Inside The Battle For A New Streaming Residuals Model: Data, Transparency & “A Fight For Power”
deadline.comIt’s been 87 days since the writers hit the picket lines and 14 days since the actors joined them, yet the divisions between the guilds and the studios remain as deep as ever.
One of the biggest fights that remains is how performers and writers should be compensated for work they create for streaming services. “The question is: Are you or are you not willing to share some of the revenue you generate from actors, and also from writers, directors and crew, with them or not?
The answer needs to be yes. It is not okay anymore for companies to just bring in huge amounts of revenue from people’s work and not share it with them,” SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland told Deadline.
Writers and actors do receive fixed residuals for their work on streaming services, but they are not tied directly to the success of a show, and even the most high-profile creatives have been known to receive pennies for some of their work.
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