MTV Movie & TV Awards Remain Set for Sunday, as Producers Mull Strike Contingency Plans
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards, which is slated to air live this Sunday from Santa Monica’s Barker Hanger with host Drew Barrymore, will move forward even as a writers strike is now underway.
Because it’s live, the kudocast will likely be the first program noticeably impacted by a strike, although insiders close to the show tell Variety they already had multiple contingency plans in place in case. “We are all collectively hoping for the best, we’re hoping for a resolution so that the show can continue on as planned,” one production source told Variety on Monday, prior to the WGA contract expiration and announcement of a strike. “Should we need to pivot, we will.
We are working through our contingency plans. This is something that we have been discussing for for quite some time. So we are hard at work.
These are very busy hours and days for us… the nature of live events and live shows and live programming is to be able to pivot when things come up.
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