As streaming takes over the entertainment production world, musicians are being left behind.
Uber, Lyft and Doordash will spend $90 million to undercut a California employment law.
While production of broadcast and cable series stagnates, original series for streaming services are booming. Producers were unwilling to commit to residuals for these technologies, and for a time the unions went along. For the major guilds, that changed in 2007-2008, around the time of a 14-week strike by the Writers Guild of America. Payment for digital distribution was a major issue in the strike, and the settlement, along with an agreement reached by the Directors Guild of America, set a new standard for new media residuals.
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