By David Robb Labor Editor One year after the WGA ordered thousands of its members to fire their agents in a dispute over packaging fees and agency-related production entities, neither side shows any signs they are willing to give in.
At least where it comes to the four biggest packaging agencies – WME, CAA, UTA and ICM Partners – writers have learned to do without the agents they’ve always relied on, and the agencies have found other ways to put together their packages.
The WGA and three of the agencies – WME, CAA and UTA – have also been locked in a protracted court battle, which the guild launched last April and which could go on for another year, with a proposed trial date set for March 2021.
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