I greatly hesitate to even mention this. As many rumors as there are pointing one way, there are several rumors pointing the other way. But what the heck…here we go.

Virtually everyone who knows someone on the inside of the WGA/AMPTP negotiations is saying that a deal has been reached, and all that’s left is the formal announcement. And apparently today, January 30 is going to be the day that announcement is made.

Of course, those same reporters are saying in the same breath that they’ve heard from other sources that the deal is not even close to being done. For example, TVGuide’s Ausiello:

Nothing’s official, but the buzz is that a tentative agreement has been reached, with an announcement coming as early as tomorrow [January 30]. But it’s hard to tell what’s solid intel and what’s just spin. To wit: In the past 24 hours, one source close to the negotiations insisted that talk of a resolution was way premature. “There’s no deal,” maintained my spy. “That’s just misinformation put out by the AMPTP to pressure the WGA.” But moments before I put this column to bed, I heard from another very plugged-in source that the deal is done. Short story shorter: There’s cause for optimism, but not celebration. Yet.

…and eOnline’s Kristin:

It’s official. Everyone in this town has heard from someone—their writer friend, agent or dog sitter’s ex-boyfriend—that the strike “should” end sometime this week…Despite the rampant rumor that “the end is coming,” a few inside sources report today that they have heard the latest WGA/AMPTP proposed deal has not been accepted. So, let’s hope for the best but…you know the rest.

So…don’t break out the bubbly just yet. But guarded optimism is okay.