WRITERS SEEKING PAY CHANGE FOR STREAMING ERA PREPARE FOR STRIKE
0Writers Seeking Pay Change for Streaming Era Prepare for Strike
When the most recent Hollywood strike happened 16 years ago. the Internet had not yet transformed the television and film business. Broadcast networks still had colossal audiences and cable channels were still growing. The superhero boom had begun for film studios. and DVDs generated $16 billion in annual sales.Since the 1940s. strikes have. with few exceptions. rocked the entertainment industry almost like clockwork—every seven or eight years—usually in sync with upheaval in the fast changing business.The Beginnings of television. The rise of cable networks. And the gains for one group of entertainment workers would almost certainly have to be extended to others: contracts with the Directors Guild of America and SAG AFTRA. the actors union. expire June 30. Thats what Hollywood says Companies just cant afford broad raises.
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