HOLLYWOOD - The Writers Guild of America (WGA) had a landslide vote from its members to approve a contract that ended its three-month strike action.
The WGA claims more than 94 percent of its 4,000 members voted in support of the new pay deal, which comes after it ended a three-month strike over Internet royalties that crippled the TV and movie industry earlier this month.
The new contract provides payment for writers for content sold on new media platforms such as the Internet and DVD.
WGA West President Patric Verrone says, "This contract is a new beginning for writers in the digital age."
The new deal runs from 2008 to 2011 and provides writers with a fee of up to $1,200 for programs streamed on the Internet for the first two years, and two percent of a distributor's gross sales in the third year.
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