What’s at Stake as Hollywood Writers Go to War With Their Agents

It’s been decades since the talent agencies were exclusively “tenpercenteries,” making their living by charging clients a set commission. Now, particularly in television, key agencies rely heavily on packaging fees paid not by clients but by the studios that employ their clients. That’s been the practice for about 60 years. And more recently, the three biggest agencies — CAA, WME and UTA — have sprouted affiliated production companies that compete directly with the studios.

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