The writers would seem to have a very rational and strong argument here. I write for a show called Abit Elementary that's on ABC, which is a traditional network. But the next day we're on Hulu and a little bit after that, we're on HBO Max and Disney Plus. The studios say they're all suffering because Wall Street has sort of soured on these streaming services ever since early last year when Netflix reported a slowdown in its subscriber growth.
TV and film writers just voted to authorize a strike, which could leave studios without fresh scripts as soon as May 1. Bloomberg business reporter Lucas Shaw explains.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
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