NEWS YOU CAN USE
A curated set of articles from your team at San Diego Media Pros to share pertinent information with you from the production world.
Can Hollywood Avoid a Strike This Time?
Contract negotiations for the industry’s top unions are around the corner, with the performers group SAG-AFTRA kicking off talks Feb. 9. The Writers Guild is in discussions to start its negotiations March 16, The Hollywood Reporter has learned, while the Directors Guild is looking at May 11.
SAG-AFTRA and Video Game Employers Reach Tentative Agreement on Interactive Media Contract
The biggest news in the gaming industry since the release of the Nintendo Switch 2! SAG-AFTRA and Video Game Employers Reach Tentative Agreement on Interactive Media Contract; National Board to Review
New California Freelancer Law Took Effect on January 1, 2025
More info about the Freelancer law.
SB-988 Freelance Worker Protection Act
For most of us, this new law slipped under the radar. But for freelancers and those hiring them, this is an important law to read.
Half of UK TV and film staff out of work a year on from Hollywood strikes, poll finds
Apparently our colleagues across the pond are not fairing well in this industry of ours
Some Actors Will Let AI Replicate Their Voices For Advertisements Under New Union Agreement
One year ago they were enemies. Not now.
IATSE Ratifies New 3-Year Deal With AMPTP
Done and done!
IATSE Reaches Tentative Agreement on Basic Agreement With Studios and Streamers
Perhaps a harbinger of a return to normal?
Film and TV production drops in Georgia as risk of new strike looms
Apparently it’s not just slow here.
IATSE, Teamsters & Hollywood Basic Crafts Begin Contract Talks With Studios: Here’s What To Expect
It’s like Groundhog Day all over again…
Below-the-line workers are sitting down with the Hollywood studios to begin talks for new film and TV contracts.
American Federation of Musicians Reaches Tentative Deal with AMPTP; Union Leaders Hail Pact as ‘Watershed Moment for Artists’
Here's something that is truly music to their ears.
BBC “Considering” Findings From Landmark Study That Trialled Eight-Hour Working Day In Film & TV Drama Production
We here in the States - and everywhere really - can thank our friends across the pond for giving use television and the World Wide Web. So is our next gift an 8-hour production day?
IATSE Forewarns Strike Authorization Vote Ahead Of March Negotiations: “Not Interested In Extending This Agreement”
July may seem a long way off, but for IATSE it’s just around the corner:
Comic-Con: Some Big Names To Sit Out Fan-Fest Amid Labor Unrest
San Diego's yearly big bay bonanza - Comic-Con - will be missing its big boats this year.