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Talks between\u00a0SAG-AFTRA\u00a0and the major studios have broken down, as the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said Wednesday that the gap between the sides is \u201ctoo great.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement to members after midnight, the union accused the studios of engaging in \u201cbully tactics,\u201d and said that the studios had walked away from the bargaining table after refusing to counter the union\u2019s latest offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The union expressed \u201cprofound disappointment\u201d with the latest development, and urged members to show up at picket lines to express their solidarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The key stumbling block is a union proposal to share in streaming revenue, which the\u00a0AMPTP\u00a0says would cost $800 million a year. SAG-AFTRA said that figure was exaggerated by 60%, and that its proposal would cost the streaming platforms 57 cents per subscriber per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have negotiated with them in good faith, despite the fact that last week they presented an offer that was, shockingly, worth less than they proposed before the strike began,\u201d SAG-AFTRA told the membership. \u201cThese companies refuse to protect performers from being replaced by AI, they refuse to increase your wages to keep up with inflation, and they refuse to share a tiny portion of the immense revenue YOUR work generates for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SAG-AFTRA wants a share of streaming revenue for all union-covered shows \u2014 both made-for-streaming and films and TV shows licensed from other platforms \u2014 which would go well beyond the success-based bonus won by the Writers Guild of America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSAG-AFTRA\u2019s current offer included what it characterized as a viewership bonus that, by itself, would cost more than $800 million per year \u2013 which would create an untenable economic burden,\u201d the studio group\u00a0said in a statement. \u201cSAG-AFTRA presented few, if any, moves on the numerous remaining open items.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In its email, however, the union said it had made a \u201cbig, meaningful\u201d counters and had completely transformed the revenue share proposal. SAG-AFTRA accused the studios of putting out misleading information in an effort to weaken the resolve of the membership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe companies are using the same failed strategy they tried to inflict on the\u00a0WGA\u00a0\u2013 putting out misleading information in an attempt to fool our members into abandoning our solidarity and putting pressure on our negotiators,\u201d the union said. \u201cBut, just like the writers, our members are smarter than that and will not be fooled.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SAG-AFTRA is also seeking an 11% increase in minimum rates to keep pace with inflation. The AMPTP is offering the same deal it gave the WGA and the Directors Guild of America \u2014 5%, followed by increases of 4% and 3.5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The studios presented their latest offer on Wednesday. In the statement, the AMPTP said, \u201cAfter meaningful conversations, it is clear that the gap between the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA is too great, and conversations are no longer moving us in a productive direction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe hope that SAG-AFTRA will reconsider and return to productive negotiations soon,\u201d the AMPTP said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The AMPTP also spelled out the details of its most recent offer, including increases in rates for guest stars, higher pension and health contribution caps, and agreement to most of the union\u2019s demands on self-taped auditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The AMPTP also said it has agreed to require consent for the use of artificial intelligence, both for principal and background actors. The union has also sought to require union sign-off on any use of AI, as well as a prohibition on AI training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SAG-AFTRA argued that the AMPTP statement was misleading on AI, and said that the studios are still demanding \u201c\u2018consent\u2019 on the first day of employment for use of a performer\u2019s digital replica for an entire cinematic universe (or any franchise project).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The studio group also released point-by-point details of its proposal to the WGA when talks with that guild broke down in mid-August. That move was widely seen as an effort to go around the leadership and speak directly to WGA members, in hopes that they would put pressure on the leaders to come to a deal. It took a month for the two sides to return to bargaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The actors strike is now in its 90th day, and is approaching the duration of the 1980 SAG strike, which lasted 95 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A group of CEOs \u2014 Disney\u2019s Bob Iger, David Zaslav of Warner Bros. Discovery, Donna Langley of NBCUniversal, and Ted Sarandos of Netflix \u2014 began meeting with the actors\u2019 union for the first time last week. The group has been meeting with SAG-AFTRA negotiators at the union\u2019s mid-Wilshire headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Langley appeared on Thursday evening at the Bloomberg Screentime conference, where she gave a brief update on the SAG-AFTRA talks. She gave no hint of the looming breakdown in talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been spending time with the actors and we want to spend as much time as it takes until we can reach a resolution and get the industry back on its feet and back to work,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, the DGA sent a message to its members on Wednesday defending its own deal, which was reached in June. The DGA has faced renewed criticism for not taking a harder line in its negotiations, especially from writer-directors who feel the guild should have joined the WGA on the picket lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The DGA told members it is \u201cextremely proud\u201d of its agreement, which includes an increase in foreign residuals, a second cut for TV directors, and an extra shoot day for directors of one-hour shows on streaming and pay TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The WGA voted 99% in favour of ratifying its new agreement on Monday, officially ending one of the longest labour disputes in that guild\u2019s history. The union won a bonus for writers of top-performing made-for-streaming shows, as well as minimum staffing levels in TV and a guaranteed rewrite for feature writers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chris Keyser, the co-chair of the WGA negotiating committee, released a video on Wednesday, in which he urged members to contribute to strike relief funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe long tail of these two strikes will cause suffering for months to come,\u201d Keyser said. \u201cLet us bind up the wounds of this summer and put people back on their feet and this business back to work.\u201d<\/p>\n \n
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