For the second time this week there are signs that the bitter writers' strike in Hollywood may be coming to an end. The New York Times is reporting that the writers have made a breakthrough in contract talks with producers on one of their key issues - being payments for...

In an effort to fill there schedule during a prolonged WGA strike in Hollywood, US network CBS has bought the rights to Flashpoint, a Canadian series greenlit by CTV. The series is a one-hour police drama about cops on highly skilled tactical team. It is currently in pre-production and set...

When Search & Rescue goes to air on Global in March, the show's producers are hoping to draw an audience away from the US competition. Executive producer and creator Raymond Storey says he was approached by the production company, Halifax Film, three and a half years ago with the concept...

Variety reports that Glen Morgan, best known for his work on "The X-Files," is departing NBC's new show, "Bionic Woman," effective immediately. The trade says "creative differences" are the cause of the departure. David Eick remains in place as showrunner and will assume all responsibility for day-to-day production of the...

Several of Hollywood's top screenwriters are banding together as "collectives" to negotiate deals with studios under which they accept lower upfront fees for their scripts but receive a percentage of the movie's gross plus greater control over their material, the Los Angeles Times reported today (Wednesday). The latest deal, the...