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December 2, 2008 11:12:30 AM CST



Striking Writers Turn to Web Biz

Posted Dec 17, 07 4:18 AM CST in US Technology Business 

(Newser) – Dozens of striking film and TV writers are creating new companies that would bypass Hollywood studios and present original video entertainment directly on the Internet. Three groups of writers are working on ventures similar to United Artists, the production company created by Charlie Chaplin and other stars who wanted to break from the studio system, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Other networks of writers are negotiating with existing sites, like Facebook, to supply original entertainment content. "It's in development and rapidly incubating," said a guild board member involved with a group of film and TV writers. "We're creating an alternative place for distribution, with more control over our content."

Source Los Angeles Times

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Writer Elizabeth Johnson walks the picket line along members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) outside the gates of Paramount Dozens of striking film and TV writers are creating new companies that...   (Associated Press)
Dozens of striking film and TV writers are creating new companies that would bypass Hollywood studios and present original video entertainment directly on the Web.(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)   (Associated Press)
Dozens of striking film and TV writers are creating new companies that would bypass Hollywood studios and present original video entertainment directly on the Web.(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)   (Associated Press)
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