Netflix canceled its in-person upfront, probably to avoid the WGA’s picket lines
by Charles Pulliam-Moore from The Verge - All Posts on (#6BP0R)
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Just a few months ago, Netflix was proud to announce that it was putting on its first-ever in-person upfront week presentation in New York City alongside other networks and streamers vying for advertiser cash, like NBCUniversal, Fox, Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery. But after being tipped off by the NYPD about striking WGA writers planning to protest outside of the event, Netflix has suddenly decided to shift to an all-virtual presentation with no celebrities in attendance.
AdWeek reports that Netflix's move to cancel its in-person upfront at New York City's Paris Theater in favor of a new produced to stream" presentation came after the streamer was made aware of the plans of local WGA members to demonstrate - plans that the WGA...