We all enjoy streaming our favorite shows at home, but are creators being paid fairly? One of the things we consistently talk about here is how streaming services like Netflix and Amazon are notoriously tight-lipped with their streaming numbers. We never exactly know how many people press "play" and watch more than two minutes of any program. Aside from frustrating people who want to evaluate what people are watching and emulate it, it also has threatened the way we negotiate with writers, directors, actors, and producers. See, they might get a show on one of these channels and expect to be compensated fairly when it draws an audience... but if streamers never tell us the numbers, how can we negotiate, or expect to be paid for our hard work? Well, directors in Europe are fighting back. The Federation of European Screen Directors (FERA), an association of film and TV directors, is calling on global streaming companies to share their viewership figures and pay filmmakers for the measured success on their channels. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 15 February, 2021