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Strike.TV was created during the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike as consortium of more than 40 online shows by Hollywood guild members,[1][2][3] and later uploaded to YouTube.[4]
"Strike TV is overseen by its creator, Peter Hyoguchi[5] who got the idea off the ground during the WGA's 100-day walkout with the help of its association with United Hollywood, the scribe-run blog that became an influential force in rallying and disseminating info to scribes during the strike."[6]
The website was first archived 7 September 2008.[7] Its launch on October 28, 2008, featured several shows of various genres:
"The purpose of the site is to generate revenue for out-of-work colleagues. Strike.tv has pledged to donate the first three months of ad revenue to the Entertainment Assistance Program of the Actors Fund. The site is also intended to generate revenue for the writers as they will own the intellectual property they create."[8]
- ^ Gannes, Liz Gannes (2008-07-03). "Strike Bears Fruits — Lots and Lots of Fruits". NewTeeVee. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
Since participants are paying the bills for what they create, apparently the site launch cost "less than $10,000."
- ^ Wallenstein, Andrew (July 3, 2008). "Writers set slate for Strike.tv". The Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 14 July 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
Strike.tv plans to launch this summer with more than 40 shortform programs, including comedies, dramas and a game show. Some programs will be serialized while others will be standalone; the site has yet to secure advertising.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20140317093127/https://www.strike.tv/show/Dwelling
- ^ "STRIKEdotTV". YouTube. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20140317090907/http://www.strike.tv/about-us/
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (7 September 2008). "Strike TV strikes chord online". Variety. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07.
It began as an idea hatched by multihyphenates while walking the picket line outside of the Walt Disney Co. last winter. Nearly five months later, www.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.
- ^ "Manifesto". Strike.TV. 7 September 2008. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
We empower professional film and television story-tellers by offering them creative freedom, welcoming them to retain ownership of their material and helping them monetize and distribute their work across the Web. We empower advertisers by connecting them with Hollywood creative talent.
- ^ Trechak, Brad (2008-07-03). "Another result of the writers' strike". TV Squad. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
It looks like some of the writers who participated in the WGA Strike have decided to start their own network.