Writers, studios to resume talks, sources say

Hollywood's film and TV writers and major studios have agreed to go back to the negotiating table Nov. 26 in hopes of ending a bruising strike that began two weeks ago, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Writers, however, haven't agreed to put down their picket signs. They will continue to strike as planned next week.

Although the talks are a positive sign, the two sides have huge hurdles to overcome to reach a new contract to replace one that expired Oct. 31.

The sides have clashed mainly over how writers should be paid when their work is distributed via the Internet, cellphones and other new-media devices. More

-- Richard Verrier and Meg James

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[A.T.]

If both sides are smart, they will compromise here. As today's lead article noted, polls show that most people don't really care about the strike, and it's probably because it's hard to care about people who's average salary is close to 1/4 of a million dollars ($200K), and the movie executives look like most greedy corporations whose only interest is to make $$$$$, with no regard for fairness, but again in an industry that generates BILLIONS worlldwide, you would think that a compromise could be met here...meanwhile, CA is approaching another budget crisis with the real estate market buble bursting and millions of Americans foreclosing on homes. Should anyone really be surprised that most Average Americans really don't care here?