Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Will Hollywood writers give up their agents for good?
As of July 1, three major agencies (WME, UTA and CAA) are suing the Writers Guild. They say the Guild is violating antitrust laws by organizing an unlawful group boycott.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readAs of July 1, three major agencies (WME, UTA and CAA) are suing the Writers Guild. They say the Guild is violating antitrust laws by organizing an unlawful group boycott. WGA is also accusing the agencies of violating antitrust law, including collusion and price-fixing. We get the latest on the dispute, and hear from two writers on how they're finding work.
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Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play
Amy Ta
Digital News & Culture Editor
Jonathan Handel
contributing writer at Puck News and an entertainment labor lawyer
Eden Dranger
television writer for “The Unicorn” on CBS
David Slack
show creator, executive producer and board member of the Writers Guild of America West
The full episode
3 of 4Presidential hopeful Julian Castro on housing and immigration- 0:00Presidential hopeful Julian Castro wants to solve homelessness by 2028
- 15:30California Congresswoman Katie Hill's first 6 months in office
- 26:41Will Hollywood writers give up their agents for good?You’re reading this
- 42:47Kawhi Leonard's surprise decision to join Clippers