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	<title>SAGWatch - Observing the Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA &#187; Basic Cable</title>
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		<title>SAG Sets Hollywood Basic Cable W&amp;Ws</title>
		<link>http://www.sagwatch.net/2010/07/sag-sets-hollywood-basic-cable-wws/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sagwatch.net/2010/07/sag-sets-hollywood-basic-cable-wws/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two sessions have been announced for Hollywood members. When: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 W&#38;W Caucus 1: 2–5 p.m. W&#38;W Caucus 2: 6–9 p.m. Where: Screen Actors Guild James Cagney Board Room, ground floor 5757 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA  90036 *Parking will be validated Performers who work this agreement and who are not located in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hulu Making Money? Pay Service May Add CBS, Viacom</title>
		<link>http://www.sagwatch.net/2010/06/hulu-pay-service-may-add-cbs-viacom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sagwatch.net/2010/06/hulu-pay-service-may-add-cbs-viacom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WW</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hulu Plus is supposed to be its name, and no launch date is set. But the dealmakers seem to be at work. But the even more interesting stuff is buried in the Bloomberg story. Hulu CEO Jason Kilar has said the site’s ad-supported model is profitable on a cash-flow basis. The website garnered $52.4 million [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Should We Care About the (now resolved) Time Warner &#8211; Fox Dispute?- updated</title>
		<link>http://www.sagwatch.net/2010/01/should-we-care-about-the-time-warner-fox-dispute/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sagwatch.net/2010/01/should-we-care-about-the-time-warner-fox-dispute/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Cable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exhibit A - TV Theatrical]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two greedy titans of the producing world battling over subscriber fees? At first glance it seems like a yawn, if another unfortunate bit of fallout from media consolidation. But it does have some interesting implications for performers. In old time mob terms, Fox is trying to muscle in on the cable operators&#8217; subscriber fee racket. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Basic Cable Contract Ratified with 94% Approval</title>
		<link>http://www.sagwatch.net/2009/08/basic-cable-contract-ratified-with-94-approval/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sagwatch.net/2009/08/basic-cable-contract-ratified-with-94-approval/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sagwatch.net/?p=2554</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Basic cable is the sixth major contract completed since the logjam was broken in late January with the Unite for Strength/United Screen Actors Nationwide/RBD coalition taking charge of SAG and the replacement of Doug Allen with interim NED David White. Not that there was any real doubt, but the vote in favor of ratification was [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>31</slash:comments>
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		<title>Basic Cable Ballots in the Mail</title>
		<link>http://www.sagwatch.net/2009/08/basic-cable-ballots-in-the-mail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sagwatch.net/2009/08/basic-cable-ballots-in-the-mail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You should get your ballot no later than tomorrow on the tentative Basic Cable Contract. An e-mail from Interim NED David White included a link to the contract summary on the SAG website. The contract is not controversial, and was approved by a 95% to 5% margin by the National Board. It carries 3.5% annual [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>SAG Board Still Divided, Rejects Initiation Fee Increase</title>
		<link>http://www.sagwatch.net/2009/07/sag-board-still-divided-rejects-initiation-fee-increase/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sagwatch.net/2009/07/sag-board-still-divided-rejects-initiation-fee-increase/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Cable]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Exhibit A - TV Theatrical]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a National Board session demonstrating that at SAG even the simple things are never easy, the board voted to delay increasing the initiation fee (which only went up to its current level a couple of years ago) and only managed a 52-48 majority to oppose the closing of the Motion Picture &#38; Television Fund [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Same Bad News, From Another Source &#8211; UPDATED!</title>
		<link>http://www.sagwatch.net/2009/04/the-same-bad-news-from-another-source/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sagwatch.net/2009/04/the-same-bad-news-from-another-source/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WW</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Cable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exhibit A - TV Theatrical]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ed. Note &#8211; We&#8217;ve received a note from CAA&#8217;s spokesperson saying the note being circulated, the one we posted below, is not from anyone at CAA. A long note (supposedly) from a CAA agent to clients contains some very bitter truth, and offers another perspective on the effect of the TV-Theatrical impasse and the de [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>50</slash:comments>
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		<title>No Negotiations Watch: Basic Cable Contract Stuck Behind TV-Theatrical</title>
		<link>http://www.sagwatch.net/2009/01/no-negotiations-watch-basic-cable-contract-stuck-behind-tv-theatrical/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sagwatch.net/2009/01/no-negotiations-watch-basic-cable-contract-stuck-behind-tv-theatrical/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Cable]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Exhibit A - TV Theatrical]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have noticed that the SAG Basic Cable contract was to expire three weeks ago, after having been extended from the original June 30 expiration.Â Variety this morningÂ points out no talks are scheduled.Â The expiration appears to have been the trigger for theÂ strange day after Christmas e-mail from the AllensÂ advising members they can work any contract. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>And Happy Boxing Day from the Allens</title>
		<link>http://www.sagwatch.net/2008/12/and-happy-boxing-day-from-the-allens/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sagwatch.net/2008/12/and-happy-boxing-day-from-the-allens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animation Contract]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.sagwatch.net/2008/12/26/and-happy-boxing-day-from-the-allens/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A bizarre e-mail from 5757 this afternoon: From: Screen Actors Guild Sent: Dec 26, 2008 7:39 PM To: SAG Members Subject: GUILD MEMBERS: Contract Reminder Dear Screen Actors Guild Member, During this holiday season, and into the new year of 2009, please be reminded that you are free to audition, accept employment and work under [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Holiday Schedule</title>
		<link>http://www.sagwatch.net/2008/12/holiday-schedule/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sagwatch.net/2008/12/holiday-schedule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animation Contract]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re taking a break for the holiday. Barring the unlikely event of the AMPTP playing Santa and us noticing that they did it, we&#8217;re all putting union activity aside, and heading for family activities. We hope you&#8217;re all doing the same, and that your holidays are a lot better than this past year! All the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>31</slash:comments>
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