Uttalandet kommer från Michael Eisner, fd vd för Walt Disney Corporation, som säger sig känna till en uppgörelse mellan Writers Guild of America och “major media companies”, i en artikel på CNBC.
“It’s over,” Eisner said. “They made the deal, they shook hands on the deal. It’s going on Saturday to the writers in general.”
Eisner, speaking live on CNBC’s “Fast Money,” seemed to hesitate initially about whether it was possible that the writers could still reject the agreement, but finally suggested the deal’s acceptance was inevitable.
“A deal has been made, and they’ll be back to work very soon,” Eisner said, adding, “I know a deal’s been made. I know it’s over.”
CNN rapporterade också om en möjlig lösning på strejken, även om det var betydligt mer svävande.
The striking Writers Guild of America is anticipating that lawyers could complete a draft copy of a proposed deal with Hollywood studios by Friday.
The bargaining committee and boards of the East and West Coast guild chapters plan to review the proposal before sharing details Saturday at membership meetings in New York and Los Angeles, said a person close to the situation who was not authorized to comment publicly and requested anonymity.
In an e-mail sent earlier this week to guild members, negotiations committee chief John Bowman said the guild wouldn’t make a formal decision on the proposed deal until after the informational membership meetings.
If writers like what they hear Saturday, the closed-door meetings could be a major step toward a resolution of the 3-month-old strike.
Uppdatering 11:54
TV Jab tar också upp nyheten och det verkar som om Eisners uttalande handlar om förslaget CNN rapporterade om.
