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The sorry state of streaming residuals shows why SAG and the WGA are striking.

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[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Damn. That payout is a disgrace.

To clarify, this is how much "residual" the writers got out of the show being streamed after production. Imagine being a writer on one the biggest shows on a platform, and all you get for it being successful is like a tenth of a months rent.

[–] pizzahoe@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago

The truth is these companies won't give in unless the strike starts hitting their revenue.. there needs to be a lot of shows on hold and garbage movies produced over time due to lack of good writers, only then something will happen.. which i think is going to be a long fight. I'm hopeful that some good comes out of this strike for the labour.

[–] teft@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

Now that is a stat that puts into perspective why the actors and writers are striking.