By David Robb
08.03.2020 - 00:11 / variety.com
Leaders of the Directors Guild of America have approved a three-year successor deal to the DGA master contract, triggering a ratification vote by the 18,000 members.
The DGA national board announced Saturday that it had approved the deal unanimously. The guild revealed that the agreement includes a significant increase in residuals for high-budget streaming content, pension, wages and TV creative rights.
“The future is what drives us, and that’s what you see in this agreement. As the streaming
By David Robb
Leaders of the Directors Guild of America have told the 18,000 DGA members that they are working on a variety of initiatives amid the coronavirus crisis, such as financial relief legislation and speeding up residual payments.
By David Robb
**SPOILER ALERT**
In response to the coronavirus outbreak, the 31st annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City have been canceled, the media advocacy organization announced Wednesday. The event was scheduled to take place on March 19.
The Directors Guild of America has announced it has cancelled non-critical group meetings and will limit or cancel future events due to the coronavirus epidemic.
By Dino-Ray Ramos
The GLAAD Media Awards in New York on March 16 have been cancelled.
The GLAAD Media Awards in New York on March 16 have been cancelled.
The Directors Guild of America’s board of directors unanimously approved a new three-year agreement reached several days earlier with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television producers, the DGA announced Saturday. The new pact features what the union described as "a nearly 50 percent increase in residuals" for work on streaming video platforms such as Netflix and Disney+, as well as healthy compensation gains that effectively equal or exceed three percent per year.
By David Robb
It's out next month
Having tackled homelessness, drug addiction, failing social services and other woes plaguing the working class, it was only a matter of time before social realist British writer-director team Paul Laverty and Ken Loach took on the gig economy.
By David Robb
The Directors Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have agreed on a successor deal to the DGA master contract.
After building up a local following, Megan Thee Stallion signed to Houston indie label 1501 Certified Entertainment in early 2018. Although the rapper entered into an agreement with 300 Entertainment later that year, her original deal appears to remain intact. Over the weekend, Megan claimed that 1501 is blocking her from releasing new music after she reached out to renegotiate her contract.