Striking writers reject new offer
Striking Hollywood writers have rejected a new contract offer from producers, three weeks into a dispute over royalty payments.
Executives offered writers an extra $130m over three years, but the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has described it as a "massive rollback".
It argued that studios should adopt its counter-offer instead.
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said its offer included payments for work shown online, the key sticking points in the talks. It said the deal would deliver "more than $130m in additional compensation above and beyond the more than $1.3 billion writers already receive each year".
But the WGA said the proposal did not deal fully with its concerns and made a counter-offer costing a projected $151m over three years.
Writers have been on strike since November 5, disrupting films and television programmes in the US including hit shows 'Heroes', 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Desperate Housewives'.
Negotiations will re-commence on Tuesday.
