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AFTRA Ratifies Labor Contract; SAG Set to Respond Thursday

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 9, 2008 - 9:09am.

Los Angeles - The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), the other large Hollywood performers' union aside from the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), announced on Wednesday that its members have ratified its previously announced labor agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) by a 62.4% margin. The new three-year deal includes a 10% increase in minimum payments, and creates new residuals for paid Internet downloads, ad-supported streaming and other new media usage.

tags: Video | Advertising | TV | Movies | SAG | AMPTP | AFTRA |

AFTRA Reaches Tentative Contract Deal with Producers

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 28, 2008 - 10:18am.

Los Angeles - The American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (AFTRA), one of Hollywood's large performers' unions, on Wednesday announced that it has reached a tentative new three-year labor agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The deal, which must still be approved by AFTRA members, will increase pay to performers and guarantee compensation for appearances in video content that consumers pay to stream and download online -- an issue that had been a sticking point in negotiations.

tags: Deals | Video | TV | Movies | SAG | WGA | AMPTP | AFTRA |

Kid Nation & the Sordid Reality of Reality Television

Authored by Scott Goldberg on August 29, 2007 - 10:13am.
Kid NationA mock dialogue between two kids, Timmy and Janie, ages 9 and 10, as they begin their first day of school: (Timmy walks into class looking rather pale, with scars on his face and neck, about 20 pounds lighter than his classmates remember from the spring.  He seems grim) Janie asks Timmy, “What did you do this summer?”  Timmy responds, “I went to New Mexico for 40 days working for CBS on a reality show called Kid Nation about a group of kids forming an adult-less society where I drank bleach from an unmarked bottle and burned my face with grease from a frying pan in an unsupervised kitchen.  What did you do?”
tags: Law | TV | CBS | Television | SAG | Millennials | WGA |

Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Murphy Win SAG Awards, Safe Oscar Bets

Authored by Jay Baage on January 28, 2007 - 4:04pm.
Dreamgirls newcomer Jennifer Hudson and old-timer Eddie Murphy each won a SAG award on Sunday night, making it ever more likely they both will take home Oscars in February. Eddie Murphy also took the opportunity to reflect a little on the nature of these Hollywood award shows and which movies and actors they celebrate.
tags: Marketing | Movies | Awards | Oscar | SAG | Rotten Tomatoes | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson |

SAG Union Actors Reject Video Game Contract Deal

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 22, 2005 - 8:53am.
Los Angeles -- The Screen Actors Guild (SAG), a trade union representing Hollywood's actors, has announced that its members have voted to reject the contract agreement recently reached between the union's negotiating committee and video game publishers. The deal avoided a potential strike among actors who lend their voices and likenesses to video games. Video game publishers rejected actors' demands to earn residuals for their performances, based on video game sales, although the agreement did provide a pay hike and improved benefits. "The video game market has grown to be enormously profitable, and our members have played a tremendous role in generating those profits," said SAG national executive director Greg Hessinger. "While the tentative agreement reached included several key gains, the Guild's National Executive Committee has made the final determination that this proposal was not enough. We will now explore our options." While SAG members voted to reject the contract, the agreement was approved by another major actors' union, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA). Many voice-over actors belong to both unions, so the SAG contract breakdown is not expected to have a major impact on game production.
tags: Deals | Video Game | Actors | SAG | Contracts |