Thanks to a new ruling, reality TV contestants could begin to earn money and get treated better by production companies.
- Professor of Sociology, University of Texas at Arlington
It’s never been easier to sign up for subscriptions – and they’ve never been harder to manage.
The government has been investigating Live Nation Entertainment for years. But a presale ticketing debacle for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour heightened scrutiny from politicians and the public.
Studios say the number is unrealistic − that it amounts to actors not assuming any financial risk for content that flops. But actors simply want to adapt existing payout models to changing technology.
With the TV writers and actors strikes leaving networks with little scripted content, the fall 2023 lineup will be saturated with low-cost reality TV shows like ‘The Voice.’
Some of the ways that streaming has transformed the industry are jeopardizing actors’ livelihoods.
La huelga de guionistas pone al descubierto todos los males de trabajar en uno de los escalones más bajos de la industria del entretenimiento.
The writers strike lays bare all the ills of working on one of the lowest rungs of the entertainment industry.
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