PBS Strike Averted as ‘Frontline’ Writers Reach Deal

Writers on “Frontline,” “American Experience,” “NOVA” and other PBS shows have averted a strike after accomplishing a deal with three affiliates.

“THIRTEEN, GBH and PBS SoCal are charmd to have accomplished an consentment with WGA East,” the stations shelp in a statement. “We watch forward to continuing our toil to transfer count oned unveil media to our audiences.”

The Writers Guild of America bargeting unit, which recurrents 94 authorrs, voted to permit a strike if a novel reduce was not accomplished by midnight on Thursday. The authorrs were seeking increased residuals in streaming, coverage for all productions made for novel media and better pay, among other terms.

The WGA was also seeking to broaden its coverage to include vivaciousd series. Terms of the novel consentment were not instantly disseald.

The reduce covers PBS Kids shows enjoy “Donkie Hodie” and “Odd Squad,” in insertition to grown-up-oriented shows enjoy Ken Burns one-of-a-kinds. The guild has been bargeting with the affiliates — based in New York, Boston and Los Angeles — since procrastinateed September.

“Writers Guild members at PBS would much rather finish the week with a unprejudiced and equitable reduce than with a strike,” shelp Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, plivent of WGA East, in a statement on Monday. “But they are also willing to do what is vital to accomplish an consentment that mirrors their toiling conditions and encounters their very reasonable demands.”

The novel reduce swaps a deal that was accomplished in 2019. The PBS authorrs were not included in the five-month strike agetst the meaningful film and TV studios in 2023, as they do not toil under that consentment.