More original content from creatives is coming direct to the Web -- which is why we need Net Neutrality to keep those pipes open to all creators, whether independent such as Strike.TV or studio. From Cynthia Littleton at Daily Variety:
Strike.TV is about to make its formal commercial debut as a web venture designed to showcase the work of WGA members and pros from other guilds and unions. The Strike TV website will have a soft launch this weekend to show off its "coming soon" sizzle reel. Later this month, it will begin rolling out segs of more than 40 original series and other content bits produced for the original StrikeTV.org website, which was born as a fund-raising effort for the WGA's Industry Support Fund. Comedy and drama fare that Strike TV has in hand for its rollout includes: * "Global Warming," starring "Saturday Night Live's" Kirsten Wiig and "Daily Show's" Aasif Mandvi; * "Unknown Sender," penned by Steven de Souza and starring Timothy Dalton and Joanne Whalley; * "House Poor," created by "Office" writer-producer Lester Lewis; * "The Challenge," starring Bob Newhart and penned by sitcom vet Lloyd Garver; * "Five or Die," written and directed by horror movie vet Tom Holland; * "John's Hand," starring Garret Dillahunt and Kali Rocha. In the new iteration, Strike TV aims to make money through advertising and sponsorships, but creators will retain ownership and all copyright control of their content. Strike TV is not forking over any license fees for the programming; creators have to handle the financing on their own. But the hope is that the site will become a buzz-generator for ideas and concepts that creators can adapt into movies, TV shows or other media. Strike TV strikes chord online - Entertainment News, Business News, Media - Variety.
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