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business15 days ago•17 min saved

SAG-AFTRA Board Backs AMPTP Deal With Pension Merger and AI Protections

SAG-AFTRA’s national board decisively approved a four-year tentative contract with the AMPTP and sent it to members for ratification. The agreement includes merging the SAG-Producers Pension Plan and AFTRA Retirement Fund with an additional 1% contribution by January 1, 2028, stronger AI guardrails around consent and compensation, and minimum-rate increases, following resumed talks that preceded the WGA deal earlier in the year.

via Deadline|

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entertainment24 days ago•17 min saved

SAG-AFTRA Reaches Tentative Four-Year Pact With Major Studios

SAG-AFTRA has struck a tentative four-year deal with the major studios’ AMPTP for a successor contract covering film, scripted primetime drama, streaming content and new media, extending the term by one year in exchange for longer labor peace; terms will be reviewed by the union’s board before a member vote. The pact follows the Writers Guild of America’s tentative agreement and includes protections around AI and digital replicas and other streaming-related issues, with the board expected to review details in the coming days and the Directors Guild of America set to begin negotiations soon.

via Variety|

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business24 days ago•15 min saved

SAG-AFTRA & Studios Strike Tentative Four-Year Deal With AI Protections

Deadline reports SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP have reached a tentative four-year contract covering motion pictures, scripted primetime drama, streaming and new media, including AI guardrails and a pension fund boost; the deal heads to SAG-AFTRA’s national board for review before a membership vote by about 160,000 actors, with details held until the board review. Negotiations began Feb. 9, paused for the WGA deal, then resumed and concluded May 2; the DGA is up next in line.

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business24 days ago•15 min saved

Hollywood Labor Pact Deepens: SAG-AFTRA Reaches Four-Year Deal With Studios, AI Protections

SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP have reached a four-year contract that includes a sizable pension-fund contribution and new AI guardrails, signaling a bigger deal that follows the WGA’s recent agreement. With the DGA set to meet AMPTP on May 11 and no official comment yet, an announcement is expected later today or over the weekend.

via Deadline|

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entertainment1 month ago•16 min saved

WGA Approves Four-Year Deal Amid Health-Coverage Changes

The Writers Guild of America ratified a four-year contract with major studios, agreeing to significant cuts in the writers’ health plan—including higher premiums, deductibles, and out-of-pocket maximums—and a rollback of the extended coverage points system. The health fund is being stabilized with about $321 million in contributions over four years. The deal preserves most staffing rules and increases in residuals, with AI talks continuing; SAG-AFTRA negotiations are expected to follow.

via Variety|

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entertainment1 month ago•19 min saved

WGA Seals Four-Year Pact With AMPTP, Averting Short-Term Disruption

Writers Guild of America members approved a four-year contract with the AMPTP by 90.38% amid a turnout lower than 2023. The deal includes a $321 million infusion to restore the Writers Guild Health Fund’s solvency, employer-contribution boosts, and gains in wages and residuals, plus limited AI safeguards, in exchange for some health-policy rollbacks and a longer term than the guild initially preferred. With SAG-AFTRA and the DGA still negotiating, and WGA staff continuing their strike, the industry remains in a charged negotiating climate.

via Deadline|

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entertainment1 month ago•20 min saved

WGA Strike Deal Details: Health Plan Funding, Four-Year Pact, and AI Talks

Deadline reports that after board approvals, the WGA revealed a tentative deal with studios and streamers. Key elements include a record $321 million infusion to shore up the union health plan’s solvency, a four-year minimum basic agreement (instead of five), increased employer contributions with 2027 health-plan changes to keep costs manageable, higher streaming residuals including a 75% base for top shows, and ongoing negotiations on AI use. The deal awaits ratification by members in a vote running April 16–24, while WGA West staff remain on strike and some members scrutinize concessions.

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entertainment1 month ago•19 min saved

WGA Deal Pumps $321M into Health Fund, Uplifts Residuals, and AI Talks

The Writers Guild of America struck a four-year agreement with AMPTP that injects $321 million into the health fund to shore up coverage amid rising costs, boosts streaming residuals (with a higher 75% “success bonus” for top shows), raises minimum rates, and adds an AI-usage framework while preserving most staffing terms; writers will face higher premiums, deductibles, and out-of-pocket costs, a reform of extended coverage, a new Centivo option, and a higher earnings threshold for coverage, with ratification votes running April 16–24.

via Variety|

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labor2 months ago•28 min saved

WGA West Sets Bargaining Compass: Healthcare, AI Rules, and Residuals in Focus Ahead of AMPTP Talks

WGA West leaders outline bargaining priorities ahead of AMPTP talks—sustainable healthcare funding, AI protections, improved streaming residuals and backend pay, and expanded employment protections (including writers’ rooms and against unpaid work)—while stressing ongoing member outreach, opposition to longer contract terms, and concerns about the Warner Bros. Discovery merger amid the staff strike.

via Deadline|

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business2 months ago•15 min saved

WGA Lays Out Demands as AMPTP Talks Loom

The Writers Guild of America released a Pattern of Demands for its upcoming MBA negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, urging higher health/pension contributions, higher minimum compensation and residuals, expanded AI protections, and strengthened professional standards across areas like post‑production, comedy/variety, and development deals. Negotiations start March 16 with the current contract expiring May 1, following broad member approval of the MBA and a staff union vote authorizing potential strike actions.

via Deadline|

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entertainment2 months ago•16 min saved

SAG-AFTRA, AMPTP Extend Talks Into Next Week Amid Narrowing Gaps

SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP extended negotiations into the week of March 9, their final extension before the planned April 16 start of AMPTP-WGA talks; while sources say there has been progress, significant gaps remain on key issues, and if no deal is reached next week SAG-AFTRA would have to resume talks in June after studios complete negotiations with the WGA and DGA, with the current contract having expired on June 30.

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entertainment3 months ago•18 min saved

WGA West Staff Strike Signals Tension Ahead of AMPTP Talks

The Writers Guild of America West staff voted to strike amid alleged unfair labor practices by management, affecting about 100 of 150 workers and prompting picketing outside WGA West as the guild heads into upcoming AMPTP contract negotiations; the union says negotiations will continue in good faith with executives handling non-striking duties, while the guild denies the allegations of bad faith bargaining.

via Variety|

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labor3 months ago•17 min saved

WGA West Staff Strike Ahead of AMPTP Negotiations

WGA West staff walked off the job and picketed outside the Hollywood guild as the Writers Guild Staff Union pushes for its first contract, accusing management of bad-faith bargaining and surveilling union activity and filing an unfair labor practices charge with the NLRB. The guild says it will bargain in good faith as talks with the AMPTP loom, HQ is closed and events canceled ahead of a March start to MBA negotiations and the May 1 contract expiry.

via Deadline|

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business3 months ago•29 min saved

Nolan Signals Caution on 5-Year Deals as DGA Talks Focus on AI and Healthcare

New DGA president Christopher Nolan says a five-year contract extension isn’t realistic, though he’s open to discussion as negotiations with the AMPTP loom. In a Deadline interview, Nolan frames bargaining around stabilizing the guild’s health and pension plans (currently funded from reserves), backend and residuals in the streaming era, and safeguards for AI use. He urges higher employer contributions and preservation of traditional pay structures while acknowledging the need to adapt to changing business models. He also backs federal film tax incentives to boost domestic production and notes ongoing dialogue on licensing and governance of AI technologies.

via Deadline|

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entertainment3 months ago•17 min saved

SAG-AFTRA Weighs a 'Tilly Tax' on Studios to Fund AI Protections

As AI-enabled performers threaten jobs, SAG-AFTRA is considering a 'Tilly tax'—a studio royalty for digital or synthetic performers that would feed union pension and health funds—ahead of Feb. 9 negotiations with the AMPTP. The move follows AI fears from the 2023 strike and the rise of digital figures like Tilly Norwood; while the union secured AI protections, residuals on streaming remain a sore point, and some actors urge stronger terms beyond a streaming bonus. Proponents argue the royalties are a necessary funding mechanism for long-term security, while critics view it as a controversial last resort. The talks will shape whether studios compensate for AI replacements with AI-related royalties that support actors’ futures.

via Variety|

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