TY  - BOOK
AU  - Littleton,Cynthia
TI  - TV on strike: why Hollywood went to war over the internet 
T2  - Televison and popular culture
SN  - 9780815610083 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - PN 1992.3 L781t 2013
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Syracuse, New York
PB  - Syracuse University Press
KW  - Writers Guild of America Strike, Calif., 2007-2008
KW  - Strikes and lockouts
KW  - Television broadcasting
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Television writers
KW  - Salaries, etc
KW  - Television programs
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Digital media
KW  - Influence
KW  - Escritores de televisión
KW  - Salarios
KW  - Siglo XXI
KW  - Estados Unidos
KW  - Programas de televisión
KW  - Aspectos económicos
KW  - Aspectos sociales
KW  - Medios digitales
KW  - Influencia
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-280) and index; Fear of the unknown --  Path to the picket line --  Sowing the seeds --  Brinksmanship across the table --  United showrunners --  Angst in the executive suite --  Rallies, retrenchment, and late-night returns --  Cue the directors --  Deal or no deal? --  The finish line --  The bloodletting --  Epilogue
N2  - "TV on Strike examines the 2007 upheaval in the entertainment industry by telling the inside story of the hundred-day writers' strike that crippled Hollywood. The television industry's uneasy transition to the digital age was the driving force behind the most significant labor dispute of the twenty-first century. The strike put a spotlight on how the advent of new-media distribution platforms is reshaping the traditional business models that have governed the entertainment business for decades. The uncertainty that sent writers out into the streets of Los Angeles and New York with picket signs laid bare the depth of the divide, after years of industry consolidation, between the handful of media barons who rule Hollywood and the writers whose works support the industry. With both sides afraid of losing millions in future profits, a critical communication breakdown spurred a brief but fierce fight with repercussions that continue today. The saga of the Writers Guild of America strike is told here as seen through the eyes of key players on both sides of the negotiating table and of the foot soldiers who shocked even themselves with the strength of their resolve to fight for their rights in the face of an ambiguous future."--Publisher's website
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