Hollywood braces for long battle amid writers’ strike

Members of the Writers Guild of America, WGA picket outside CBS Television City in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles (AP)

Hollywood writers striking over pay and job security are picketing major studios and streamers at the outset of industrial action that forced late-night shows into hiatus, put other productions on pause and slowed down the entire industry.

The first Hollywood strike in 15 years commenced on Tuesday as the 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) stopped working when their contract expired.