Many studio executives are furious over the arrangement.
The chief executives of several Hollywood studios said today they were angry about an agreement between the television networks and the White House to insert anti-drug messages in their programs, but President Clinton said the networks would be performing a public service. It's inappropriate for government to participate in this way in the production of television. Berman was one of five studio heads who said they were unaware the networks were offered financial incentives by the government if certain programs preached against drugs. The studio executives are responsible for such hit shows as ER , The Drew Carey Show and The Simpsons . There was no attempt to regulate content or tell people what they had to put into it.