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How Streaming Hurt Hollywood Writers

How Streaming Hurt Hollywood Writers

FromThe Daily


How Streaming Hurt Hollywood Writers

FromThe Daily

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
May 5, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week, thousands of writers went on strike against Hollywood studios over what they say is an existential threat to their livelihoods.John Koblin, a media reporter for The New York Times, explains how streaming turned the most prolific era in American entertainment into an industry-changing labor dispute.Guest: John Koblin, a media reporter for The New York Times.Background reading: The dispute, which pits 11,500 television and screenwriters against the major studios, has shattered 15 years of labor peace in the entertainment business.In the years since the entertainment industry’s last strike, sweeping technological change has upended the television and movie business.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
Released:
May 5, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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