Hollywood producers on Tuesday temporarily broke off contract talks with the Screen Actors Guild, calling its demands regarding DVD sales and online content "unreasonable." "With SAG's continued adherence to unreasonable demands in both new and traditional media, continuing negotiations at this time does not make sense," the producers said in a statement. The guild responded in a statement by saying the producers' decision to end talks after 18 days was unfortunate. Both sides have said they sought to avoid a repeat of the 100-day writers strike that ended in February. The union's contract for films and prime-time TV shows expires June 30.
See "Hollywood producers stop talks with Screen Actors Guild but offer to continue bargaining later", Ryan Nakashima, Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 6, 2008