Agents and Indie Producers Argue Incentives Alone Won’t Fix Hollywood’s Ills
The FCC’s “financial interest and syndication” rules forced TV networks to buy shows from superproducers like Norman Lear and Grant Tinker rather than…
Variety reports that the FCC’s “financial interest and syndication” rules forced TV networks to buy shows from superproducers like Norman Lear and Grant Tinker rather than making them in-house.
It doesn’t mean much to anyone under 45, but for older folks in Hollywood, the term “fin-syn” evokes a golden age of mansions, yacht parties and cutting-edge TV.
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