It's Official! Studios & SAG-AFTRA Confirm New Deal
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Key Points:
- SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have reached a tentative new contract agreement covering motion pictures, scripted TV, streaming, and new media, pending a vote by the guild’s 160,000 members.
- The agreement includes AI protections, a four-year contract term, and a significant increase in the guild’s pension fund, similar to recent concessions made by the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
- Negotiations, which began in February and paused in March for the WGA talks, resumed in late April and concluded in early May, with the deal now under review by SAG-AFTRA’s national board.
- The deal follows the WGA’s recent contract, which also featured multi-million dollar contributions to healthcare and AI guardrails, reflecting ongoing industry efforts to address new technology and labor benefits.
- The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is next to negotiate with the AMPTP, with talks scheduled to begin May 11.
