SAG-AFTRA leaders are beginning the process of selling their new studio contract to the membership, amid lingering concerns about artificial intelligence and the merger of two pension funds. The deal, unveiled on Monday, allows studios to use synthetic performers only if they bring “significant additional value” to a project. It also requires studios to notify […]

The SAG-AFTRA board on Monday approved its four-year contract with the major studios, which includes a plan to merge the union’s two pension funds on Jan. 1, 2028. The board voted 89% in favor of recommending the deal, which now goes to the membership for a ratification vote. The pension merger has been a source […]

Three years after a crippling strike by the writers and actors, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has already wrapped up deals with both unions, ahead of schedule and with no drama. On Monday, the studio alliance will try to make it 3-for-3 as it sits down with the Directors Guild of America, […]