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Streaming Services Will Pay Writers More Under New Writers Guild Pact (deadline.com)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the writer-rights dept.

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.

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  1. If you want to kill streaming. by Truekaiser · · Score: 1, Insightful

    This is how you kill streaming.. And they as a group stood to gain the most if streaming took off...

    1. Re:If you want to kill streaming. by rudy_wayne · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Over the past 35+ years, the sale and rental of movies on video cassette has generated a couple hundred billion dollars in revenue, created more demand for movies and created an entirely new genre (movies that are released direct to video) all of which created a large number of jobs for actors/writers/directors/etc.

      None of that would have happened if the movie industry had been successful in their fight to outlaw the VCR..

      People are stupid and short-sighted.

  2. Right... by dreamchaser · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "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."

    That is like an average person having to pay a few dollars more for lunch.

  3. Re:I dont think hollywood understands... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What are you talking about, conflating political liberalism with Hollywood business practices. Studios still shoot on set in Hollywood when it makes sense to do so. But they also shoot on location. Which means they're shooting anywhere it makes sense for the story. But it's also true there are production companies around the world who compete, often with cheaper labor and logistics (permitting, construction regulations, insurance, etc)

    'Liberalism' is a boogeyman caricature for small minds in need of a scapegoat.