It looks like we won’t be back to our regularly scheduled programming for a while!

Abby is joined by Media and Entertainment reporter for The Wall Street JournalJoe Flint for a lesson about the Hollywood writers’ strike.

 

Joe breaks down the demands being made by the Writers Guild of America after they were unable to strike a contract deal with major studios. He explains what kinds of content platforms and shows are being affected by the strike, as well as how it’s impacting other behind-the-scenes work.Later, Joe looks at how modern technology and other industry disruptors make this current strike so different than the last one.

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