The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), one of two Hollywood actors' unions, has approved a new contract with Hollywood studios. According to the Associated Press, the three-year deal brings bigger paydays to actors whose work appears on the Internet.

But the pact arrives amidst a firestorm of controversy in the form of opposition from the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), the other major actors' union, which decried AFTRA's move of striking a separate deal with the studios, saying it reduced both unions' clout, according to the AP.

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ET confirms that WGA members wrote a definitive ending to the 14-week writers strike, ratifying the new three-year contract by a considerable majority. When the final vote of 4,060 Guild members in NY and L.A. was tallied, 93.6 percent of the ballot-casters said "yea" to the deal, effective through May 1, 2011.

"This contract is a new beginning for writers in the Digital Age," said PATRIC M. VERRONE, president of the WGA West. "It ensures that Guild members will be fairly compensated for the content they create for the Internet, and it also covers the reuse on new media platforms of the work they have done in film since 1971 and in TV since 1977."

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The Writers Guild of America has made an agreement with United Artists Films that will allow Writers Guild members to work with the legendary company during the ongoing strike. The agreement is unique to United Artists Films and does not involve MGM -- a shareholder of United Artists Entertainment.

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CONAN O'BRIEN will pay the salaries of almost 80 non-writing staffers who have been affected by the WGA strike for the foreseeable future, according to Daily Variety.

NBC had agreed to pay the salaries for the employees of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" through the end of the month, according to the publication, but beyond that, Conan will pay them out of his own personal bank account.

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EVA LONGORIA was out last night for L'Oreal's "A Night Of Hope" event in Hollywood and spoke out on the writers strike, saying she would join the picket line now that her show has stopped production.

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Watch our new video of cast members from "Grey's Anatomy" supporting the WGA strike! Stars like PATRICK DEMPSEY, KATHERINE HEIGL, ELLEN POMPEO, SANDRA OH, T.R. KNIGHT and ERIC DANE show their support for their writers, with the strikers chanting, "Actors and writers will never be divided!"

New Video: EVA LONGORIA gets emotional as she talks with ET's KEVIN FRAZIER about the strike Tuesday. Picketers were on hand at a "Desperate Housewives" location as Eva handed out pizza to supporters, which included JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS and WANDA SYKES. ET has learned that Longoria will join "Desperate" creator MARC CHERRY on the picket line this Thursday.