Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterWilliam Morris Endeavor is getting pummeled in its battle with the Writers Guild of America, and it does not appear that a federal judge is going to stop the bleeding.The uber agency asked Judge André Birotte Jr.
last month to order an end to the 20-month writers’ boycott, which has caused agents and clients to flee to other firms. But at a hearing on Friday the judge seemed reluctant to do that, saying that the two sides should settle the dispute on their own.Unless Birotte intervenes, settling the dispute likely means WME tapping out as quickly as possible.
But that will not be easy, as it will require selling off 80% of Endeavor Content while doing as little damage as possible to dozens of TV shows and.
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