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Directors Guild Deal With Studios Could Point Way To Writers Pact

 

Published 1/18/2008 by Lisa de Moraes at washingtonpost.com - Television

Your favorite scripted TV series may be one step closer to returning to production. The Directors Guild of America yesterday reached a tentative contract with the Hollywood studios that entertainment-industry navel gazers hope will serve as a template for a new deal between the studios and striking... (link)

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