Reality TV Producers Are Silenced By NDAs But We Got The Truth
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Published 2024-07-22
From World of Dance to American Idol, producers put in 18-hour days with no overtime pay. Some even sleep at the studio.
And they’re largely not unionized… for now
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All Comments (21)
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Capitalism ensures that there is always a more desperate man.
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NDA's should be illegal
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I hope joining a Union becomes the norm and not the exception.
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Who could have predicted that consolidation and monopoly would lead to exploitation?
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Even if you hate reality Tv Workers are still workers. They deserve a living wage just like anyone else.
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Amazed and disgusted by people in the comments basically saying people who work on reality TV shows don’t deserve worker protection rights bc they make “trashy TV shows.” Like, idc abt reality TV either, but if you wouldn’t say that about someone working at a confectionery or a potato chip factory who wants better working conditions via a union, maybe shut up and learn some solidarity with these workers too.
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Please be aware, this is the arts industry in general.
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My cousin works behind the scenes on some recognizable reality shows. He was out of work for like the first 5 months of the year. following the streaming wars, over saturation of content, and a possible strike, there isnt as much new content being created as the previous decade. Always been a show to show type thing, without long term guarantees of employment.
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I know a guy who does camera work on reality TV. They don't pay for hotels even if you have to go out of town. You have to sleep in the car. Jobs are short term.
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This isn't a reality TV production problem. This is a capitalism problem. I have worked in IT, Network Operation Centers, and now a rubber factory. The challenges are the same: constantly more work for not more pay.
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Changing their titles from the misleading "producer" term would help 1000% ! Unscripted Production Assistants, Unscripted Writers, Unscripted Editors would be far more sympathetic and understandable to all.
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Reality TV toxic to more than just the viewer.....no way?
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I so agree! I hope this (and all other) union fight will be successful!!! Never surrender❣️
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These people need worker protections. And this is coming from me, someone who believes reality content is blight upon the face of all media.
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NDAs for all from birth then. Tech companies would go out of business overnight.
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Challenge the nda, like felon trump s nda s reported by judge too broad and long for any type business nda. I've signed two nda, one page and 3 lines on 2 page
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It is hard for me to feel sympathy for these people who basically enable the rock bottom of what human culture has to offer.
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NDA’s only exist to coverup all forms of abuse.. Whether it’s employment, or a lawsuit, even marriage, it’s power and money versus those who are harmed by, and in need of money.. The negotiations themselves are how much will it take to pay you off, and shut you up. Knowing that, they should be completely abolished.
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This is the main reason I quit The Entertainment Industry due to a lot of drama, stress, & pressure for a decade ago. I'm glad that I work in The Spa Industry.
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Better Title: People who make TV shows that exploit people by making them look bad, are unhappy that they get treated the same way they treat the people in the shows.
