Michael Eisner thinks WGA strike is "misguided", wants to hug it out over lattes (or something) |
| Published: November 12, 2007, 11:44 am |
| Tags: tv news, 96235, 96231, 96233, 95290 |
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While a lot of celebs and famous folk are supporting the WGA strike, Michael Eisner has basically told the striking writers to suck it. The former Disney boss had this to say: This is a very foolish strike. The amount of economic upside over the length of the contract coming up is not worth giving up the present benefit of producing even the 20-plus shows that are on, say, ABC. It's shortsighted; it's not there yet. People like myself are trying to figure it out and, basically, create an industry. The only people that are playing in this are the established media companies that feel they have to, cause they don't want to be left behind; the young, up-and-coming entrepreneurs who are doing it because this is their way in; and then, people who can afford to dabble in it because it's 'interesting'. It's a completely misguided strike. And I'm pushing way up ahead...But you know, at the end of the day, the amount of economic profit that we could all make together could [ Full article ] |
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