“A decade after a hundred-day writers’ strike shook the industry in a dispute over webisodes and over internet platforms that didn’t exist yet — and a half-decade since Netflix began its meteoric rise — SAG-AFTRA has signed an agreement with […]
In a ruling that could change the workplace status of people across the state, the California Supreme Court made it harder in late April for employers to classify their workers as independent contractors, write Maura Dolan and Andrew Khouri in the ‘Los Angeles Times.’ […]
International President Matt Loeb told delegates gathered at the union’s District 2 Convention in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 9, that he was not afraid to get tough when contract negotiations with the producers resume in the coming weeks. […]
The American Cinema Editors’ Best Practices Guide is a reference for Editors regarding the ideal setup and operation of a post-production department. The contents are based on a comprehensive survey conducted by ACE in the summer of […]
The country’s largest actors’ union has reached an agreement with television networks to eliminate the so-called casting couch in an effort to address sexual harassment in the industry. SAG-AFTRA announced its agreement with broadcast networks […]
John Lasseter, the co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios and the Walt Disney Company’s animation chief, will step down at the end of the year after acknowledging “missteps” in his behaviour with staff members. Disney announced on Friday that […]
Negotiations are underway for SAG-AFTRA’s Network Code, which generates more than $200 million a year in earnings for members working on a wide range of non-primetime and syndicated shows including soap operas, game shows […]
The flop of the Central New York Film Hub, built by frequent and generous donors to Governor Andrew Cuomo who are facing federal corruption charges, had been presaged almost since its announcement in 2014, when the governor wondered aloud […]
Sources say the network won’t be able to invoke the force majeure clause, which allows producers to cancel contracts due to unforeseen, catastrophic events. ABC brass will have to make some tough choices about whether and how to compensate […]
Harvey Weinstein was arrested by New York City detectives on Friday on charges that he raped one woman and forced another to perform oral sex on him. Around 7:30 a.m., he walked glumly into a police station house in Lower Manhattan, flanked by […]
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