Inside Amy Schumer among second round of series gutted by Paramount Plus
The reason behind the removals, here and elsewhere, is a tax write-down that streaming services can get bytheir own original series. Why such a tax loophole exists for content that has been written, produced, and platformed is something that Hollywood might want to look into, as this increasingly popular move from streamers has introduced a new level of instability to the industry.
Getting canceled is bad enough; now creatives have to worry that their work will disappear forever, often without any way to access it ever again.might begin to alienate the artists that streamers employ. Take Amy Schumer, for instance, who called MTV Entertainment Studios her “home base” and gushed about working with Paramount+ toin November 2022. “I hope we get another season,” she said at the time. “They had a very light touch and they just supported us.
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