Writers’ strike coming to an end

Posted on February 8, 2008
Filed Under Entertainment |

News today are that a settlement in the writers’ strike that has crippled TV production is soon to be reached. According to the New York Times, the writers and networks may have found a solution on revenue splitting for shows streamed online. More specifically,

The breakthrough occurred on what many writers regard as a make-or-break issue: Web streaming of TV shows after their initial broadcast, which they suspect will soon replace the reruns that have paid them tens of thousands of dollars an episode.

Under a compromise proposal, in the third year of their deal, writers would be paid 2 percent of the revenue. In the tentative contract that the Directors Guild of America agreed to last month, on which much of the prospective writers’ settlement has been modeled, producers agreed to pay $1,334 for a first year’s use, and a percentage afterward.

If the deal is signed, then expect writers to get back to work as early as next week. Chances are though that new episodes for your favorite TV shows won’t be ready at least until later March or early April. So, it won’t be long before we are once again prisoners to our TV sets.

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