![]() ![]() “At some point, you have to say ‘no, we’re not going to take this anymore.’” “The entire business model has been changed because of streaming, digital and AI,” Drescher said. They’ve demanded protections against the use of artificial intelligence to simulate background actors, known as “extras.” Writers have made similar demands, saying since the rise of streaming, midlevel writers have struggled to make a living wage. SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher, best known for starring in the 1990s sitcom “The Nanny,” has been celebrated among striking workers after her rousing speech Thursday to announce her board’s unanimous vote to call a strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the organization that negotiates on behalf of the media companies.Īctors are seeking higher minimum pay, increased residuals and revenue sharing with the streamers. All the while, linear broadcast and cable TV networks have witnessed a precipitous slide in viewers to Netflix and other streaming services. Discovery have been grappling with heavy debt loads due to mergers, and also from ordering dozens of shows to ramp up their streaming services. Walt Disney Co., Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Their businesses haven’t fully recovered from pandemic shutdowns. Simultaneous strikes by the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists - the first joint work stoppage since Ronald Reagan led SAG in 1960 - couldn’t come at a worse time for traditional entertainment companies. ![]() “There’s going to be a lot of blood in the water,” Jonathan Taplin, director emeritus of USC’s Annenberg Innovation Lab, said. The upcoming fall TV season could sputter, devoid of new scripted episodes of “Abbott Elementary,” “Law & Order: SVU” and “NCIS.” And media companies that were already struggling to compete in the streaming era could see their fortunes further sink. ![]()
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