In response to today’s decision by the Federal Communications Commission to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on product integration in television programming, the WGAW has issued the following statement:
WGAW has called for the FCC to establish guidelines requiring on-screen “real-time” disclosure on TV programming where product integration occurs to make viewers aware of the range of products they are overtly – and more often covertly – being sold.
Writers on the Verge, a 10-week program designed by NBC Universal, focuses on polishing writers and readying writers for a staff position on a television series. It's deadline for submissions is quickly approaching.