SAGWatch

The Wrap says it’s a done deal. Comcast denies it.

The nets are calling it a plus, but is it? Time shifted viewing via TIVO and other DVRs is an increasing piece of the viewership pie.
The good news is, it means more people are watching a variety of shows, many of them dramas. The bad news is, it means prime time schedules are out the [...]

It’s one less major place for original programming. Fox, which owns MyNetwork, has officially dropped the former net from the Nielsens, and is going to off-real-net programming, plus WWE wrestling.

The Writers Guild East has announced the signing of 11 made for the net productions.
This does not mean that just because the writers are union even if the productions are below the $15,000 per minute, $300,000 per episode, $500,000 per series threshold, they would necessarily have to be union for all actors. The “one [...]

Screen Actors Guild Declares October
“Diversity Awareness Month”
Month to Feature Special Events, Release of Diversity Casting Reports
Los Angeles (September 29, 2009) — Screen Actors Guild announced today that it has declared October “Diversity Awareness Month.” For decades, SAG has been a leader in advocating diverse hiring of underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, women, seniors, LGBT [...]

Variety, sucking thumbs, says after the elections, SAG and AFTRA are “more united” and more likely to go into joint negotiations.
Premature, I’d guess, but the spirit’s right.