Writers Strike Is Over

According to the BBC, "Leaders of striking US film and TV writers have voted in favour of a deal that will end their three-month strike." Click here for more details as seen from across the pond.

"Industry hit
Some 10,500 writers stopped work on 5 November, a few days after their old contract with studios ended.

The strike has said to have cost Los Angeles' film and TV industry at least $650m (£330m) in lost wages, with the wider economy losing over $1bn (£508m). Studio executives say it would take about two months for new TV programmes to emerge.

Studios will have to decide which of the 65 affected series will come back, with hits House, CSI, Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives likely to get priority.

Movies have been less severely affected because they have longer production times.

Two high-profile productions, the Da Vinci Code prequel Angels and Demons and Johnny Depp's Shantaram, could be up and running quickly." [BBC.com]

If you want the blow-by-blow as it's still developing the lovely Nikki Finke is keeping an up-to-the heartbeat account on her blog. Click here for that.