I'm guessing the show was already "economically crippled" because of the ridiculously inflated prize money, and what I suspect (based on exactly no information) they're paying the Chasers.
On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 11:58 AM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > The Writers Guild says that ITV America, the producers of ABC's version of > the hit UK quizzer (which is produced by and seen in the UK on ITV), > refuses to agree to the guild's Minimum Basic Agreement regarding health > care and residuals for the show's writers, similar to WGA contracts with > "Jeopardy!" and the U.S. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire": > > > https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/writers-go-on-strike-at-abcs-the-chase > > ITV says that the agreement will "economically cripple the show." It > seems to me that the copyright for the show is in the name of the > Disney-ABC subsid Greengrass Productions, so wouldn't ABC also be involved? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/ceb866c2-4268-461e-a880-6fc78b106af5n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/ceb866c2-4268-461e-a880-6fc78b106af5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABCcf4fHzCf_L8QkqXhfj9oV_pB5eG272As59Um5zSkproxTtA%40mail.gmail.com.
