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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[...]

SAG-AFTRA members voted to ratify a new deal, with SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland commenting

Asked by Sorkin about his compensation as WBD CEO being a focal point of the union's attacks against the studios & streamers, Zaslav shifted to discussing what the focus was of the studio bigwigs who were actively engaged in the WGA & SAG-AFTRA negotiations. "My focus was we need to settle this strike This is really[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Disney+'s Loki, NBC's Saturday Night Live, Netflix's Shadow and Bone, Prime Video's Wytches, NBC's Night Court, Paramount+'s Frasier, Univision/Donald Trump, NBC's Law & Order, Disney+'s Wonder Man, Friends/Matthew Perry, Paramount+'s SEAL Team, Disney+'s What If…?, Apple TV+'s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, WGA/David Zaslav, Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus, BBC's Doctor Who & more! Images/Screencaps: SNL, Netflix, Shutterstock.com, HBO, Marvel[...]

As SAG-AFTRA members began voting this week to potentially ratify the union's new three-year deal with the studios & streamers, we're getting a chance to look back at the 148-day-long WGA strike – courtesy of Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav With the strike coming to an end at the end of September, the tentative[...]

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher addressed those pushing back on the tentative agreement over the weekend; Memorandum of Agreement update.

Ahead of this week's vote, SAG-AFTRA released a summary of the tentative agreement, a "Regulating Artificial Intelligence" overview & more.

The SAG-AFTRA National Board has approved the tentative agreement by 86%. Now, the union's membership gets to vote on the deal.

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher & others will hold a press conference at 5 pm ET to announce the results of the National Board's vote.

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher & SAG-AFTRA Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland messaged members with some highlights from the deal.

SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee thanked its members and other unions for their support and offered some details on the deal.

Reports are that SAG-AFTRA's Negotiating Committee and AMPTP have reached a tentative agreement to end the 118-day long strike.

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said AMPTP's "Last, Best & Final" offer to SAG-AFTRA "met virtually all of the union’s goals."

In an overnight message to union members, SAG-AFTRA confirmed the union met with AMPTP for 10 hours on Tuesday, with more talks set for today.

After meeting for several hours today, SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP have wrapped talks for today but are expected to meet again on Wednesday.

Reports are that AMPTP adjusted some of the AI language in its "Last, Best & Final" offer to SAG-AFTRA; Tyler Perry comments on the strike.

Ahead of the 117th day of the strike, SAG-AFTRA & AMPTP negotiated late into Monday night - with more talks expected later today.

SAG-AFTRA offers update on AMPTP proposal: "There are several essential items on which we still do not have an agreement, including AI"

But while all of that's going on? Maybe it's time for some of the mega-A-list names to start calling their CEO friends and applying a little "friendly pressure" to make the deal a done deal. Image: Los Angeles, California – September 24, 2023: SAG-AFTRA Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists located at 5757[...]

As was reported earlier, NBCUniversal's Donna Langley, Warner Bros Discovery's David Zaslav, Disney's Bob Iger, and Netflix's Ted Sarandos – the four studio leaders who've had the most direct involvement in these negotiations and the negotiations with the WGA – were joined on the Zoom call by a number of other executives Reportedly, Paramount Pictures CEO[...]

As was reported earlier, NBCUniversal's Donna Langley, Warner Bros Discovery's David Zaslav, Disney's Bob Iger, and Netflix's Ted Sarandos – the four studio leaders who've had the most direct involvement in these negotiations and the negotiations with the WGA – were joined on the Zoom call by a number of other executives Reportedly, Paramount Pictures CEO[...]

SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee is holding a meeting ahead of today's talks. Plus, more AMPTP studio leaders this time around?

If (and this is a big "If") the makings of a deal are there, the two sides could spend the weekend finalizing the framework (similar to what went down with the DGA and WGA) In addition, there still doesn't appear to be any serious rumblings that the AMPTP's proposal is being tagged as its "last,[...]

If the makings of a deal are there, the two sides could spend the weekend finalizing the framework for a new three-year contract (similar to what went down with the DGA and WGA) And as of this writing, there doesn't appear to be any serious rumblings that the AMPTP's proposal is being tagged as a[...]

Reports are there were no formal talks between SAG-AFTRA & AMPTP on Thursday, as the union awaits a response to two of its proposals.

For some reason, those contrasting stories seem to sum up pretty much how things have been over the past several months between AMPTP and the WGA & SAG-AFTRA But the WGA has its new three-year deal now – and the rumblings surrounding the current talks between the actors' union and studios & streamers have been[...]

As buzz surrounding negotiations continues to grow, SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP are expected to resume talks again on Wednesday, November 1st.

SAG-AFTRA confirmed to its members that the union and AMPTP are set to meet again on Tuesday after both sides worked independently on Monday.

In a video from earlier today, SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland shared some thoughts on how talks with AMPTP are going.

In an update to union members, SAG-AFTRA confirmed that the union & AMPTP will be "working independently" on Monday as negotiations continue.