Even With a Trove of Streaming Content at Their Disposal, Studios Will Struggle To Weather Writer’s Strike (Guest Blog)

It certainly seems like the perfect era for a writer’s strike.

In the days of streaming, where virtually all content from every era of cinema and television is available on demand, distributors should be equipped to weather the current Writers Guild of America (WGA) work stoppage.

After all, Friends and Seinfeld, two hit shows from almost three decades ago, are two of this generation’s most-watched properties. On its own, Disney Plus is host to every Simpsons episode and all of the Marvel and Star Wars…