United Artists makes a deal with the Writers Guild of America
Posted on January 7, 2008
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A few hours ago United Artists made a deal with the Writers Guild of America, one similar to what David Letterman’s company Worldwide Pants made. Details are sketchy at the moment, but it appears the writers got what they wanted, a piece of future digital distribution.
Will this make a difference with the major studios? Probably not, at least not immediately. Like most strikes this one is going to come down to who has the balls to stick it out the longest. The studios have really deep pockets, and they have some product in the can so they can wait quite awhile. The writers may be in the right here, but can they continue to hold out month after month without a paycheck? Perhaps so, after all, they’re writers.. at some point in the past they had to make do with very little money so they have experience to draw on.
In theory the consumers will feel the pinch first as most new shows won’t be starting up over the next few weeks. Those that do will see an increase in audience though, so some win.. some lose.
Me, I just keep adding movies to my Netflix queue and I know I won’t be lacking for entertainment for a long long time.
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