TV writers contracts axed by 4 studios

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22665291/

Report: 4 studios cancel TV writers’ contracts
Move is possible concession that current season cannot be saved

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Four major studios have canceled dozens of writers’ contracts in a possible concession that the current television season cannot be saved, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.

The move means the 2-month old writers strike may also endanger next season’s new shows, the Times said.

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The studios: 20th Century Fox, NBC Universal, CBS Paramount, and Warner Bros.

 

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Studios trimming the fat

This comes from Broadcasting & Cable:

Studios Begin Trimming as Writers' Strike Stretches On

While the strike has given the studios impetus to get leaner, it remains to be seen if the cutbacks are largely temporary until the strike settles or if they will signal a long-discussed but rarely-instituted evolution of television’s development cycle.