Shares of cinema and streaming companies rose Monday, after the Writers Guild of America announced a tentative agreement to end the Hollywood writers’ strike.
On Sunday the Writers Guild of America said that it had reached an agreement in principle on all deal points related to a new 2023 Minimum Basic Agreement, or MBA, subject to the drafting of final contract language.
Shares of movie-theater chain and meme-stock darling AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.
AMC,
rose 0.5% in premarket trades, while rival Cinemark Holdings Inc.
CNK,
rose 2%.
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AMC’s CEO, Adam Aron, described the deal as a cause for celebration. “An announced deal ends the 5-month long Writers’ strike, pending an affirmative union member vote,” he tweeted Sunday. “Directors and Writers contracts now behind us. Only the Screen Actors Guild left to go. The world’s movie theatres can celebrate.”
“Extremely good news that progress is being made,” Aron added.
Analysts have highlighted the possible impact of the Hollywood writers’ strikes on AMC, with B. Riley Securities analyst Eric Wold warning that the strikes could potentially put the 2024 film slate at risk.
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Streaming stocks also rose in premarket trades Monday, boosted by the tentative agreement to end the writers strike. Walt Disney Co. shares
DIS,
rose 0.5%, while Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.’s stock
WBD,
gained 2.1% and Paramount Global Inc. shares
PARA,
rose 2%. Netflix Inc.’s stock
NFLX,
was up 0.7% premarket, and Endeavour Group Holdings Inc. shares
EDR,
gained 0.3%.
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