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Following 118 days on strike, SAG-AFTRA secured a deal with the studios that was worth over $1B that it said had ""unprecedented provisions". But the guild isn't resting on its laurels, it's already looking ahead to its next contract with the AMPTP in 2026. Over the weekend, SAG-AFTRA's EVP…

After scoring a streaming residual bonus with the studios following last year’s strike, SAG-AFTRA has partnered with ratings firm Nielsen to give it more access to data. The actors guild has partnered with Nielsen to act as its third-party provider of streaming content measurement. The move will…

SAG-AFTRA members have nearly unanimously approved the union’s new Sound Recordings Code. The deal, which runs through 2026, received 97.69% yes votes. The major record labels covered by the agreement include Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Disney Music Group…

SAG-AFTRA’s Duncan Crabtree-Ireland urged lawmakers to move forward with an AI bill which seeks to provide historic protection against generative artificial intelligence. “AI technology, left unregulated, poses an existential threat not only to SAG-AFTRA's members, but to civil discourse, student…

SAG-AFTRA is responding to calls for more safety protocols for working child actors following Investigation Discovery’s documentary Quiet on Set. The five-part series delved into the toxic work environments that many child actors faced working on some of the most popular kids’ television shows in the…

SAG-AFTRA, IATSE the WGA, and the DGA have united behind a legislative move to put up some new and slightly punitive guardrails around Artificial Intelligence. "Everything generated by AI ultimately originates from a human creative source, says Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA National Executive…

A frequent target of harsh Republican attacks, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA)  is putting up the digital barricades for his reelection campaign. On the ballot in November like every member of the House of Representatives, the six-term California Congressman has teamed up with the technology services of…

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher called out the misogyny that dogged her in strike negotiations and coverage, saying it was "disgusting." She's opined on that before but remarks today met a particularly receptive audience at the annual gala of New York Women In Film & Television where she was honored…

The writers and actors strikes crippled scripted television and the movie industry last summer. However, reality shows, variety series and game shows were able to continue filming thanks to operating under a different contract – the Network Television Code Contract. SAG-AFTRA is now setting the…

SAG-AFTRA members today ratified the 2023 Television Animation Agreement and the 2023 Basic Cable Animation Agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The new three-year contracts were overwhelmingly approved by a vote of 95.52% to 4.48%. At the end of February, the guild…

EXCLUSIVE: The KMR talent agency, which has been grappling with "talent payment breakdown," has suspended its franchise with SAG-AFTRA. KMR owner and President Mark Measures today sent a letter to the guild, informing them of the decision. “After careful consideration and much deliberation, I have…

The prospect of another Hot Labor Summer in Hollywood just became a little less likely. "Today marked the conclusion of our bargaining team’s in-person local negotiations with the AMPTP regarding our Camera and Publicist Agreements," the leadership of the International Cinematographer's Guild wrote…