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\n\tA potential writers strike<\/a> would be incredibly harmful for many in Hollywood, but there\u2019s one sector of the entertainment industry that is quietly optimistic that it could lead to a boom for them: the unscripted television makers.<\/p>\n \n\tAs history has shown, there\u2019s also precedent for an uptick \u2014 from the 1988 strike that led to the creation of Fox\u2019s Cops<\/em> and the 2007-08 strike, which bolstered unscripted shows such as The Amazing Race <\/em>and Keeping Up with the Kardashians.<\/em><\/p>\n \t<\/p>\n \t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tThe issue was top of mind at this week\u2019s Realscreen<\/a> conference in Austin, where thousands of nonfiction producers, documentary filmmakers and buyers discussed the future of the unscripted business.<\/p>\n \n\tKathleen Finch, Chairman and Chief Content Officer of Warner Bros. Discovery\u2019s U.S. Networks Group, told Deadline that while a strike would aid the unscripted business, she warned there would be \u201cbig repercussions\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tRELATED: <\/strong>WGA<\/a> Writers Look Back At 2007-08 Strike For Lessons To Apply To Looming Negotiations: \u201cThey Call It Fog Of War For A Reason\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\u201cGiven past history, it would [help the unscripted TV sector], but I don\u2019t think it helps the industry at all,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen you think about how many people would be out of work, if all those scripted shows stopped, none of us want that. I certainly hope that it doesn\u2019t happen. But would we be able to keep moving forward? We would but I just think it would be so rough on all of us that there would be big repercussions later.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe linear broadcast networks, cable networks and streamers are starting to prepare for a strike and are bulking up unscripted development in case the scribes do put down their tools.<\/p>\n \n\tMultiple agents told Deadline that this hasn\u2019t translated into a massive increase in unscripted series orders yet, but they are expecting that to begin soon.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThey\u2019re starting to talk about it and it\u2019s definitely coming, whether there\u2019s a strike or not,\u201d said one source.<\/p>\n\n\t\tRelated Story\t<\/h4>\n
\n\t\t\tStrike Watch: Would WGA Build Coalition With DGA & SAG-AFTRA In Upcoming Contract Negotiations?\t\t<\/h3>\n