Fascinating article dealing with TV and TV writing from the perspective of – business, people! With some important history thrown in for a little thing that’s often missing in these kinds of discussions – context:

Business Musings: Learning, The Future, and CES (Contracts/Negotiations)
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
In November, 2007, the members of the Writers Guild of America (East & West) walked off the job as part of a contract negotiation with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. (AMPTP) That strike was consequential for a variety of reasons.