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TV is About to Get BAD-Hollywood Writers Strike Will Change it FOREVER
Why TV is About to Get Bad...
How The Hollywood Writers Strike Will Change The Future of TV
BBC News 8 MAY 2023
Last week, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced a nationwide strike after weeks of negotiations broke down between the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents over 350 film and television companies.
An overwhelming majority of union members – 98% – voted in favour of the strike. 11,500 writers across the US put down their pens, bringing production to a screeching halt. Hundreds of writers picked up placards and joined picket lines outside major studios.
The last strike in 2007 and 2008 lasted for 100 days and cost the industry over $2bn. But the situation has deteriorated so much for writers in recent years that many feel they have been left with no choice. Pay has gone down in real terms, job security is non-existent, and working conditions are worsening.
Many are pointing the finger at streaming services who have separated writers from the production of shows and refuse to pay more than minimum rates regardless of experience or success.
But as Wall Street starts to pile the pressure on Hollywood to turn an ever-increasing profit, the companies say they cannot afford to match union demands.
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