Latest writer's strike development

The New York Times reports in its afternoon update today that the Weinstein Company, one of Hollywood's biggest independent production companies, is about to sign an agreement with the Writer's Guild. This is the biggest boost yet for the striking writers.
The Los Angeles Times, however, in an opinion piece, wrote that these side agreements are giving less incentive to the producers to settle.
We disagree. The more of these companies agree and the more the public sees the work with the writers back in place, the more pressure will be on the producers to settle.

In first new show, "The Daily Show" confronts strike

"The Daily Show" returned Monday with its first new show of the year in the wake of the ongoing Writer's Guild strike. And while "The Colbert Report kept to mostly light-hearted references, Jon Stewart discussed the strike at length with a professor who specialized in labor relations. The discussion clearly revealed that Stewart, while making some jokes about the situation, supports the writers. He discussed the writer's strategy of making side agreements, the latest being with United Artists and how this could affect the situation.
But like with "The Colbert Report, it's one down and many more shows to go in this ongoing dispute.