00:00Warner Brothers Discovery boss David Zaslav is admitting that striking writers were correct in
00:05their demands for sweeping changes and how creatives are compensated in Hollywood.
00:10Zaslav says that he has no regrets about the deal that was struck between studios and the
00:14Writers Guild of America.
00:15For a new three-year contract on September 24th, he told the New York Times in a lengthy
00:20new profile, they are right about almost everything.
00:23So what if we overpay?
00:24I've never...
00:25I've never regretted overpaying for great talent or a great asset.
00:28In the deal, writers received an increase...
00:30in pay, minimum show staffing requirements, and protections against AI, among other...
00:35gains.
00:36However, studios resisted the writers' demands for months, resulting in a strike that lasted
00:40a brutal 148 days and brought the industry to a near halt.
00:45In July, Disney chief Bob Iger called the writers' proposed changes in compensation unrealistic.
00:50Zaslav's suggestion that writers might now be overpaid will likely strike some detractors
00:55as a...
00:55Ironic, given that the executive famously received $246 million...
01:00in compensation in 2021.
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