Fin-Syn Is a Rerun Washington Should Skip
Some of Hollywood’s most high-powered producers and agents have a pitch for Washington. Make streaming services spend half their original-content budgets buying from independent U.S. producers. Producers and talent agencies would get guaranteed business. Viewers, on the other hand, would get no guarantees.
The inspiration comes from the Financial Interest and Syndication Rules, better known as Fin-Syn, which once restricted broadcast networks’ ownership of programming and their ability to profit from reruns. Supporters want a streaming-era version to revive independent production…
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