End of Day Statement - September 19, 2007

The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and Writers Guild of America (WGA) resumed negotiations today at 10 a.m. and recessed at about 4 p.m. The parties are scheduled to resume negotiations on Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. at the WGA offices in Los Angeles.

"The Writers Guild of America made clear today that they are not serious about negotiating a new contract and have a total disregard for the true state of the industry and its fundamental economics," said AMPTP President Nick Counter. "With two months to respond to our proposals, we were once again rebuffed with little or no explanation. Seemingly, the WGA is much more concerned about posturing and their proposals, which only seek to vastly increase our costs and encumber our ability to adapt in this ever-changing time."