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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?
This is how you kill streaming.. And they as a group stood to gain the most if streaming took off...
I do, however, find it funny (funny strange, not funny ha-ha) that the oddest bunch of employment fields remain union shops.
Baseball players, automakers, the entertainment industry; but not coal miners or their daughters.
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"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.
Impressive you are so stupid you actually got me to log in on my phone to hand you your sign (too bad you didn't log in you partisan hack). Well, here it is you embodiment of the low information voter.
First, Obama didn't sign anything for this. His boy at the FCC got ISPs reclassified as a common carrier under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934.
Second, while not a huge trump fan he has been in office about 2% of the time Obama was. After the first year blaming Obama will get old.
I am sure there is some other drivel I should respond to but the /. Interface sucks so bad I can't even reference your post.
On the surface, this could be good: writers not having to worry about eating and paying rent can concentrate on better writing. But then again, maybe not. For example, I don't think it will help Netflix as they don't seem to hire very good writers very often, and/or don't buy very good shows. Netflix is rapidly falling into the same level of quality as channels that show nothing but shitty 'reality tv'. Worst shows out there, with some rare exceptions, which I'll admit are very good (Stranger Things, Narcos, etc.). But by and large Netflix shows are rapidly going down the toilet. Amazon on the other hand, has quite a few very high quality shows. Not as many as Netflix, but maybe Netflix should follow that model: make fewer, but make them higher quality. And release them consistently.
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They're (Netflix, in my case) paying us writers less than the Animation Guild minimums, and we don't get healthcare or pension payments. Also, just so you know, unless you work on a prime time show (WGA, not TAG), you don't get residuals.
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.
Manatees work equally well.
Grabbing pussy was fine when the lech was a Democrat.
_...as were a large number of other things.
A Pirate and a Puritan look the same on a balance sheet.