‘Baby Reindeer’s Rise & Canada Writers Strike In International Insider

[ Good afternoon Insiders, Jesse Whittock back again.  Lots to take you through from around the world this week, buckle up. Baby Reign-deer Richard Gadd in Baby Reindeer Netflix Crown of antlers: Baby Reindeer, Netflix’s lightly fictionalized story of a comedian being pursued by a creepy stalker, has reigned over the cultural conversation in the … Read more

Writers Guild Of Canada Votes To Authorize Strike Action

[ UPDATED, 8.07 a.m. PT with CMPA response: Last year it was strike action in Hollywood, now it’s Canada. The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) has “overwhelmingly” voted in favor of authorizing strike action if there is no resolution to the ongoing talks with the Canadian Media Producers Association. Some 96.5% of voted in favor … Read more

Canada’s TV Sector Nervous As CMPA & WGA Head To Negotiating Table – Deadline

[ Canada is the nation that brought Schitt’s Creek, Run the Burbs and Letterkenny into the world, but it has been a rough period for a country that peered over the border last year and watched the worst U.S. strike action for a generation. Talks between the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) and the Writers … Read more