WGA Reaches Tentative Four-Year Deal with AMPTP

The Writers Guild of America reached a tentative agreement Saturday with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on a new four-year contract, marking an early resolution to negotiations that began in March and potentially averting a labor disruption in Hollywood.

The deal, which extends one year beyond the union's typical three-year pacts, addresses key priorities raised by the WGA, including enhancements to healthcare benefits, increased residuals for streaming content and stronger safeguards against the use of artificial intelligence in scriptwriting and production. Specific provisions reportedly include multimillion-dollar contributions to bolster the union's health plan and pension funds, higher compensation rates for subscription video-on-demand work and measures to regulate the licensing of writers' material for AI training. Union leaders had emphasized these issues ahead of talks, citing the need to protect members amid rapid industry changes driven by technology and shifting distribution models.

The agreement still requires approval from the WGA's governing bodies and a ratification vote by its approximately 11,000 members before taking effect. Neither...