Top Agencies and Producers Want Laws Forcing Studios to Devote Half Their Budgets to Indie TV and Movies
The coalition also seeks algorithm transparency and a return of licensing rights after a few years, as it argues consolidation has hurt independent producers.
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Top Agencies Lead New Coalition To Push For U.S. Indie Production
A group of talent agencies and producers have joined forces to create to the American Entertainment Alliance, a new coalition dedicated to promoting U.S. independent production, pushing for legislation to force major studios and streamers to allocate half of their original content budgets to indie content. Founding members include CAA, WME, UTA, Anonymous Content, Blumhouse, […]
CAA, WME and UTA Team With Ron Howard and Jason Blum to Push for Indie Productions
A new organization, dubbed the American Entertainment Alliance, is pushing for legislation to force some of the biggest entertainment companies (including Netflix, Disney, Amazon and Skydance) to make sure that half of their original content budgets are devoted to independent shows and movies, produced in the United States by non-studio entities. This, according to a report from the New York Times. The AEA represents a rare team-up between sever…
CAA, WME and UTA Lead Coalition Pushing for Law to Force Streamers to Spend Half Their Content Budgets on Indie Productions
In a rare team-up of big Hollywood talent agencies, CAA, UTA and WME have joined forces as founding members of the American Entertainment Alliance — which among other things wants U.S. legislation to force streaming providers like Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max and Disney+ to spend at least 50% of their budgets on independent productions. Alongside the big three agencies, the other founding members of the coalition include Anonymous Content, Jas…
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