The move came after a small group meeting on Saturday afternoon.
At the last minute, the Writers Guild of America has extended the deadline for imposing a “Code of Conduct” on the talent agencies by about a week, to end of day Friday, April 12, the guild announced in an email to members Saturday. The code was set to go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Sunday.
The shape of a proposed deal continues to be unknown. The guild adamantly opposes packaging fees and affiliate production — “conflicted practices and misaligned financial incentives have plagued our relationships with our representatives for too long,” said the email — but the major agencies have been equally firm that they will not abandon these lucrative practices.
For more on this subject, visit The Hollywood Reporter‘s labor page.