SAG-AFTRA Board Approves New Agreement With AMPTP Limiting Exclusivity in TV Contracts
thewrap.comother children’s programs.” The limitations do not apply to adult programs and cease when the minor reaches 18.“This negotiation reflects a healthier collaboration between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP in the interdependent relationship we share.
The AMPTP was motivated to come to the table and improve a contract that has hindered our members for years. I want to thank the negotiating committee and our members for their participation and activism on this issue, especially the Series Regulars who came and testified, wrote op-eds, and stood with us in the room during the negotiation.
I particularly want to applaud Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and Ray Rodriguez for leading these negotiations,” SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said in part.Earlier this month, SAG-AFTRA National Board overwhelmingly approved its new bargaining agreement with Netflix.
As part of that agreement, Netflix will join the bargaining unit run by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers after quietly joining the organization last year, and all future contract negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and Netflix will be done concurrently with AMPTP talks.Among the gains won by SAG-AFTRA are new exclusivity rules for series regulars on Netflix shows that give actors more flexibility to sign on to projects from other studios.
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