Tag Archives: strike

Talkshows return – without writers

The fabulous “Daily Show“ and “The Colbert Report“ are set to return to the TV screens on 7 January 2008 – but without their writers! This should be interesting: these talkshows live on the topical jokes writers script every day. Though both hosts are WGA members (the WGA disapproves, by the way) and clever, funny guys themselves, it should [...]

WGA strike: the effects so far.

The writer’s strike is still in full blast, and I thought it was time for an update. I will not bore you with re-hashing what others have written already, but point you at some ressources.  Read them first, and then read my opinion on this subject further down in this post.  Here a nice summary of the [...]

Get your money back?

So, the WGA has gone back to renegotiate their contracts with the producers yesterday. No word as of yet how that is going. In the meantime, advertisers are getting nervous. I only just mentioned this possibility to a colleague last week: If TV sellers can’t hold their end of the bargain (which is: deliver the target audience they [...]