A Solution for Success-Based Streaming Residuals

Fran Drescher
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Jonathan Handel
August 21, 2023

As the Writers Guild negotiations with the studios and streamers drag on, I’ve been thinking about one of the roadblock issues: success-based residuals for content exhibited on streaming. The surprising performance on Netflix of Suits, which originally aired on USA Network, highlights that this is not just an issue for streaming originals but also moved-over library content as well.