Striking television and film writers will cast votes Feb. 12 on whether to end the three-month strike that has crippled the entertainment industry in Los Angeles. A deal was reached between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers that pays writers for programming streamed online and doubles the rate paid for movies and TV shows sold online, the Los Angeles Times reported. The Guild board and negotiating committee approved the contract on Feb. 10. Payment for content distributed through new media became the main sticking point in the dispute. Writers began their walk out Nov. 5 after the two sides failed to negotiate a new contract.
