Writer's strike update; Another night host returns, DGA negotiations

Bill Maher is back. His "Real Time With Bill Maher" is airing his first new show since the beginning of the strike tonight (Friday).
But the bigger news is that negotiations between the DGA (Director's Guild of America) and the AMTPT begin Jan. 12. Deadline Hollywood Daily reported that DGA President Michael Apted told members in a letter today "We would not enter negotiations with the AMPTP unless we were within shouting distance of an agreement on our two most important issues: jurisdiction for our members to work in new media and appropriate compensation for the reuse of our work on the Internet and other new media platforms." The Writer's Guild says it will be watching those negotiations closely and is certain that the DGA will address some of the issues its members are striking about.
It could be an interesting weekend.