CMU School of Drama


Saturday, December 29, 2007

Ron Galloway: The AMPTP Is Probably Winning. Now They Should Shut Up.

Entertainment on The Huffington Post: "Writers are cutting their own deals to develop and own content. Letterman, Leno, Stewart and Colbert are going back on the air. IATSE rails against the timing and strategy of the WGA. The DGA charts its own path. The WGA's rock star leadership is unfocussed and inept.

Things are looking good for the producers. So what should the AMPTP do now?

I gave a speech to 500 businesspeople recently. I asked for a show of hands of how many knew of the writers' strike. About 100 raised their hands. I then asked how many people had heard of the AMPTP. Not one hand was raised. Nobody outside of LA. and NYC knows who they are, and nobody cares."

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