Hollywood writers aren’t satisfied with latest studio offer

Aug. 23, 2023 Entertainment

The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers publicly shared its latest proposal to the Writers Guild of America. But writers don’t seem thrilled.

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Dominic Patten - Senior Editor for Deadline - @DeadlineDominic

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Madeleine Brand

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Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Zeke Reed

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