Pop quiz: Which industry— professional football (NFL) or
video gaming—has greater annual revenue?
Okay, you chose video gaming even though you really think it’s
the NFL (I would, too).
Last year the NFL brought in about $13 billion in revenue.
Video games (just in the U.S.) brought in $26 billion!
Voice actors make about $800 for a 4-hour session. They are
represented by a union (Screen Actors Guild, SAG).
Voice actors went on strike to win “residuals” from sales of
games with their voices—in other words, they want a piece of that $26 billion
pie.
Thanks to my LER student for the heads-up on this
interesting story!
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