Part 6/11:

Hollywood Industry Insights and Strike Updates

Brett delves into the ongoing writer's strike negotiations, summarizing the latest deal: decent raises (around 3.5-5%), regulations limiting AI use, and minimum staffing requirements. He critiques the industry’s tendency to micromanage and complains that many writers and actors are still far from satisfied, fearing cancellations and early shuts-down for profitability.

He highlights how residuals and streaming data transparency remain contentious. Streaming platforms are still opaque about total hours streamed—making fair pay challenging—and the move towards ad-supported tiers might amplify the use of product placements, like CGI-driven Coke or McDonald's appearances, which Brett criticizes as increasingly blatant.