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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | DIGITAL MEDIA LAW JANUARY 31, 2010 SAG Moves towards Joint Bargaining with AFTRA The SAG National Board yesterday passed a resolution, by a surprising 82% to 18% vote, directing the guild’s president and National Executive Director to “seek engagement with AFTRA in a joint bargaining agreement for negotiation of the Television/Theatrical Contract,” as quoted in a SAG press release. | | | | | | | DIGITAL MEDIA LAW SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 Basic Cable Clarification & Details My take on this was based on a misreading of a SAG press release from 11 days ago. The actual language in the release was: The Basic Cable Live Action, Basic Cable Animation and TV Animation contracts negotiations with producers are tentatively scheduled to begin November 7, 2010. And watch for my new book “Hollywood on Strike!,” | DIGITAL MEDIA LAW JUNE 9, 2009 SAG TV/Theatrical Contract Ratified Overwhelmingly, 78%-22% Below are press releases from SAG, AFTRA and the AMPTP. ——————— Subscribe to my blog ( jhandel.com ) for more about SAG, or digital media law generally. Variety first reported the story, prior to the guild's announcement, with a 1% difference in the numbers. In NY, it was 86% to 14%, and in the regions it was 89% to 11%. percent to 29.30 | DIGITAL MEDIA LAW APRIL 20, 2009 SAG Board Approves Studio Deal Details and analysis of the deal are available here , and below are press releases from SAG, AFTRA (a rival actors union) and the AMPTP (the alliance representing the studios). Voting on party lines, a sharply divided SAG board approved the tentative deal with the studios yesterday by a vote of about 53% to 47%. percent to 46.62 | DIGITAL MEDIA LAW APRIL 17, 2009 SAG Stalemate Update Causing the stalemate is the issue of contract expiration date rather than new media; there’s talk of a trade-off between this issue and the (unrelated) SAG demand for force majeure payments per the previous SAG agreement. The Screen Actors Guild stalemate grinds on. m skeptical, but you never know. | | | | | | | | |
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