David Arditi

(he/him)
The SAG-AFTRA actors union has been on strike since July 2023. Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

The fight for 2% − how residuals became a sticking point for striking actors

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.
Country singer Adley Stump, a former contestant on NBC’s hit reality show ‘The Voice,’ performs at an Air Force base in Washington state. Joint Base Lewis McChord/flickr

Reality TV show contestants are more like unpaid interns than Hollywood stars

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.’
Trabajadores en huelga forman un piquete frente a los estudios Warner Bros. durante el segundo día de la huelga de guionistas de Hollywood, el 3 de mayo de 2023, en Burbank, California. David McNew/Getty Images

La explotación de los guionistas de Hollywood es un síntoma más del feudalismo digital

La huelga de guionistas pone al descubierto todos los males de trabajar en uno de los escalones más bajos de la industria del entretenimiento.

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