DGA On WGA Deal: “Now It’s Time For AMPTP To Get Back To Table With SAG-AFTRA”

As hundreds of thousands of Israeli troops mass on the border with Gaza today for a near certain ground invasion in response to murderous terrorist attacks that started on October 7, the striking Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has planted their flag in the dire situation.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The Hollywood unions issued a statement Friday calling on the major studios to resume bargaining with SAG-AFTRA, two days after talks with the actors union broke down. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said Wednesday that the gap between the two sides was “too great,” and that further negotiations would not be productive. SAG-AFTRA has been on strike for 92 days.

Netflix’s Ted Sarandos has claimed that SAG-AFTRA asked for a levy on every subscriber to streaming service, which led to the breakdown in talks to end the actors strike.

EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live will return with a lot of recognizable faces plus one new one.

SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, is attending New York Comic Con on Oct. 14 for the panel “AI in Entertainment: The Performer’s Perspective”.

the duo seemingly went public and Swift cheered on Travis and the Kansas City Chiefs as they played against the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium on September 24.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor AI, streaming residuals and minimum rate hikes will be among the key issues on the table when SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood’s largest employers sit down Monday for the first formal bargaining talks since the performers union went on strike July 14. SAG-AFTRA and negotiators for the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are expected to meet around midday at the union’s Miracle Mile headquarters at SAG-AFTRA Plaza. The talks follow the settlement the AMPTP reached last week with the Writers Guild of America after a 148-day strike.

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have made striking workers eligible for unemployment benefits.

Thania Garcia This particular Friday has been a long time coming for Becky G: Her third studio album, “Esquinas,” (“Corners”), finally sees its release via Kemosabe-RCA Records after living only as a concept in her mind for the last several years. It’s a truly intimate project. In it, the singer is overwhelmed with moments of gratitude, at other times with pride — whether that be for her dual heritage as a Mexican-American, or for her long-earned and winding ascent to the top.

The old song says it never rains in California. The same isn’t true for New York. SAG-AFTRA said today that it has canceled all pickets as a state of emergency was declared in the city amid heavy downpours that caused serious flooding and canceled some local events.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer The strike is over, but the fight is not yet won. On Wednesday, as the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike formally ended after 148 days, Variety spoke with newly elected WGA East president Lisa Takeuchi Cullen and WGA East executive director Lowell Peterson about the end of the work stoppage at the East coast guild’s membership meeting to discuss their tentative three-year MBA agreement with the Hollywood studios.

Meghan Markle is unlikely to ever return to the royal fold as Prince William and Kate Middleton make her "uncomfortable", says one royal expert.

EXCLUSIVES: The Joes are dusting off their sports kits for the first time in 13 years.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has taken a step toward what could be a major economic package to boost local film, TV and digital production.

This is Day 76 of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

EXCLUSIVE: “This strike was way too long, because the companies took so long to get serious,” WGA West President Meredith Stiehm declared tonight of the nearly 150 days the Writers Guild was out on the picket lines before a tentative agreement was reached on September 24.

After over three decades of marriage, it can be tough to keep the romantic spark alive, but one couple who have given their fans a masterclass in loved-up displays of affection are 22 Kids And Counting stars Sue and Noel Radford.The couple, who boast the title of being the parents to Britain’s Biggest Family, celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary on Tuesday 26 September, and marked the occasion with a lavish dinner at Lancaster’s number one restaurant. Opting for a fine dining experience with a unique French flair, the couple headed to Quite Simply French for a meal, with pricey main courses ranging from £21 to £42 a plate depending on which delicious option was ordered.

Cher and her boyfriend Alexander ‘AE’ Edwards are back together again! The pair had announced their split “a couple of weeks ago” but it seems they have decided to give love a second. The celebrity couple confirmed that they are dating again after being spotted on a double date with Colombian singer J Balvin and his girlfriend Valentina Ferrer.CHER’S FRIENDSHIP WITH TINA TURNER AMID HEALTH STRUGGLES: ‘SHE WAS SO STRONG’CHER DEFENDS 40-YEAR AGE GAP WITH NEW BOYFRIEND: ‘LOVE DOESN’T KNOW MATH’J BALVIN SURPRISES COLOMBIA WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM AFTER WIN IN AUSTRALIAThe 77-year-old music legend and the 37-year-old music executive wore matching all-black ensembles and were photographed holding hands outside a restaurant in Beverly Hills, California.

As the SAG-AFTRA strike clocked its 62nd day, and the WGA’s 135th, the former held a massive solidarity march today from Netflix HQ on Van Ness Blvd to the Melrose gates of Paramount to juice guilds’ spirits with the entertainment industry work stoppage running past Labor Day.

A bill that wouldmake striking workers in California eligible to receive unemployment benefits was approved on Wednesday by a 4-1 vote of the state Senate’sLabor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee. Senate Bill 799, which has already been passed by the state Assembly, now goes to a vote of the full Senate. If approved there, it will be up to Governor Gavin Newsom to either sign it into law or veto it. Last year, he vetoed 169 bills while signing nearly 1,000.