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SAG-AFTRA announced this week they have introduced new terms for the Independent Interactive Localization Agreement The agreement is basically a streamlined version of the base terms from the union's Tiered Budget Independent Interactive Media Agreement, which "covers localization of video game projects produced in a language other than English." The new version introduces A.I[...]

SAG-AFTRA announced this evening that they have signed up over 120 video game titles to the union's tiered budget or interim agreements This comes on the eve of the organization's scheduled resumption of negotiations that they are currently having with several video game companies on a new contract for the industry, including the use of[...]

SAG-AFTRA announced this afternoon that several studios have signed an agreement with the union, agreeing to a tiered budget or interim agreement, which includes common sense A.I protections Eighty different video games have agreed to the terms and will be following through on them; the majority of them coming out of indie studios or smaller[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Netflix's The Umbrella Academy, Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune, The Waiting/Michael Connelly, Netflix's Cobra Kai, AEW, FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Star Trek/Colm Meaney, CBS's Fire Country/Jared Padalecki, Paramount+'s Evil, Netflix/Heels, Disney+'s Daredevil: Born Again, Comedy Central/Family Guy, Paramount+'s Starfleet Academy, FX's American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez, DC Studios' Creature Commandos, Crunchyroll's Kizumonogatari -Koyomi Vamp-, SAG-AFTRA/AI, Peacock's Teacup,[...]

In a deal approved by the union's National Executive Committee, SAG-AFTRA, and artificial intelligence (AI) startup Narrativ have entered into an agreement for audio voice replicas to be used in digital advertising The move comes as the union looks to work with AI companies to establish guardrails regarding how an actor's voice and image are[...]

SAG-AFTRA has confirmed where their next picket line will be as part of their strike against the video games industry, as they're headed to Disney Character Voices In a short press release sent out this afternoon, the union confirmed it would protest outside of their offices from 9am-12pm on August 15 as a show of[...]

After nearly two years of on-and-off negotiations, SAG-AFTRA announced to all of its members today that they were going back on strike, only this time against the gaming industry After attempting to meet on agreement with several high-profile companies on a new Interactive Media Agreement, the union has voted and approved a strike to kick[...]

This evening, SAG-AFTRA sent out a notice to everyone that they had given approval for the Interactive Media negotiator to call a strike The union has been keeping the public updated on their ongoing negotiations with some of the top video game countries in the world over the negotiation process for a new agreement, with[...]

IATSE announced that its members have officially ratified new 2024-2027 Hollywood Basic and Area Standards Agreements with the AMPTP.

Last year brought ratified three-year deals between SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) & WGA (Writers Guild of America), and AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers) Earlier this week, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) reached a tentative agreement on a Hollywood Basic Agreement and Videotape Agreement[...]

SAG-AFTRA announced they have expanded a new tiered-budget agreement for members when it comes to working with independent video game developers The actor's union confirmed that they will roll out a new fourth tier of its new video game contract, which you can read in full online, as an expansion of the one they unveiled[...]

When AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers) finally came to its senses last year and finalized deals with SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) and WGA (Writers Guild of America), some folks were under the impression that meant smooth sailing for television and film for the immediate future While[...]

Close to three weeks after the SAG-AFTRA National Board approved a tentative agreement on a three-year contract for television and feature film animation with the AMPTP, members of the union voted overwhelmingly to ratify the 2023 Television Animation Agreement and the 2023 Basic Cable Animation Agreement (approved by a vote of 95.52% to 4.48%). "The foundation of this[...]

A little more than a week after SAG-AFTRA & AMPTP reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract for television and feature film animation, the SAG-AFTRA National Board approved the agreement "The Executive Committee, on behalf of the SAG-AFTRA National Board, is recommending a 'yes' vote," read the press release that was released late on[...]

Last year's SAG-AFTRA & WGA strikes would bring television & film productions to a grinding halt for most of 2023, finally resulting in new three-year contracts with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) for both unions Thankfully, it doesn't appear that we're going to have a repeat of that on the animation[...]

SAG-AFTRA put out a brand new agreement this week for the video game industry, specifically for independent video game developers and studios The shorthand to the new deal is that the union has offered up three new customized session rates, depending on the production budget for the video game Those tiers are from between #250k[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Babylon 5, SAG-AFTRA/Taylor Swift, Vince McMahon/WWE, Erin Moriarty/Megyn Kelly, AEW/WWE, DC Studios' Superman: Legacy, MTV's RuPaul's Drag Race, Max's Peacemaker/Creature Commandos, Netflix's Stranger Things 5, Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender, Rob Huebel/Childrens Hospital, Comedy Central's The Daily Show, Prime Video's Wytches, George Carlin, Kit Harington, and more! Images/Screencaps: Image Comics, Warner Bros., Netflix, Adult Swim, Max, Max,[...]

SAG-AFTRA knew heading into last year's contract negotiations with the AMPTP that artificial intelligence was going to be a growing problem for its union members going forward While there's still some debate over how much SAG-AFTRA actually gained in its new three-year deal with the studios, the problems with protecting individuals from having their very[...]

In terms of how things went with the unions and the AMPTP last year, the general vibe is that the WGA came out the big winners, SAG-AFTRA crossed the finish line but not as strongly as folks expected (still a few AI sticking points), and that members of both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA weren't too[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? James Gunn/Green Lantern, AMC's Interview with the Vampire, Disney+'s What If…?, Max's Clone High/Oreos, NBC's Night Court, BBC's Doctor Who, TNT's AEW Rampage, Disney+'s Echo, Paramount+'s Mayor of Kingstown/Jeremy Renner, SAG-AFTRA/AI, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty & Pop-Tarts, "Killer Klowns From Outer Space" series, and more! Images/Screencaps: Marvel Studios, BBC,[...]

During the weeks leading up to what would end up being a vote to ratify the tentative agreement that the union had reached with the AMPTP, SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher, Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, and other members of the negotiating team found themselves defending what the union had gained in terms of issues pertaining to[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? SAG-AFTRA, HBO's House of the Dragon Showrunner Ryan Condal/Hellboy, FOX's TMZ's Merry Elfin' Christmas, Netflix's Yu Yu Hakusho, Prime Video's The Boys: Mexico, Disney+'s X-Men '97, Disney+'s Agatha: Darkhold Diaries, Max's Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake, WWE/CM Punk, Apple TV+'s Foundation, Netflix's Cobra Kai, BBC's Doctor Who, NBC's Saturday Night Live, ABC's Dick Clark's New Year's[...]

After a strike that lasted 118 days, the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) notified its members on November 8th that the union and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) had reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year deal The deal received unanimous approval from the[...]

And it took real courage." Image: Los Angeles, California – September 24, 2023: SAG-AFTRA Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists located at 5757 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles (Shutterstock.com/Walter Cicchetti) Zaslav: SAG-AFTRA "Right About Almost Everything," Too: As SAG-AFTRA members continue voting this week to potentially ratify the union's new three-year deal with the studios &[...]

As November gives way to December this week, we have two updates to pass along regarding the ongoing SAG-AFTRA vote to ratify the tentative agreement with the studios & streamers that would lead to a new three-year deal First up, it looks like Tuesday, December 5th, 5 pm PT (8 pm ET) is the deadline[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? WWE's Becky Lynch, BBC's Doctor Who, The CW's The Flash, NBC's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, AMC's The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, Max's The Penguin, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Lower Decks/Strange New Worlds & Jack Quaid, and more! Images/Screencaps: BBC, Paramount+, Adult Swim,[...]

With the union's membership currently in the middle of voting on whether or not to ratify the tentative agreement between SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP, today marks a very important day for members – the release of the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), outlining what the new deal would entail The news of the release was announced on[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2023, BBC's Doctor Who, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, NBC's Night Court, TBS' AEW Dynamite, Paramount+'s Frasier, SAG-AFTRA, John Leguizamo/Univision, Disney+'s Goosebumps, Disney's Star Wars Rebels, Disney+'s The Mandalorian, Wellington Paranormal podcast & more! Images/Screencaps: BBC, NBCUniversal, FOX TV, Comedy Central, Lucasfilm, AP, Paramount+, Shutterstock.com BCTV[...]

In terms of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA vote to ratify a new three-year agreement, union president Fran Drescher took to Instagram to announce the full 128-page Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) detailing what Drescher claims is "the most lucrative, innovative and protective contract in entertainment union history" will be available this Friday Meanwhile, actor Matthew Modine ("Stranger[...]

Marvel, Paramount+'s Frasier, Netflix's Wednesday, NBC's Seinfeld, SAG-AFTRA, WWE, Disney+'s Daredevil: Born Again, Peacock's Ted, AMC's Parish, Prime Video's Invincible, Disney+'s Loki, BBC's Doctor Who, CBS' Ghosts, AMC's Fear the Walking Dead Prime Video's Merry Little Batman, FOX's The Simpsons, Netflix's Dead Boy Detectives, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, NBC's Saturday Night Live, BBC's Doctor Who, and more! Images/Screencaps: BBC, SAG-AFTRA, AMC Networks,[...]