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    The Business

    Hollywood news banter: WGA sues the major talent agencies

    An already heated battle is now heading to court. The WGA filed suit against the top talent agencies over the practice of TV packaging. Eight individual writers, including David Simon, are also named as plaintiffs in the suit.

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    By Kim Masters • Apr 20, 2019 • 1 min read

    • An already heated battle is now heading to court. The WGA filed suit against the top talent agencies over the practice of TV packaging. Eight individual writers, including David Simon, are also named as plaintiffs in the suit.

    • As the streaming wars continue, Netflix and Disney may be bigger, but Hulu has something powerful in its corner: ad revenue.

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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Kaitlin Parker

      Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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    The full episode

    1 of 2
    Ryan O’Connell's new Netflix comedy series is ‘Special’
    1. 0:55Hollywood news banter: WGA sues the major talent agenciesYou’re reading this
    2. 9:40Ryan O’Connell on his new Netflix comedy series 'Special'
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