Los Angeles Times: Dr. Nelson Granados Comments on Continuing Feud Between WGA and Talent Agencies
In a recent Los Angeles Times article, Dr. Nelson Granados commented on the ongoing feud between the Writers Guild of America
and Hollywood talent agencies saying “in some sense, the higher demand for scripts
and productions is giving a leg up to the creatives to negotiate harder.” While the
two sides agreed to a one-week extension, the clock is ticking and “the fruitless
negotiations have kept the entertainment industry in a state of suspense during the
last month as the two sides fought it out over packaging fees and the agencies’ encroachment
into TV and film production.” The LA Times reports that the “labor dispute is unusual because writers typically are at odds
with studios, not with the agents who are supposed to represent their interests.”