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https://twitter.com/JalbyMD/status/1681079337825751041
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Jul 18, 2023 01:07
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Timby posted:I think the core thing here is that everyone played follow-the-leader in chasing Netflix in the content-spending arms race, but when you spend $20 million an episode on House of the Dragon or $15 million an episode of The Mandalorian, you aren't going to generate nearly enough revenue from new subscriptions to offset those expenses. Yeah the smart thing would have been to leave it to Netflix with 1 or 2 major competitors to keep things interesting, but a frequent side-effect of modern capitalism is entire industries marching off a cliff because the first guy who jumped must have been on to something
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Jul 18, 2023 02:28
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Awful convenient that they happened to get to these trees right now.
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Jul 18, 2023 03:26
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Gaz-L posted:Awful convenient that they happened to get to these trees right now. Look, I'm 100% on the WGA/SAG-AFTRA side but this strikes me as a Hanlon's razor situation.
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Jul 18, 2023 03:37
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DarklyDreaming posted:Yeah the smart thing would have been to leave it to Netflix with 1 or 2 major competitors to keep things interesting, but a frequent side-effect of modern capitalism is entire industries marching off a cliff because the first guy who jumped must have been on to something A shift back to that model is probably the only semi-realistic thing that'd save ad-free streaming as a concept, but it'd probably take most of the studio-specific streamers closing up shop first to nudge the needle back toward "license out to 'neutral' platform(s)".
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Jul 18, 2023 03:54
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https://twitter.com/chandra7thomas/status/1681137410892255233?s=46&t=8qKeRz1MPwpnqaU9WYBJgg And a link to the entire chart: https://www.sagaftra.org/files/sa_documents/SAG-AFTRA_Negotiations_Status_7_13_23.pdf
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Jul 18, 2023 04:55
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Regalingualius posted:https://twitter.com/chandra7thomas/status/1681137410892255233?s=46&t=8qKeRz1MPwpnqaU9WYBJgg Man, twitter is such poo poo. It shouldn't be this hard to rescale a picture to make it fit.
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Jul 18, 2023 06:39
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Sounds like the studios have decided on the bold strategy of "nuh-huh". If the two sides are this far apart, it feels like this strike might go a while. https://twitter.com/SentaMMoses/status/1681127057701617664 And the pictures for those who don't want to go to Twitter:          
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Jul 18, 2023 09:17
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Narcissus1916 posted:The other ticking time bomb is that most people under age 30 don't watch TV much at all. You can change that to "most people under 40 don't watch much TV at all". In the UK the average age of a BBC One viewer is now over 60. I personally don't know any one among my friends, family and colleagues who's under 40 and watches TV regularly. The younger sports fans stream legally or use IPTV, so they don't need a TV for live sports either.
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Jul 18, 2023 13:53
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"SAG-AFTRA has proposed replacing deceased arbitrators with living ones." Why on god's green earth does replacing dead people have to be collectively bargained? Just let whoever originally appointed them pick a replacement! Tibeerius fucked around with this message at 17:34 on Jul 18, 2023 |
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Jul 18, 2023 17:31
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OK, I think it's time to seriously consider the Perlman approach.
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Mister Speaker posted:OK, I think it's time to seriously consider the Perlman approach. It wouldn't surprise me if this ends with a couple of mid-to-high level Hollywood executives visiting The Cool Zone after a while.
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Jul 18, 2023 19:46
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Has ANYONE spoke in support of the AMPTP that's not a studio executive? I remember during the last strike that even guys like Mike Huckabee showed support for the writers.
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Mister Speaker posted:OK, I think it's time to seriously consider the Perlman approach. You genuinely can't negotiate with their positions. You can't. Perlman's got the right idea
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Jul 18, 2023 21:15
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Edward Mass posted:Has ANYONE spoke in support of the AMPTP that's not a studio executive? I remember during the last strike that even guys like Mike Huckabee showed support for the writers.
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Jul 18, 2023 21:30
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Universal has fessed up, it was them. https://deadline.com/2023/07/universal-pruned-ficus-trees-wga-picket-line-barham-boulevard-1235440896/
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Jul 18, 2023 21:34
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Edward Mass posted:Has ANYONE spoke in support of the AMPTP that's not a studio executive? I remember during the last strike that even guys like Mike Huckabee showed support for the writers. I ill-advisably read the comments of an article about the strike on Deadline or somewhere like that, which is never a good idea, and there were a few people who were against the strike on the basis of just wanting to get back to work ASAP, which is short-sighted and wrong obviously, but even those takes, wrong-headed as they are, aren't quite in support of AMPTP so much as them throwing up their hands and saying, this sucks but better things aren't possible.
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Jul 18, 2023 22:09
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This sounds silly but poo poo like the tree pruning matters. I've organized my fair share of demonstrations and sit-ins; its incredible how astonishingly petty it can get. We once had the cops called on us because a member of congress got their shoes scuffed by grass. We ran into local city ordinances that dictated how much of the sidewalk you can legally block and it literally came down to centimeters - we ended up giving our captains measuring tape to check. City Council also tried to kick us out of the downtown area and told us we could exercise our right to protest by.... only being able to gather at an empty field miles away. We luckily had civil rights orgs swoop in and scare the poo poo out of them. Even ginned up some bad press that pissed off the Chamber of Commerce.
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Jul 18, 2023 22:48
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Narcissus1916 posted:City Council also tried to kick us out of the downtown area and told us we could exercise our right to protest by.... only being able to gather at an empty field miles away. Free Speech Zone was always the shittiest Sonic 3 level
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Jul 18, 2023 23:04
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Some things never change: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjK24lFYbhE January 2, 2008
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Jul 18, 2023 23:57
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A podcast I listen to is on a network that seems to be a good arrangement with the show, and I believe the show makes the bulk of their money off of Patreon. They had a guest who used to have a show on the network before going Patreon only, and he said it was because the network refused to share listening numbers? Wonder if that’s standard practice for podcast networks. Similar to growing up in a dull church where disclosing budget numbers was a yearly routine. Later attended a megachurch where I casually asked a buddy on the finance team what the pastor made, and was surprised to be stonewalled. Turned out after it imploded it had been seven figures & six for his wife.
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Jul 19, 2023 04:45
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Yeah, not sure about the network but I Heart Radio got caught bumping their numbers. https://gizmodo.com/podcasts-iheart-downloads-adware-auto-download-1849586288
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Update on Universal’s tree trimmings: TREE LAW https://twitter.com/lacontroller/status/1681456457936687104?s=20
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teen witch posted:Update on Universal’s tree trimmings: Openly vandalizing public property and potentially facing massive fines to own the libs
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DarklyDreaming posted:Openly vandalizing public property and potentially facing massive fines to own the libs Sadly a code enforcement citation doesn’t sound as bad as the full weight of tree law https://twitter.com/lacontroller/status/1681456466732130304?s=46&t=oql5ML5-7u4J72W8bn7HAw I hope I’m wrong
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In case anyone is wondering, no, pro wrestling has no unions.
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Because Hulk Hogan ratted out Jesse Ventura when he was forming one in the 80s wrestling boom. Hogan is a fuckin' prick.
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Edward Mass posted:In case anyone is wondering, no, pro wrestling has no unions. Behind the Bastards has like a five part series on Vince McMahon which I highly reccomend.
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Edward Mass posted:In case anyone is wondering, no, pro wrestling has no unions. Vince is a long and proud unionbuster, so it's not surprising.
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They also don't consider wrestlers employees, but independent contractors instead. Allowing to skirt all sorts of labor regulations.
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nine-gear crow posted:Vince is a long and proud unionbuster, so it's not surprising. It's not just Vince McMahon, and I'm pretty sure it's not uniquely American.
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Macdeo Lurjtux posted:They also don't consider wrestlers employees, but independent contractors instead. Allowing to skirt all sorts of labor regulations. They're locked into exclusive contracts, can't take work out of their industry without WWE taking a cut (including loving Twitch streaming,) are told how to dress when off the clock, can't take breaks or vacations, often even when injured, they have no-compete clauses in their contracts so they can't go work for competitors for a while after they get shitcanned... It's a poo poo loving industry that needs to unionize forty years ago. Edit: They pay all of their own travel expenses including flights and hotels, they rent their own cars, they're punished if they fly first class, and if you don't follow weird obtuse social rituals nobody tells them about like introducing yourself to literally everybody and shaking their hand at their first show (but like, limply. A firm handshake is not okay in wrestling at all,) and eating too much in catering is frowned upon if you're only in for one or two shows... jesus, we could be here all day. LividLiquid fucked around with this message at 01:35 on Jul 20, 2023 |
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Yes and now they are going to be under the same umbrella as the UFC, another group run by a notorious union buster
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I'm always up for saying gently caress Hulk Hogan and now I have another reason to do so. Anyway, something that's relevant to my interests. https://twitter.com/Collider/status/1681711775350226944?s=20 And more good news! https://twitter.com/THR/status/1681814371498958849?s=20
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One weird trick- David Zaslav hates it!
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Happy Landfill posted:I'm always up for saying gently caress Hulk Hogan and now I have another reason to do so. Solidarity forever, for the union makes us strong.
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https://twitter.com/Massawyrm/status/1681823044061347840 feel like the execs aren’t going to give an inch. the business climate is in their favor
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