The “Hollywood Writers Strike” between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers began late Sunday night, November 4, when a deal could not be reached even after 11 hours (!) of negotiating. The writers say they aren’t receiving enough money from DVD sales and other digital sales, like Internet downloads and cell phone entertainment. The studios say their demands are unreasonable. Right now, writers get 4% profit from DVD sales and none from “new media ventures.” Apparently producers receive higher percents/profit.
The picketing actually began Monday morning in NY and LA. The first shows to be affected, turning to reruns are the late-night talk shows:
* Late Show with David Letterman
* The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
* Late Night with Conan O’Brien
* The Daily Show
* The Colbert Report
* Jimmy Kimmel Live
* Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
* Last Call with Carson Daly
Daytime talk shows and soap operas will be next. Some of the daytime shows have material to last for about a week.
So far, they’ve been on strike for 5 days..and growing in support. According to one article, 3,000 writers were striking in front of Fox Studios in Century City today. They’re going to have 2 musical guests perform and the president of SAG speak. Personally, I think the music acts are a bit out of place. To me, it’s making it seem like a big party..Woo hoo!! Let’s bring on the rock, we’re on strike! I think they need to stick to the writer’s, actors, producers, etc. people directly involved in the industry to be taken more seriously.
Sources:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21710341/
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/05/hollywood.labor.ap.ap/
http://talkshows.about.com/b/2007/11/07/reruns-for-most-talk-shows-
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2 comments:
great research! I agree with you about the concerts ... that is alittle over the top.
I agree, good research on the strike. I didn't realize that the only shows doing re-runs now, are the late night shows. I was kind of oblivious to this, because I have been doing my blog based upon the Today Show which airs in the morning starting at seven thirty am. I'm sure that other shows will follow on in the strike, and I think it would be best for them to come up with a solution and they can get back to their regular programming; however I do understand that the business in media is very competitive.
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