“I pull in $.03 each quarter for UNLIMITED worldwide streams ... & Iger is yachting,” said one star -- while another adds, “The math ain’t mathing.” (via toofab)
"I pull in $.03 each quarter for UNLIMITED worldwide streams ... & Iger is yachting," said one star -- while another adds, "The math ain't mathing."
Last month, SAG-AFTRA joined the Writers Guild of America on strike to protest unfair wages and treatment. In doing so, the two groups effectively shut down Hollywood, leaving film and television sets unable to move forward with their productions.-- one of those being the inadequate residual payments that they receive from streaming services. These kinds of payments were once steady forms of income for actors, who received compensation each time a film or television episode was replayed.
With the advent of streaming, actors are now paid practically nothing each time their projects are viewed on platforms like Netflix and Hulu. Even actors who are major stars say they sometimes receive checks for just cents and payments that are nowhere near a living wage. To showcase how bad things actually are, many actors are now taking to social media to reveal some of their recent residual payments -- and it really puts the strike in perspective.
"The residual issue is a huge issue…I was talking with my business manager who said he's received a residual for a penny and two pennies," she told
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