Ziggo and UPC sued. Writers to court because cable billionaires won't pay up

 Just imagine being a screenwriter. Or a journalist for a documentary programme. So you won't get a penny for your work in the Netherlands. Really. The broadcasters are already not generous. But then. All the money the cable companies earn from the television viewers of the Netherlands disappears into the pockets of a few American companies, who in turn share it with a few broadcasting bosses, producers and a few more big earners. For the people who come up with and write all that have ...