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streaming is easy when you just don’t pay the creators -- (link)

Posted by hollywood big shot (aka pickmix) Jun 28 '23, 10:17

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https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1674076440034246657?s=20 (twitter.com)

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I thought we didn't know or believe how much streaming helped a studio's bottom line? -- nm - David Jun 28, 10:29 1
- "trust but verify" what the guilds (not named DGA) are saying is either we should have our fair share of every "Billion Hours Watched!" or - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 10:35
TL:dr: When you create content for Netflix, you get paid a flat rate whether it's successful or not, and Netflix owns the content. - Mop🧹 Jun 28, 10:29 6
- the whole streaming business model is premised on eliminating backend participation. the jig is up and creators aren't going to accept it -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 10:31 5
  - OK, tell you what. You get a bonus for a hit. Everyone else pays back their flat rate for a bomb. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 28, 10:33 4
    - The point of the streaming model is that everyone gets paid regardless of success. - Mop🧹 Jun 28, 10:38 2
      - lol they're paying relative peanuts even for the "hits" -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 10:43 1
        
        WGA had to take Netflix to arbitration for $42m they screwed the writers out of paying -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 10:45
    - or, just a fair residual based on whatever metric for eyeballs on streams the studios want to claim represents real viewership (we already know about - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 10:37
He can hold out on a better deal with the sequel like Winston Groom. -- nm - Coach Bearond Jun 28, 10:29

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