9 People Are Speaking Their Mind

1. The Quest For Internet TV Nirvana | Patience, Perspective & Revenue Urgently Needed » Web TV Wire Says:

   November 16th, 2007 at 2:01 pm

   [...] Aside from the technical challenges there are many other social and monetary implications which were not mentioned either. For example, in the current writers strike, members want a share of the revenue from programming destined for Internet delivery.  [...]

2. YouTube Still Dominating Online Video Market » Web TV Wire Says:

   December 3rd, 2007 at 8:42 pm

   [...] With the television and film writers strike continuing, it’s likely that more and more people will be turning to the Internet for episodic and user generated entertainment. [...]

3. Writers Strike Continues | Ripe For IPTV and Online Video To Take Traditional TV’s Place? » Web TV Wire Says:

   December 18th, 2007 at 7:50 pm

   [...] The writers strike is now in its second month and shows no sign of ending. As we discussed when the strike began, this could become a catalyst for a shift from OTA/Cable to online/IPTV and here is why. [...]

4. Seth Macfarlane Written Video Sketch About The WGA/AMPTP Negotiating Table Meeting » Web TV & Video Says:

   January 26th, 2008 at 2:08 pm

   [...] The writers strike which is affecting movie and television production in Hollywood and beyond is still ongoing, although both parties are now talking to each other at last. [...]

5. Metacafe and Endemol Team Up To Produce Buzzed - TV Style Game Show For The Web » Web TV & Video Says:

   January 30th, 2008 at 12:12 pm

   [...] The ongoing writers strike seems to having a definite effect on all forms of television, with companies now looking towards the web for new concepts. Whether Buzzed will be successful is another matter entirely [...]

6. CBS Join NBC & News Corp. By Putting Classic Television Online | Inc. MacGyver & Star Trek » Web TV Wire Says:

   February 23rd, 2008 at 10:06 am

   [...] Ever since the writer’s strike began last November, online video services have seen surges in traffic, as TV fans looked to find programming elsewhere.  [...]

7. TiVo and On Demand Web Video Knocks 6 Million Viewers Off Network Television Sweeps » Web TV Wire Says:

   June 2nd, 2008 at 10:01 pm

   [...] There are two reasons for this, the first being the writers strike from the back end of last year and early this year which saw shows take an enforced hiatus and consequently made viewers make the switch to cable television and beyond. [...]

8. Doctor Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog | ‘Buffy Creator’ Proves There Is Gold On The Web » Web TV Wire Says:

   August 4th, 2008 at 11:31 am

   [...] Whedon decided to make the show when the recent writers strike prevented him from writing for any Hollywood studio. Instead, he decided to finance and produce his own show purely for the Internet. An interesting decision seeing as the writers strike was mainly over concerns from writers about their content being put on the Web, and them seeing no revenue from it. [...]

9. Joss Whedon Talks ‘Dr. Horrible 2′ | Sing-Along Blog Success Shows Future Of Web Video Says:

   September 23rd, 2009 at 10:27 pm

   [...] Sing-Along Blog was created by Joss Whedon (best known for Buffy The Vampire Slayer) during the Hollywood writers strike of 2007/2008. Unable to write for any studios, he decided to finance and produce his own series [...]

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