed by 20% or more of the service's domestic subscribers in the first 90 days of release.