In Hollywood can not cope. As they begin to recover from the writers strike ended in February, the television networks of the United States preparing for a possible actors strike which could delay the upcoming fall TV season.
nerves for a new dispute has amassed in recent days as have been tightening negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG, its acronym in English) and major movie studios and television, with little or no sign of an agreement soon.
The three-year labor contract covering film and television appearances in prime time for 120,000 SAG members expires in two weeks.
SAG members led protests last week studies suggest that it was unlikely to reach an agreement by the deadline of June 30, indicating that they were considering asking permission from their members for strike action.
The talks, which began in April, have found their greatest obstacles some of the same issues that caused the writers strike earlier this year, including payments for work distribution of DVD players and works created for the Internet.
The writers strike halted production of most scripted TV shows, leaving thousands of workers without jobs and forced the networks to broadcast reruns and reality shows. One study estimated that the strike was a total expenditure in the economy of Los Angeles of 3,000 million dollars (about 1.936 million euros).
With so much at stake, the studios and networks executives are bracing for a strike situation. For example, the chains are considered as a "last resort" to delay the traditional September launch of the fall season, said Nellie Andreeva, who covers television news for The Hollywood Reporter. " According
Andreeva, about 24 programs have two or three new episodes ready in case of strikes, including 'Heroes',' House ',' CSI ',' ER 'and' My Name is Earl. " While others, like 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Desperate Housewives' and 'The Office', will not, he said.
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Other experts believe the strike is unlikely, given the residual fatigue from the writers strike, and some doubt that the SAG achieves 75% of votes needed to authorize a strike.
nerves for a new dispute has amassed in recent days as have been tightening negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG, its acronym in English) and major movie studios and television, with little or no sign of an agreement soon.
The three-year labor contract covering film and television appearances in prime time for 120,000 SAG members expires in two weeks.
SAG members led protests last week studies suggest that it was unlikely to reach an agreement by the deadline of June 30, indicating that they were considering asking permission from their members for strike action.
The talks, which began in April, have found their greatest obstacles some of the same issues that caused the writers strike earlier this year, including payments for work distribution of DVD players and works created for the Internet.
The writers strike halted production of most scripted TV shows, leaving thousands of workers without jobs and forced the networks to broadcast reruns and reality shows. One study estimated that the strike was a total expenditure in the economy of Los Angeles of 3,000 million dollars (about 1.936 million euros).
With so much at stake, the studios and networks executives are bracing for a strike situation. For example, the chains are considered as a "last resort" to delay the traditional September launch of the fall season, said Nellie Andreeva, who covers television news for The Hollywood Reporter. " According
Andreeva, about 24 programs have two or three new episodes ready in case of strikes, including 'Heroes',' House ',' CSI ',' ER 'and' My Name is Earl. " While others, like 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Desperate Housewives' and 'The Office', will not, he said.
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Other experts believe the strike is unlikely, given the residual fatigue from the writers strike, and some doubt that the SAG achieves 75% of votes needed to authorize a strike.
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