The industry’s shift to streaming has made for some strange bedfellows at the AMPTP, which could impact when and how a new agreement with the WGA is reached. For decades, the writers guild ne…
For decades, the writers guild negotiated contracts with the film and television studios while the TV business slowly evolved and original series eventually expanded fromto cable. In the big 2007 face-off that triggered a 100-day strike, the WGA was pursuing for — and was able to secure — jurisdiction over new media. At the time, streaming was in its infancy, with one of the first major players, Hulu, launching one week before the start of the writers strike.
Of course, the major broadcast networks are part of media congloms that also own streamers, and streaming residuals are a big issue, along with the mini-rooms streamers employ ubiquitously. Nevertheless, traditional media companies are more vulnerable than tech giants-backed-streamers. Given the fundamental changes in their businesses and the different degree of impact by the strike, it is unclear whether the AMPTP will stay united through the end of the negotiations.
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