The industry’s shift to streaming has made for some strange bedfellows at the AMPTP, which could impact when and how a new agreement with the WGA is reached.
For decades, the writers guild negotiated contracts with the film and television studios while the TV business slowly evolved and original series eventually expanded from broadcast to cable.
In the big 2007 face-off that triggered a 100-day strike, the WGA was pursuing for — and was able to secure — jurisdiction over new media.
At the time, streaming was in its infancy, with one of the first major players, Hulu, launching one week before the start of the writers strike.
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