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Hollywood Writers Call for Strike Against Studios

NPR | By Kim Masters,
Melissa Block
Published November 2, 2007 at 4:00 PM EDT

Unless Hollywood writers and studios reach a deal over the weekend, the Writers Guild of America will strike just after midnight next Monday. That could mean many TV shows will have to revert to re-runs.

The writers and studios are at odds over how much writers should make in royalties when shows are resold on DVD or the Internet.

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Kim Masters
Kim Masters covers the business of entertainment for NPR News. Her reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition. She joined NPR in 2003.
Melissa Block
Melissa Block is a special correspondent and guest host of NPR's news programs.
See stories by Melissa Block