No surprise, but following two weeks after AFTRA’s approval of joint bargaining on TV/Theatrical-Exhibit A, the SAG National Board today made it official, with an overwhelming vote in favor (78%-22%). We’re calling it Phase 1.1, though officially it’s not a resumption of Phase 1, which AFTRA suspended back in the dark ages when the Allens [...]
The Motion Picture Association of America says the global take at the box office in 2009 was an all time record, up 7.6% from 2008. Domestic box office was up primarily because of higher 3D ticket prices – but attendance overall was up 5.5 percent as well, though still below the record, which was set [...]
The Hollywood Reporter counts 83 pilots produced so far this season, up from 74 last season, though still down from pre-WGA strike levels. THR notes, as we have previously, that AFTRA has signed virtually all the pilots this year:
“SAG has been pushed out of the primetime picture — just as in the ’70s and ’80s, [...]
This from USAN this morning:
In January, the SAG Board voted overwhelmingly to invite AFTRA to jointly negotiate the 2011 Theatrical and TV Agreement. This past weekend, the AFTRA Board voted unanimously to accept the invitation. Under the leadership of SAG President Ken Howard and AFTRA President Roberta Reardon, our unions are moving together in a [...]
This is the e-mail message that went out last night, also posted on the Unite for Strength website:
In January, the SAG National Board directed President Ken Howard and NED David White to seek a joint bargaining agreement with AFTRA for the TV/Theatrical Contract talks scheduled to start in October. Discussions with AFTRA President Roberta [...]
Jonathan Handel has first analysis and official SAG reaction to the unanimous AFTRA National Board vote earlier today to jointly negotiate TV/Theatrical and Exhibit A. Handel quotes an unidentified SAG spokeswoman as saying the vote is “terrific news for the memberships of both unions and we look forward to an effective negotiation.”
Here’s Variety, calling the [...]
