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Though it gets less play than the stalled SAG TV/theatrical talks , SAG and AFTRA have been jointly negotiating for several weeks with the advertising industry over the commercials contract. Now, after industry statements that the negotiations had been going reasonably well, the talks seem to have hit a snag, and the unions may seek a strike authorization vote from their members, reports The Wrap. That report cautions that the leaks may be just a negotiating ploy. MORE
Lowell Peterson also confirms that there is no date set for negotiations. See The Hollywood Reporter exclusive. _. Watch for my new book “Hollywood on Strike!,” due out next month. Subscribe to my blog ( jhandel.com ) for more about entertainment law and digital media law. Check out my residuals chart there too. Go to the blog itself to subscribe via RSS or email. Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Forbes.com or Huffington Post articles. MORE
for a third, previously unannounced day of talks, said a source close to the negotiations. No other info was available on the progress of negotiations, but this is obviously a hopeful sign in a situation that's been largely devoid of them until the last 30 days. SAG and the AMPTP ended their second day of talks at about 10:00 p.m. this evening (Weds.), but will resume tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. MORE
An exclusive look inside the bargaining room of last Sunday's deal that insiders say went right down to the wire. Details in my Hollywood Reporter piece. -. Watch for my new book “Hollywood on Strike!,” due out next month. Subscribe to my blog ( jhandel.com ) for more about entertainment law and digital media law. Check out my residuals chart there too. Go to the blog itself to subscribe via RSS or email. MORE
I have only read the press release, not seen it in action, but this sounds interesting: Neota Logic , developer of an AI automation platform, and LawGeex , an AI contract review platform, have partnered to automate a step in contract negotiations. For anything more substantive, this would be only a step in the continuing negotiation process. MORE
Effective negotiation and deal making often require more than selling to the highest bidder. You’re not looking for a love fest here; merely a path towards building trust over subsequent negotiations. Does aggressive negotiation help, hinder or have no effect on the next deal? MORE
The injunction is not intended to kill the documentary, but to save time, money and court resources while Franklin and 'Amazing Grace' producer Alan Elliot come to terms on a deal. read more. THR, Esq. Movies Movies THR Online MORE
On Friday night, Dave McNary reported in Variety that after three months of unproductive negotiations and just days before the current contract expires, the US government is set to mediate negotiations between the WGA, the networks and the studios. MORE
While all of these elements were contributing factors, there’s no doubt that the addition of studio principals to the negotiations made all the difference. Their goal is to “negotiate” deals with unions on behalf of their clients – the studios. MORE
A lawsuit to be filed this morning by Screen Actors Guild president Alan Rosenberg against his own union has blocked scheduled negotiations between the Guild and the studio alliance, or AMPTP. The development marks a stunning turn in a SAG negotiating cycle that has moved so far beyond bizarre in the last 12 months that words seem inadequate. Thus, if granted, the order would (among other things) apparently reinstate Allen and the previous negotiating team. MORE
Effective negotiation and deal making often require more than selling to the highest bidder. You’re not looking for a love fest here; merely a path towards building trust over subsequent negotiations. Does aggressive negotiation help, hinder or have no effect on the next deal? MORE
The action comes just as AT&T is to submit its $85 billion proposed acquisition of Time Warner to regulators. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Business THR Online MORE
Effective negotiation and deal making often require more than selling to the highest bidder. You’re not looking for a love fest here; merely a path towards building trust over subsequent negotiations. Does aggressive negotiation help, hinder or have no effect on the next deal? MORE
A literary agent recently lied to me during a negotiation. Anyone who negotiates for a living; indeed, anyone with any meaningful time in the business might find that unremarkable. Negotiations continued over several days and Agent agreed to the new terms subject to Writer’s approval. MORE
Talks on the agreement, which covers daytime and syndicated programs, are likely to be smooth read more. The Business AMPTP THR Online THR, Esq. Television SAG-AFTRA Labor Business MORE
By Eriq Gardner If and when it ever gets officially announced, NBC's settlement with Conan O'Brien will go down as one of the strangest in Hollywood dealmaking history. Forget the size of the reported $40 million-or-so payment, which could approach. MORE
There’s nothing new about lying during negotiations. Then as now, negotiating is nothing less than a confrontational (and largely, animal instinct-driven) struggle for limited resources. MORE
The media regulatory agency is signaling a more hands-on approach in favor of telcos, says one analyst. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Business THR Online MORE
It seems they're teaching negotiating skills. I think they apply equally well to the art of negotiating deals in show business. ” Negotiations always start with an ask. Their wants and needs are the other moving parts in the negotiation. MORE
Why you need an entertainment attorney to help negotiate your television acting deals. By negotiating the actors' fees before the show is actor even auditions (“tests”) for the role, the Producer avoids being “held up” for greater compensation once it's clear the actor is wanted for the show. Typical Points of negotiation in a Test Option. Credit negotiations can often occupy the bulk of the negotiating time. MORE
One of the issues in the impasse between the Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers is the Force Majeure Clause. Backstage magazine has A good piece by Armin Shimerman on Force Majeure. The article explains the current Force majeure clause, the issue between the parties and the consquences of its application and enforcement. MORE
On Friday night, Dave McNary reported in Variety that after three months of unproductive negotiations and just days before the current contract expires, the US government is set to mediate negotiations between the WGA, the networks and the studios. MORE
On Friday night, Dave McNary reported in Variety that after three months of unproductive negotiations and just days before the current contract expires, the US government is set to mediate negotiations between the WGA, the networks and the studios. MORE
The Directors Guild announced on its website today that it will begin negotiations with the AMPTP (studio alliance) in mid-November, which is immediately after the scheduled end of 45 days of negotiation between the AMPTP and SAG (Screen Actors Guild) & AFTRA (a smaller performers union). The DGA contract (like those of SAG, AFTRA and the WGA) expires in mid-2011, but the DGA always negotiates early. MORE
There’s nothing new about lying during negotiations. Then as now, negotiating is nothing less than a confrontational (and largely, animal instinct-driven) struggle for limited resources. MORE
The guild’s role in New Zealand dispute had been previously unknown. For details, see my THR piece. -. Watch for my new book “Hollywood on Strike!,” due out next month. Subscribe to my blog ( jhandel.com ) for more about entertainment law and digital media law. Check out my residuals chart there too. Go to the blog itself to subscribe via RSS or email. Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Forbes.com or Huffington Post articles. MORE
Teresa Scassa, University of Ottawa, Common Law Section, is publishing Navigating Legal Rights in Spatial Media in Understanding Spatial Media (Kitchin, Lauriault, & Wilson, eds., Sage Publishing, 2016). Here is the abstract. The collection or generation of spatial data is MORE
EU Data Protection/Safe Harbor Negotiation at 19 Journal of Internet Law 1 (2015). Richard J. Peltz-Steele, University of Massachusetts School of Law, Dartmouth, has published The Pond Betwixt: Differences in the U.S.-EU MORE
For the latest on the Hobbit controversy, see [link] and [link]. For details of the WGA's priorities in its upcoming (though as yet unscheduled) contract talks, see [link]. -. Watch for my new book “Hollywood on Strike!,” due out next month. Subscribe to my blog ( jhandel.com ) for more about entertainment law and digital media law. Check out my residuals chart there too. Go to the blog itself to subscribe via RSS or email. MORE
SAG-AFTRA and the advertising industry have agreed to postpone their previously-scheduled early negotiations of the union’s commercials agreement, the union announced Saturday. MORE
So there’s a lot of negotiations going on." Susan Estrich reveals talks are ongoing for the mogul's role at the network he founded and that "exit agreements can take all kinds of different forms, including agreements that provide for continuing roles. read more. THR, Esq. THR, Esq. MORE
There’s nothing new about lying during negotiations. Then as now, negotiating is nothing less than a confrontational (and largely, animal instinct-driven) struggle for limited resources. MORE
Effective negotiation and deal making often require more than selling to the highest bidder. You’re not looking for a love fest here; merely a path towards building trust over subsequent negotiations. Does aggressive negotiation help, hinder or have no effect on the next deal? MORE
Carol Pauli, Texas A&M University School of Law, is publishing Enemy of the People: Negotiating News at the White House in the Ohio State Journal of Dispute Resolution. MORE
Effective negotiation and deal making often require more than selling to the highest bidder. You’re not looking for a love fest here; merely a path towards building trust over subsequent negotiations. Does aggressive negotiation help, hinder or have no effect on the next deal? MORE
The SAG and AFTRA Commercials Contracts will be bargained under the terms of the Phase One Agreement that applies to the Commercials Contracts negotiations only. Negotiations are scheduled to commence on February 23 in New York. ——————— Subscribe to my blog ( jhandel.com ) for more about Hollywood Labor, or digital media law. The SAG-AFTRA commercials contract seems to be suffering little of the turbulence afflicting the long-expired SAG TV/theatrical contract. So far anyway. MORE
Negotiations between television channels/networks and pay TV operators are a breed apart. But the critical factor that sets these negotiations apart is the actual regulation of the negotiations under three main categories of rules. Broadcasters may invoke “Must Carry” status or seek to negotiate terms for “retransmission” under FCC rules requiring “good faith” negotiations. The stakes are high and the consequence of failure – a “dark” screen – is all too public. MORE
AFTRA’s negotiations with the networks and television producers resume this week and the big issue, according to a source close to the process, is the same one that’s bedeviled Hollywood labor for the past several years: health and retirement. Negotiations began November 7 under a press blackout, but haven’t produced a deal yet. MORE
An AMPTP (studio alliance) spokesman confirmed to me today that negotiations between the studios and SAG are still on for next Tuesday and Wednesday, as previously announced , despite a threat from SAG President Alan Rosenberg’s lawyers that any deal reached would be null, void and not binding on SAG members. To date, the suit has gotten no traction, with a judge denying the plaintiffs’ request for an injunction that would have prevented the negotiations. MORE
By Matthew Belloni EXCLUSIVE: As the Walt Disney Co.'s s dumping sale of its Miramax specialty division slogs along as slowly as.well, as slowly as the average Miramax movie, we've been asked repeatedly which lawyers are repping the deal. Nobody's commenting, Tags: Corporate MORE
Effective negotiation and deal making often require more than selling to the highest bidder. You’re not looking for a love fest here; merely a path towards building trust over subsequent negotiations. Does aggressive negotiation help, hinder or have no effect on the next deal? MORE
While all of these elements were contributing factors, there’s no doubt that the addition of studio principals to the negotiations made all the difference. Their goal is to “negotiate” deals with unions on behalf of their clients – the studios. MORE
While all of these elements were contributing factors, there’s no doubt that the addition of studio principals to the negotiations made all the difference. Their goal is to “negotiate” deals with unions on behalf of their clients – the studios. MORE
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OCTOBER 30, 2010
Effective negotiation and deal making often require more than selling to the highest bidder. You’re not looking for a love fest here; merely a path towards building trust over subsequent negotiations. Does aggressive negotiation help, hinder or have no effect on the next deal?
DealFatigue
OCTOBER 31, 2009
Effective negotiation and deal making often require more than selling to the highest bidder. You’re not looking for a love fest here; merely a path towards building trust over subsequent negotiations. Does aggressive negotiation help, hinder or have no effect on the next deal?
DealFatigue
OCTOBER 30, 2010
Effective negotiation and deal making often require more than selling to the highest bidder. You’re not looking for a love fest here; merely a path towards building trust over subsequent negotiations. Does aggressive negotiation help, hinder or have no effect on the next deal?
DealFatigue
OCTOBER 30, 2010
Effective negotiation and deal making often require more than selling to the highest bidder. You’re not looking for a love fest here; merely a path towards building trust over subsequent negotiations. Does aggressive negotiation help, hinder or have no effect on the next deal?
DealFatigue
OCTOBER 31, 2009
Effective negotiation and deal making often require more than selling to the highest bidder. You’re not looking for a love fest here; merely a path towards building trust over subsequent negotiations. Does aggressive negotiation help, hinder or have no effect on the next deal?
DealFatigue
OCTOBER 31, 2009
Effective negotiation and deal making often require more than selling to the highest bidder. You’re not looking for a love fest here; merely a path towards building trust over subsequent negotiations. Does aggressive negotiation help, hinder or have no effect on the next deal?
DealFatigue
JULY 31, 2008
There’s nothing new about lying during negotiations. Then as now, negotiating is nothing less than a confrontational (and largely, animal instinct-driven) struggle for limited resources.
Digital Media Law
JULY 21, 2012
SAG-AFTRA and the advertising industry have agreed to postpone their previously-scheduled early negotiations of the union’s commercials agreement, the union announced Saturday.
DealFatigue
OCTOBER 28, 2007
On Friday night, Dave McNary reported in Variety that after three months of unproductive negotiations and just days before the current contract expires, the US government is set to mediate negotiations between the WGA, the networks and the studios.
DealFatigue
OCTOBER 28, 2007
On Friday night, Dave McNary reported in Variety that after three months of unproductive negotiations and just days before the current contract expires, the US government is set to mediate negotiations between the WGA, the networks and the studios.
DealFatigue
OCTOBER 28, 2007
On Friday night, Dave McNary reported in Variety that after three months of unproductive negotiations and just days before the current contract expires, the US government is set to mediate negotiations between the WGA, the networks and the studios.
Digital Media Law
MARCH 17, 2009
Though it gets less play than the stalled SAG TV/theatrical talks , SAG and AFTRA have been jointly negotiating for several weeks with the advertising industry over the commercials contract. Now, after industry statements that the negotiations had been going reasonably well, the talks seem to have hit a snag, and the unions may seek a strike authorization vote from their members, reports The Wrap. That report cautions that the leaks may be just a negotiating ploy.
Gordon P. Firemark
JANUARY 22, 2014
It seems they're teaching negotiating skills. I think they apply equally well to the art of negotiating deals in show business. ” Negotiations always start with an ask. Their wants and needs are the other moving parts in the negotiation.
DealFatigue
JULY 31, 2008
There’s nothing new about lying during negotiations. Then as now, negotiating is nothing less than a confrontational (and largely, animal instinct-driven) struggle for limited resources.
DealFatigue
JULY 31, 2008
There’s nothing new about lying during negotiations. Then as now, negotiating is nothing less than a confrontational (and largely, animal instinct-driven) struggle for limited resources.
Gordon P. Firemark
JANUARY 28, 2013
Why you need an entertainment attorney to help negotiate your television acting deals. By negotiating the actors' fees before the show is actor even auditions (“tests”) for the role, the Producer avoids being “held up” for greater compensation once it's clear the actor is wanted for the show. Typical Points of negotiation in a Test Option. Credit negotiations can often occupy the bulk of the negotiating time.
Digital Media Law
FEBRUARY 7, 2009
The SAG and AFTRA Commercials Contracts will be bargained under the terms of the Phase One Agreement that applies to the Commercials Contracts negotiations only. Negotiations are scheduled to commence on February 23 in New York. ——————— Subscribe to my blog ( jhandel.com ) for more about Hollywood Labor, or digital media law. The SAG-AFTRA commercials contract seems to be suffering little of the turbulence afflicting the long-expired SAG TV/theatrical contract. So far anyway.
Digital Media Law
APRIL 28, 2010
The Directors Guild announced on its website today that it will begin negotiations with the AMPTP (studio alliance) in mid-November, which is immediately after the scheduled end of 45 days of negotiation between the AMPTP and SAG (Screen Actors Guild) & AFTRA (a smaller performers union). The DGA contract (like those of SAG, AFTRA and the WGA) expires in mid-2011, but the DGA always negotiates early.
Media Law Prof Blog
AUGUST 17, 2017
Carol Pauli, Texas A&M University School of Law, is publishing Enemy of the People: Negotiating News at the White House in the Ohio State Journal of Dispute Resolution.
DealFatigue
MAY 30, 2007
A literary agent recently lied to me during a negotiation. Anyone who negotiates for a living; indeed, anyone with any meaningful time in the business might find that unremarkable. Negotiations continued over several days and Agent agreed to the new terms subject to Writer’s approval.
New Media and Technology Law
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
Negotiations between television channels/networks and pay TV operators are a breed apart. But the critical factor that sets these negotiations apart is the actual regulation of the negotiations under three main categories of rules. Broadcasters may invoke “Must Carry” status or seek to negotiate terms for “retransmission” under FCC rules requiring “good faith” negotiations. The stakes are high and the consequence of failure – a “dark” screen – is all too public.
Digital Media Law
JANUARY 19, 2011
Lowell Peterson also confirms that there is no date set for negotiations. See The Hollywood Reporter exclusive. _. Watch for my new book “Hollywood on Strike!,” due out next month. Subscribe to my blog ( jhandel.com ) for more about entertainment law and digital media law. Check out my residuals chart there too. Go to the blog itself to subscribe via RSS or email. Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Forbes.com or Huffington Post articles.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
Talks on the agreement, which covers daytime and syndicated programs, are likely to be smooth read more. The Business AMPTP THR Online THR, Esq. Television SAG-AFTRA Labor Business
DealFatigue
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
While all of these elements were contributing factors, there’s no doubt that the addition of studio principals to the negotiations made all the difference. Their goal is to “negotiate” deals with unions on behalf of their clients – the studios.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
MARCH 7, 2016
The injunction is not intended to kill the documentary, but to save time, money and court resources while Franklin and 'Amazing Grace' producer Alan Elliot come to terms on a deal. read more. THR, Esq. Movies Movies THR Online
Digital Media Law
DECEMBER 6, 2011
AFTRA’s negotiations with the networks and television producers resume this week and the big issue, according to a source close to the process, is the same one that’s bedeviled Hollywood labor for the past several years: health and retirement. Negotiations began November 7 under a press blackout, but haven’t produced a deal yet.
Gordon P. Firemark
FEBRUARY 18, 2009
One of the issues in the impasse between the Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers is the Force Majeure Clause. Backstage magazine has A good piece by Armin Shimerman on Force Majeure. The article explains the current Force majeure clause, the issue between the parties and the consquences of its application and enforcement.
DealFatigue
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
While all of these elements were contributing factors, there’s no doubt that the addition of studio principals to the negotiations made all the difference. Their goal is to “negotiate” deals with unions on behalf of their clients – the studios.
DealFatigue
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
While all of these elements were contributing factors, there’s no doubt that the addition of studio principals to the negotiations made all the difference. Their goal is to “negotiate” deals with unions on behalf of their clients – the studios.
Digital Media Law
OCTOBER 25, 2010
For the latest on the Hobbit controversy, see [link] and [link]. For details of the WGA's priorities in its upcoming (though as yet unscheduled) contract talks, see [link]. -. Watch for my new book “Hollywood on Strike!,” due out next month. Subscribe to my blog ( jhandel.com ) for more about entertainment law and digital media law. Check out my residuals chart there too. Go to the blog itself to subscribe via RSS or email.
Digital Media Law
OCTOBER 23, 2010
The guild’s role in New Zealand dispute had been previously unknown. For details, see my THR piece. -. Watch for my new book “Hollywood on Strike!,” due out next month. Subscribe to my blog ( jhandel.com ) for more about entertainment law and digital media law. Check out my residuals chart there too. Go to the blog itself to subscribe via RSS or email. Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Forbes.com or Huffington Post articles.
Digital Media Law
NOVEMBER 14, 2010
An exclusive look inside the bargaining room of last Sunday's deal that insiders say went right down to the wire. Details in my Hollywood Reporter piece. -. Watch for my new book “Hollywood on Strike!,” due out next month. Subscribe to my blog ( jhandel.com ) for more about entertainment law and digital media law. Check out my residuals chart there too. Go to the blog itself to subscribe via RSS or email.
Digital Media Law
FEBRUARY 18, 2009
for a third, previously unannounced day of talks, said a source close to the negotiations. No other info was available on the progress of negotiations, but this is obviously a hopeful sign in a situation that's been largely devoid of them until the last 30 days. SAG and the AMPTP ended their second day of talks at about 10:00 p.m. this evening (Weds.), but will resume tomorrow at 1:00 p.m.
Digital Media Law
FEBRUARY 11, 2009
An AMPTP (studio alliance) spokesman confirmed to me today that negotiations between the studios and SAG are still on for next Tuesday and Wednesday, as previously announced , despite a threat from SAG President Alan Rosenberg’s lawyers that any deal reached would be null, void and not binding on SAG members. To date, the suit has gotten no traction, with a judge denying the plaintiffs’ request for an injunction that would have prevented the negotiations.
Media Law
MAY 10, 2019
I have only read the press release, not seen it in action, but this sounds interesting: Neota Logic , developer of an AI automation platform, and LawGeex , an AI contract review platform, have partnered to automate a step in contract negotiations. For anything more substantive, this would be only a step in the continuing negotiation process.
Media Law Prof Blog
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
Teresa Scassa, University of Ottawa, Common Law Section, is publishing Navigating Legal Rights in Spatial Media in Understanding Spatial Media (Kitchin, Lauriault, & Wilson, eds., Sage Publishing, 2016). Here is the abstract. The collection or generation of spatial data is
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JULY 19, 2016
So there’s a lot of negotiations going on." Susan Estrich reveals talks are ongoing for the mogul's role at the network he founded and that "exit agreements can take all kinds of different forms, including agreements that provide for continuing roles. read more. THR, Esq. THR, Esq.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
The action comes just as AT&T is to submit its $85 billion proposed acquisition of Time Warner to regulators. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Business THR Online
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
APRIL 29, 2010
By Matthew Belloni EXCLUSIVE: As the Walt Disney Co.'s s dumping sale of its Miramax specialty division slogs along as slowly as.well, as slowly as the average Miramax movie, we've been asked repeatedly which lawyers are repping the deal. Nobody's commenting, Tags: Corporate
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JANUARY 19, 2010
By Eriq Gardner If and when it ever gets officially announced, NBC's settlement with Conan O'Brien will go down as one of the strangest in Hollywood dealmaking history. Forget the size of the reported $40 million-or-so payment, which could approach.
Media Law Prof Blog
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
EU Data Protection/Safe Harbor Negotiation at 19 Journal of Internet Law 1 (2015). Richard J. Peltz-Steele, University of Massachusetts School of Law, Dartmouth, has published The Pond Betwixt: Differences in the U.S.-EU
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
The media regulatory agency is signaling a more hands-on approach in favor of telcos, says one analyst. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Business THR Online
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