WGA East Will Picket TV Upfronts In The Event Of Writers Strike
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: This month’s upfronts in New York City, where the networks pitch their fall lineups to advertisers, would be the target of WGA East picketing if negotiations fail to reach an agreement on a new film and scripted TV contract.
The Writers Guild contract talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are entering their final day today, with the guild’s current contract set to expire tonight at midnight PT.
A list of potential WGA East picket sites obtained by Deadline include the NBCUniversal upfront on May 15 at Radio City Music Hall, Netflix’s upfront on May 17 at the Paris Theater in Manhattan and Warner Bros.
Discovery’s upfront on May 17 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Other potential picket sites in Manhattan include 30 Rock/NBCUniversal, Netflix’s headquarters and the offices of HBO/Amazon.
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