… while network entertainment executives discuss the future of television.
« Television’s reality intruded upon network entertainment chiefs Tuesday when disgruntled reality show writers barged in to a gathering of industry leaders to seek more pay.
More than 1,000 TV writers want their benefits to catch up with scribes of comedies and dramas, and about a dozen of their representatives interrupted a discussion with the entertainment presidents of ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, UPN and the WB at the Waldorf Astoria.
It’s not the most comfortable topic for television executives anyway, since acknowledging all of the writers indicates there’s something less than real about reality TV.
Another indication of changing times for TV came within the discussion itself. For about the first half of the annual gathering – traditionally an opportunity for television executives to take stock of the fall season – the talk was about business and technology, not about programming. »
From the LA Daily News.
More on this protest at the Writers Guild of America.
