{"product_id":"boom-to-bust-miranda-banks-9780520412880","title":"Boom to Bust: How Streaming Broke Hollywood Workers","description":"\u003cb\u003eA timely investigation into the rise of Peak TV and the perfect storm that led to the rapid decline of Hollywood work.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The 2023 strikes of Hollywood writers and actors drew attention to the rapidly changing nature of film and television production. Combining interviews with working professionals and economic and cultural analysis, industry studies experts Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller capture the lived experience of Hollywood in crisis. \u003ci\u003eBoom to Bust\u003c\/i\u003e follows major changes--from streaming services becoming studios to the production of record numbers of series during Peak TV, to safety concerns from #MeToo and COVID--showing how key factors transforming labor and compensation had been mounting for well over a decade. The authors use the strikes of 2023 and their aftermath to explain how studios, creative workers, and workers' unions needed to renegotiate the terms of work. Preparing readers to understand Hollywood labor negotiations, the authors provide a road map to make sense of Hollywood's present--and what comes next.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Miranda Banks,Kate Fortmueller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520412885\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520412880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Miranda Banks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47427831202047,"sku":"9780520412880","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ceb7bc5e-a8f2-4a6b-97df-824827448e0b.jpg?v=1761581867","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/boom-to-bust-miranda-banks-9780520412880","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}