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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Hollywood's been hit with the biggest strikes in decades and the impact is being felt in Australia, with hundreds of cast and crew working on offshore productions affected.

Actors and writers have previously been able to rely on ongoing residual income from DVD sales and re-runs but they say that’s dried up since streaming platforms have muscled in.

James Huang might not be a household name but he's been in more than 100 films and TV shows like NCIS, Law and Order and Will and Grace, Young Rock and more recently La Brea and Fisk.

"Whilst our work might have been paused or ceased because of the strike, we stand in solidarity because we know that fatigue, job security, AI protections are everyone's problem," MEAA organiser Michelle Rae told 7.30.

Federal and state governments have spent billions in tax rebates and cash subsidies to lure big-budget movies and shows to film in Australia over the past 15 years.

If the issues caused by the digital disruption of streaming platforms aren't addressed, Mr Mattessi fears there'll be more at stake than just the jobs of those in the industry.


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