TV on strike, why Hollywood went to war over the internet, Cynthia Littleton
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TV on strike, why Hollywood went to war over the internet, Cynthia Littleton
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-280) and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
TV on strike
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
795164622
Responsibility statement
Cynthia Littleton
Series statement
Television and popular culture
Sub title
why Hollywood went to war over the internet
Summary
TV on Strike examines the 2007 upheaval in the entertainment industry by telling the inside story of the hundred-day writers' strike that crippled Hollywood. The television industry's uneasy transition to the digital age was the driving force behind the first significant labor dispute of the twenty-first century. The strike put a spotlight on how the advent of new-media distribution platforms is reshaping the business models that have governed the entertainment business for decades. The uncertainty that sent writers out into the streets with picket signs laid bare the depth of the divide, after years of industry consolidation, between the media barons who rule Hollywood and the writers whose works support the industry. With both sides afraid of losing millions in future profits, a critical communication breakdown spurred a brief but fierce fight with repercussions that continue today. In the years since the strike ended, the rise of digital distribution has changed the business landscape in ways that few could have predicted.--From publisher description
Table Of Contents
Fear of the unknown -- Path to the picket line -- Sowing the seeds -- Brinksmanship across the table -- United showrunners -- Angst in the executive suite -- Rallies, retrenchment, and late-night returns -- Cue the directors -- Deal or no deal? -- The finish line -- The bloodletting -- Epilogue
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Subject
- Television programs + Economic aspects -- United States
- Writers Guild of America Strike, Calif., 2007-2008
- Grèves et lock-out + Télévision -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 21e siècle
- Émissions télévisées + Aspect économique -- États-Unis
- Digital media + Influence
- Television writers + Salaries, etc -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- Television programs + Social aspects -- United States
- Émissions télévisées + Aspect social -- États-Unis
- Grève de la Writers Guild of America, Calif., 2007-2008
- Strikes and lockouts + Television broadcasting -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- Literature
- Médias numériques + Influence
- Auteurs de télévision -- États-Unis -- Traitements, indemnités, etc -- Histoire -- 21e siècle
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- Creator1
- Subject13
- Television programs + Economic aspects -- United States
- Writers Guild of America Strike, Calif., 2007-2008
- Grèves et lock-out + Télévision -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 21e siècle
- Émissions télévisées + Aspect économique -- États-Unis
- Digital media + Influence
- Television writers + Salaries, etc -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- Television programs + Social aspects -- United States
- Émissions télévisées + Aspect social -- États-Unis
- Grève de la Writers Guild of America, Calif., 2007-2008
- Strikes and lockouts + Television broadcasting -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- Literature
- Médias numériques + Influence
- Auteurs de télévision -- États-Unis -- Traitements, indemnités, etc -- Histoire -- 21e siècle
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- Author1
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