New York CNN —The Directors Guild of America reached a “historic” tentative deal for wages, work hours, residuals and even artificial intelligence Saturday night as the writer’s strike continues. “We have concluded a truly historic deal,” said Jon Avnet, chair of the guild’s negotiations committee in a statement. Keyser thanked other industries for their solidarity, including the Directors Guild. We have always been strong enough to get the deal we need using writer power alone.”The 19,000 Directors Guild members would see a 5% wage increase in the first year, 4% in the second and 3.5% in the third year. CNN has reached out to the producer’s alliance and the Writers Guild for comment.

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Persons: ”, Jon Avnet, Chris Keyser, Keyser, “, ” Keyser, Halyna Hutchins Organizations: New, New York CNN, of America, Alliance, Television Producers, Writers Guild, CNN, Writers Locations: New York, Mexico