For consumers, now is a good time to evaluate paid streaming services. The content pipeline will be rationed and extended, leading to a decline in new programming. HBO/"Max" was already looking shaky, and we've noticed Apple and Amazon are increasingly plastered with paid options.
Actors union will join writers on strike, shutting down Hollywood
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Re: Actors union will join writers on strike, shutting down Hollywood
#12Do we know how the unions are asking people to interact with media companies, streaming services and films? Would they prefer people avoid them, cancel services, and avoid buying tickets for the moment as a form of picket line? I don't cross picket lines, and would be more than happy to stop my consumption of these things if it helps send a message.
A writer on addressed this on a podcast. They said maintain business as usual unless you see a call to action from the writers/union. A large shift in response to such a request sends a much stronger message than a slow trickle of cancellations.
Re: Actors union will join writers on strike, shutting down Hollywood
#13Disney's operating income from its entertainment segment was over $1.1B for the last quarter [0]. It's down quite a bit from the year before but there is still plenty of wiggle room to pay actors and writers.
[0] https://alpharesearch.io/platform/share?filingId=0001744489-...
Re: Actors union will join writers on strike, shutting down Hollywood
#14> “In that ground breaking AI proposal, they proposed that our background performers should be able to be scanned, get paid for one day’s pay, and their company should own that scan, their image, their likeness, and should be able to use it for the rest of eternity in any project they want with no consent and no compensation,” he said. “So if you think that’s a ground breaking proposal I suggest you think again.” I m…
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Re: Actors union will join writers on strike, shutting down Hollywood
#15I guess lucky for Hollywood the visual artists (i.e. CGI) aren't in a union.
Re: Actors union will join writers on strike, shutting down Hollywood
#16For consumers, now is a good time to evaluate paid streaming services. The content pipeline will be rationed and extended, leading to a decline in new programming. HBO/"Max" was already looking shaky, and we've noticed Apple and Amazon are increasingly plastered with paid options.
This is where the broadcasters and streamers opt for more unscripted TV and foreign dubbed content.
Re: Actors union will join writers on strike, shutting down Hollywood
#17Disney's operating income from its entertainment segment was over $1.1B for the last quarter [0]. It's down quite a bit from the year before but there is still plenty of wiggle room to pay actors and writers. [0] https://alpharesearch.io/platform/share?filingId=0001744489-...
Since that money belongs to the share holders, any non-management salary expenses are clearly securities fraud. /s
Re: Actors union will join writers on strike, shutting down Hollywood
#18For consumers, now is a good time to evaluate paid streaming services. The content pipeline will be rationed and extended, leading to a decline in new programming. HBO/"Max" was already looking shaky, and we've noticed Apple and Amazon are increasingly plastered with paid options.
And when you do cancel, be sure to let the services know in any feedback forms they offer.
Re: Actors union will join writers on strike, shutting down Hollywood
#19The business philosophy of "maximize shareholder value above all else" is going to eviscerate our society until there's nothing of quality left.
Hollywood has always been a dirty and money-focused business, but it seems like the latest crop of execs are hellbent on entirely divorcing the creative enterprise from its human elements. Now studios are just exotic financial instruments that seek to turn "content" into stock prices.
Re: Actors union will join writers on strike, shutting down Hollywood
#20A refreshing show of solidarity between groups of workers whose interests clearly align. If they call for the public to cancel subscriptions, I'll do it.