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John McVay, the boss of the UK TV producer trade body, has ignited a war of words with the British actors union as the pair prepare to thrash out a new deal that could be influenced by events Stateside.
Pact and Equity are sitting down over the coming months to negotiate and the union has similar demands to SAG-AFTRA, with Equity General Secretary Paul Fleming recently saying there could be industrial action in the UK in the next year, while he branded Pact the “AMPTP of the UK.”
Speaking to UK press at the unveiling of the Pact 2022 Census yesterday, McVay labeled Fleming’s comments “unhelpful.”
“We’re always in the room with the unions and guilds and we’re already in the room with Equity,” said McVay. “[Fleming’s comments] may have warmed the cockles of his union colleagues but we’re always trying to fix things and want to keep everyone working.”
McVay rubbished the idea of UK TV workers going on strike – branding any action “really bad for the most poorly-paid people” – while drawing a line between labor laws in the UK and U.S.
“The industrial relationship in America is completely different,” added McVay. “They have guillotine agreements and cliff edges whereas we have a constant dialogue, which is very British.”
In the UK, Equity is negotiating separate agreements with Pact, the BBC and ITV, with the union demanding a 15% rise in basic pay as well as provisions around AI and secondary payments, much like SAG. Deadline recently revealed Equity’s negotiations with ITV are in the best shape and will include AI provisions for the first time if rubberstamped.
McVay, whose body represents hundreds of UK indies of varying sizes, also took umbrage with Fleming’s AMPTP-Pact comparison, declaring: “None of my members are
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BreAnna Bell Sherri Shepherd attempts to clear any confusion regarding The “Sherri” show’s return amid the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in her Season 2 return on Monday. The actress and comedian opened the show addressing the controversy, telling viewers that the talk show is not in violation of the guild’s strike rules by returning despite other shows like “The Talk” and “The Drew Barrymore Show” going on pause shortly after announcing their returns.
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Due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, Anna Kendrick couldn’t make it to Friday’s TIFF world premiere of her feature directorial debut, Woman of the Hour.
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More than three months into the writers strike, Warner Bros. Television has moved in to suspend the remaining overall deals with some of its top creators. The list includes Greg Berlanti Productions, Bill Lawrence’s Doozer Productions, John Wells’ Productions and Mindy Kaling’s Kaling International, sources said. I hear the calls were made last night. JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot also is in the process of being notified, and Chuck Lorre Prods.’ pact had been previously suspended, I hear.
Dionne Warwick has called out “young man” Elon Musk following the changes he has made to Twitter (now known as X).The American singer shared her thoughts on the ever-changing social media platform in a new interview with People, and shared her annoyance with the radical stream of changes being implemented by the new owner.Now, it seems that not only is she not enthusiastic about the restructuring of the app since the Tesla CEO came to own the platform, but is wanting to meet with him directly to ask about his logic behind some of the changes.“I have yet to speak to that young man and I intend to because I am not quite sure what he’s doing or if he knows what he’s doing,” she told the outlet when asked about her thoughts on Musk.
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