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SAG-AFTRA Members Give Near-Unanimous Approval to New TV Animation Contract
2023 was a labor-heavy year for the entertainment industry thanks to the Hollywood strikes. While actors, writers, and directors now have new deals, other parts of the industry are still working to ensure better conditions and AI safeguards. Late Friday night, it was revealed SAG-AFTRA members have fully ratified a new three-year contract for TV…
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Disney Loves a Reboot, but the Daredevil Crew Isn’t Keeping the Mask On
Did you know that if you just slightly rename a show, it’s still considered a totally new show, and the production company gets to renegotiate contracts? Usually crew members who are with IATSE get full benefits, including vacation, after a show hits its third season. Disney is particularly good at this—and previous reports have seen…
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SAG-AFTRA Agrees to Federal Mediation, But Not to an Extension
As strike talk in Hollywood heats up, entertainment industry publications like Variety and Deadline are running multiple stories about the WGA, SAG-AFTRA, DGA, and the AMPTP every day. And, as a result of aggregating such articles, so are many other sites, including io9. But many of the trades’ sources have their own agendas when it…
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Hollywood’s IATSE Votes to Ratify Its New Contract, But Controversy Remains
After simmering tensions between studios and one of the biggest unions in the industry that threatened potential strike action last month, IATSE has ratified a new union contract after months of negotiations. But the vote also exposes just how divided IATSE’s members were over the new deal, which critics say doesn’t go far enough in…