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There was a major transparency ask from both writers and other creative community members as part of demands during the recent SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, perhap
by manquer 3y ago
There was a major transparency ask from both writers and other creative community members as part of demands during the recent SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, perhaps publishing the data was part of the settlement in those disputes.
- thebradbain 3y agoIt was! Previously studios did not want to disclose streaming numbers publicly, except under NDA to certain authorized union members. Now writers (and actors, and anyone else) can use this information to better negotiate their worth with studios, rather than it being 1-sided. https://www.wgacontract2023.org/the-campaign/what-we-won https://www.wgacontract2023.org/the-campaign/what-we-won > Streaming data transparency: Companies agree to provide the Guild the total number of hours streamed, both domestically and internationally, of self-produced high budget streaming programs (e.g., a Netflix original series). Aggregated information can be shared.