WGAE Signs Up Digital Companies Under Guild's 2.0 Drive

11 Firms Have A Dozen Web Series Currently Airing Online

John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 9/29/2009 1:01:00 PM

The Writers Guild of America East has signed up its first digital media companies under its Writers Guild 2.0 drive to expand representation to online series.

The 11 companies have over a dozen Web series online curently, according to WGAE.

The new signatories include Dinosaur Diorama TV, Kapri Productions, New Jill Productions, Heroic Pictures, Tailslating, CJP Communications, and Hedge Fund Productions.

"We are pleased these companies recognize the value of a Writers Guild contract, and we look forward to working with them as the industry continues to evolve," said WGAE executive director Lowell Peterson in a statement.

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