SAG-AFTRA Health Plan Expands Open Enrollment Outreach Efforts As Benefit Changes Loom

rescheduled for March 14.SAG-AFTRA represents approximately 160,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other media professionals, according to its member site.“After thoughtful conversations with health experts, our host and artists scheduled to appear, we are rescheduling ‘The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards’ to be broadcast Sunday, March 14, 2021.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeNow that the Recording Academy and CBS have moved this year’s Grammy Awards telecast to March 14, that puts it in competition with the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards — and SAG-AFTRA is not happy with the news.The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the shuffling of most dates this awards season, and as the Oscars and Golden Globes pushed their 2021 ceremonies into the spring, so did the SAG Awards, which announced the revised March ceremony date on July

Today, the Recording Academy and CBS announced that, due to the current surge of coronavirus cases, the 63rd Grammy Awards, which had been scheduled for Jan. 31, will move to Sunday, March 14.

Netflix has ordered a sequel for We Can Be Heroes, the adventure offshoot movie from The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl franchise.

SAG-AFTRA, the Joint Policy Committee and the Producers Guild of America on Sunday recommended a "temporary hold on in-person production" amid the pandemic.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterAmid surging COVID-19 cases in Southern California following the holidays, SAG-AFTRA, the Producers Guild of America and the Joint Policy Committee are together recommending a “temporary hold on in-person production in Southern California.” Together, the organizations represent thousands of actors, producers, commercial advertisers and ad agencies.“Southern California hospitals are facing a crisis the likes of which we have never seen before,” said SAG-AFTRA president

direct to your inboxChanges are set to come into force as the Brexit transition period ends.The end of the UK's exit from the European Union will be at 11pm on December 31 as the UK will leave the single market and customs union.A post-Brexit trade deal was agreed between the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Union on December 24, four years after the country voted to leave the EU in the referedum.MPs and peers approved the trade deal following just one day of debate in both Houses

Wanderers on a season-long loan deal from Championship side Luton Town over the summer. Since his move, Kioso has established himself in the League Two side's starting XI and has become Ian Evatt's first choice selection at right wing-back.

Andy Whyment has enjoyed a soapy soak as he refused to let his cancelled holiday dampen his spirits.The Coronation Street legend and his wife Nichola were due to enjoy an incredible trip to Cape Verde as they planned to end a tough year in style.They had their sunshine break to the west African country planned for ages – but Covid-19 put a halt on their plans away.The couple still have the time off of course, so decided to put it to good use.They jumped into their garden hot tub with some beers

SAG-AFTRA leaders told their members tonight that “most entertainment productions will remain on hiatus until the second or third week of January, if not later.” The update comes the day after the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health urged the film and TV industry to consider pausing production for a few weeks during the ongoing surge in coronavirus cases throughout the county.

First Minister acknowledged this festive season "would be like no other" due to on-going lockdown restrictions.But the SNP leader urged Scots to look to the future and hoped that by next year the country could be looking forward to a "much more normal celebration".Mainland Scotland will be placed in tier four of lockdown as Boxing Day, meaning overnight stays at Christmas have been cancelled for millions.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorSAG-AFTRA leaders have been grappling for months with the outcry from members over big changes and cuts to the union’s health care plan starting next year.But as 2020 draws to a close, Michael Estrada, CEO of the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan, has a simple message for the union’s 160,000-plus members: Those who are eligible should sign up online or by telephone for a plan by Dec. 31, or risk facing even higher prices and a lapse in coverage early next year.

Jess Wright has shared her disappointment with her fans that new Tier 4 restrictions means she’ll be unable to go on holiday to Dubai with her fiance, William Lee-Kemp. The Only Way is Essex star took to her Instagram stories to share her sadness with her 1.4 million fans.