Resentment is still simmering among the negotiating WGA strike parties. Directors Guild of America president Michael Apted announced yesterday that the DGA membership “overwhelmingly” voted to ratify the new deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. In a statement, the AMPTP took a parting shot at the Writers Guild of America, and a warning shot at the Screen Actors Guild, with its deal up in June, or both, according to Broadcasting & Cable. "The members of the Directors Guild of America have ratified the sensible labor agreement we concluded," the AMPTP said. "Our negotiations with DGA proved beyond any doubt that when both parties are prepared to bargain seriously, groundbreaking new-media labor pacts can be reached without resorting to harmful and unnecessary strikes.”

Details on the contract from the DGA statement after the jump.  read more »

As noted yesterday, the Directors Guild of America announced an agreement with studios on a new deal, turning the heat up on the striking writers to negotiate terms. The three-year DGA deal addressed some of the writers' key concerns, including advances in payment for programming on the Internet.  read more »

The Directors Guild of America is on the brink of an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which puts the pressure on striking TV and movie writers and the studios to settle their spat. DGA leaders are entering the sixth day of negotiations today to replace a contract that expires June 30. The writers' strike is in its 11th week.  read more »

The Directors Guild of America has begun informal contract talks with producers, raising stakes in the WGA strike. Sources said it appears the informal talks could last well into next week. But once the informal phase is over, formal negotiations will start almost immediately and an official announcement will be made. New-media residuals -- or how writers should be compensated when their work is reused over the Internet or mobile platforms -- represent the central issue in the WGA's showdown with studios.  read more »