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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Hollywood writers aren’t satisfied with latest studio offer

    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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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 23, 2023 • 1 min read

    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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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Hollywood strikes could cost economy over $3 billion
    1. 0:00Hollywood writers aren’t satisfied with latest studio offerYou’re reading this
    2. 7:31Over $3 billion: Estimating economic impact of Hollywood strikes
    3. 14:18‘Fake elector’ mastermind Kenneth Chesebro’s liberal pedigree
    4. 27:01Ben McKenzie of ‘The OC’ is now an anti-cryptocurrency evangelist
    5. 41:47India makes a successful moonshot
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand