Friday and Saturday talks between WGA and executives look promising enough that Variety reported a settlement could be at hand shortly. The United Hollywood blog reported Saturday that “creative solutions to the biggest differences between the AMPTP and the WGA have gotten the tentative and cautious approval of both sides.”

This is the best news in some time considering talks haven’t been the best of terms.

Variety also reported:

Insiders said there was enough progress being made to raise the prospect of WGA leaders bringing a contract proposal directly to the boards of the WGA West and WGA East, possibly bypassing the resumption of formal bargaining between the WGA and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Insiders indicated that lawyers for both sides were exchanging drafts of proposed contract language this weekend.

WGA’s 17-member negotiating committee and the WGA West’s board are already skedded to hold separate meetings on Monday, at noon and 3 p.m., respectively. People close to the situation cautioned against putting a timetable on the process, given the rocky road of the negotiations to date.

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