Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav admitted that the gains that the Writers Guild of America made in negotiations with the Hollywood studios during their strike were largely well-deserved. Speaking as part of a lengthy profile in The New York Times about his rocky tenure at WBD, Zaslav said he has no regrets about the deal reached with the WGA: “They are right about almost everything.”
The executive even added that he has no qualms about the price of the new deal. “So what if we overpay? I’ve never regretted overpaying for great talent or a great asset.”
The writers went on strike in May, fighting for a number of transformative changes to their new contract with the AMPTP to reflect the changed Hollywood landscape.
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