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Streaming Services Will Pay Writers More Under New Writers Guild Pact (deadline.com)
An anonymous reader quotes Deadline:
Netflix, Amazon and Hulu will be paying a lot more in writers' residuals under the new WGA film and TV contract. New details, outlined by WGA West, reveal that high-budget shows they run will generate anywhere between $3,448-$34,637 more residuals per episode over the life of the three-year contract than they did under the old contract, depending on the platform and the length of the show. Essentially, it's the same deal the Director's Guild of America got in their negotiations last December. The WGA contract, which has been unanimously approved by the WGA West board and the WGA East council, now goes to the guilds' members for final ratification. Voting begins Friday and concludes May 24.
For every half-hour of a high-budget show, Netflix will be paying $19,058 more in residuals than it did under the old contract.
For every half-hour of a high-budget show, Netflix will be paying $19,058 more in residuals than it did under the old contract.
The problem with offshoring is that humor and drama are culture dependent.
We think the British are funny, but that view is not reciprocated.
Germany doesn't even have a concept of "humor".
Hitler started out as a standup-comic, and had a gig in a Munich beer hall.
But people took him seriously, so he went into politics instead.
A better plan is to develop an AI that can generate scripts.
It could have a few deep layers to apply cultural context.
How hard can it be?