“The studios need to respond to the crisis writers face,” WGA leadership said in a message to members ahead of the vote. “WGA members must demonstrate our willingness to fight for the contract writers need and deserve by supporting a strike authorization vote.” The two sides have met a few times since negotiations began March 20.
” AMPTP represents Amazon, Apple, CBS, Disney, NBCU, Netflix, Paramount Global, Sony, and CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery. WGA said its writers are unfairly compensated as streaming popularity — and its share of Hollywood’s revenue — grows. “The business has transitioned to a streaming-first model, with the legacy film and television markets representing a declining share of total revenue,” WGA wrote in the report.
Well, over half of the stuff is crap anyway. One of the reasons I watch Internation Programing. It's raw, truthful and give both sides a chance to air their point. Without caving in on one side or the other.
I think they are vastly overestimating how much anyone cares given the garbage they've produced the last few years.
I found their replacement. Crisis averted.