SAG Continues Anti-AFTRA Campaign
SAG held a Town Hall meeting in Hollywood for its members to explain to them about the flaws in the new tentative deal between the AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television producers. SAG handed out a fact sheet that tells of the many issues with the AFTRA's agreement, including allegations that AFTRA gave up "significant jurisdiction" and residuals in online media.
"AFTRA's tentative deal does not secure adequate residuals for television shows that stream over the Internet on an advertiser-supported platform," SAG said. "This is a huge problem for SAG members because the new-media platform could cannibalize some existing residuals models for both motion pictures and television when product moves to the Internet."
AFTRA defended its contract, which still needs its members approval, stating that their agreement "confirms the union's jurisdiction over programs made directly for new media and establishes a payment structure for the use of traditional programs reused in new media, building upon the patters of the DGA and WGA deals."
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