Sandi Toksvig, the President of the Writers Guild of Great Britain (Wggb), has urged streamers to end their practice of “buy-out agreements” and embrace residuals, aligning with the WGA’s demands.
The former Bake Off presenter is speaking in the next hour at the Trades Union Congress in Liverpool, where the Wggb will lay down a motion on “Streaming and fair pay for writers.”
“The increased use of non-collectively bargained buy-out agreements risks writing becoming a profession for only those who can afford it,” the motion says. “As a result, the writing profession, and stories that are told will become less diverse.”
In common with the WGA, the Wggb’s motion will criticize the streamers Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and Apple TV+ for engaging writers in “buy-out agreements” requiring them to sign away IP and copyright, which means “they do not receive any additional remuneration, even if their shows become international hits,...
The former Bake Off presenter is speaking in the next hour at the Trades Union Congress in Liverpool, where the Wggb will lay down a motion on “Streaming and fair pay for writers.”
“The increased use of non-collectively bargained buy-out agreements risks writing becoming a profession for only those who can afford it,” the motion says. “As a result, the writing profession, and stories that are told will become less diverse.”
In common with the WGA, the Wggb’s motion will criticize the streamers Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and Apple TV+ for engaging writers in “buy-out agreements” requiring them to sign away IP and copyright, which means “they do not receive any additional remuneration, even if their shows become international hits,...
- 9/13/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Every now and then the Emmys will surprise us just by having a surprise.
Too often the same people from the same shows turn up year after year, and with the 75th Emmy Awards nominations out today, that is certainly the case, but this year my fellow Emmy voters (full disclosure: I am a longtime member and former Governor of the Writers branch) also proved they could cut through the clutter and the imposing mountain of content to make way for some newbies and deserving shows that might have been hard to find.
Chief among these, and the most heartening surprise of the morning, might not be just because Amazon Freevee’s hybrid comedy/reality series Jury Duty landed a slot in the uber-competitive Best Comedy Series category — over more hyped new contenders like Apple TV+’s Shrinking and Peacock’s Poker Face, among others left at the gate — but...
Too often the same people from the same shows turn up year after year, and with the 75th Emmy Awards nominations out today, that is certainly the case, but this year my fellow Emmy voters (full disclosure: I am a longtime member and former Governor of the Writers branch) also proved they could cut through the clutter and the imposing mountain of content to make way for some newbies and deserving shows that might have been hard to find.
Chief among these, and the most heartening surprise of the morning, might not be just because Amazon Freevee’s hybrid comedy/reality series Jury Duty landed a slot in the uber-competitive Best Comedy Series category — over more hyped new contenders like Apple TV+’s Shrinking and Peacock’s Poker Face, among others left at the gate — but...
- 7/12/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Did Millie Bobby Brown turn down a multi-million dollar deal to reprise Eleven in a “Stranger Things” spinoff series? The Sun and The Daily Mail reported as much this week, with sources claiming that Brown was offered $12 million (£10 million) for a potential Eleven spinoff but rejected it because she wants to “branch out” into other roles. The official “Stranger Things” writers room took to Twitter to reject the report.
“Yeah, there’s nothing in this article that is true,” the “Stranger Things” writers said while sharing The Daily Mail article. “Don’t know why we have to keep debunking this rumor but get those clicks you guys!!”
Variety has reached out to Brown’s representatives for further comment.
The flagship “Stranger Things” series is heading into its fifth and final season, and creators Matt and Ross Duffer have been open about developing spinoffs to keep the franchise alive. During an...
“Yeah, there’s nothing in this article that is true,” the “Stranger Things” writers said while sharing The Daily Mail article. “Don’t know why we have to keep debunking this rumor but get those clicks you guys!!”
Variety has reached out to Brown’s representatives for further comment.
The flagship “Stranger Things” series is heading into its fifth and final season, and creators Matt and Ross Duffer have been open about developing spinoffs to keep the franchise alive. During an...
- 3/23/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
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