SAG-AFTRA is expected to hold bargaining sessions with the major studios over the weekend, as the two sides continue to work toward a deal to end the 106-day strike.
The sessions may be held virtually, rather than in person.
“We completed a full and productive day working internally and will continue into the weekend,” the union told members in an email Friday night. “We thank you for the incredible solidarity and support you have shown on the pickets and across the country all week long.”
The two sides met on Friday for the third day this week at SAG-AFTRA headquarters. But four studio CEOs — David Zaslav of Warner Bros. Discovery, Donna Langley of NBCUniversal, Ted Sarandos of Netflix and Bob Iger of Disney — who have been present at the earlier sessions were not at the table on Friday, a source said.
SAG-AFTRA declined to comment, other than to say that...
The sessions may be held virtually, rather than in person.
“We completed a full and productive day working internally and will continue into the weekend,” the union told members in an email Friday night. “We thank you for the incredible solidarity and support you have shown on the pickets and across the country all week long.”
The two sides met on Friday for the third day this week at SAG-AFTRA headquarters. But four studio CEOs — David Zaslav of Warner Bros. Discovery, Donna Langley of NBCUniversal, Ted Sarandos of Netflix and Bob Iger of Disney — who have been present at the earlier sessions were not at the table on Friday, a source said.
SAG-AFTRA declined to comment, other than to say that...
- 10/28/2023
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
The state of Georgia is aiming to be among the first to restart its economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But in the state’s sizable entertainment sector, nobody is raring to get back to work just yet.
It’s not even clear that Georgia is over the worst of Covid-19, and several insiders say that studios are unlikely to risk the health of their casts and crews by going back into production prematurely. As of April 20, there were 19,399 confirmed cases of the virus in the state, and the death toll stood at 775.
Marvel movies and “The Walking Dead” are among the hundreds of projects that shoot in the state every year, taking advantage of a generous 30% tax credit.
Film and TV production in Georgia has been shut down since March 13. Even as Republican Gov. Brian Kemp announced plans on April 20 to begin reopening businesses this week, production...
It’s not even clear that Georgia is over the worst of Covid-19, and several insiders say that studios are unlikely to risk the health of their casts and crews by going back into production prematurely. As of April 20, there were 19,399 confirmed cases of the virus in the state, and the death toll stood at 775.
Marvel movies and “The Walking Dead” are among the hundreds of projects that shoot in the state every year, taking advantage of a generous 30% tax credit.
Film and TV production in Georgia has been shut down since March 13. Even as Republican Gov. Brian Kemp announced plans on April 20 to begin reopening businesses this week, production...
- 4/22/2020
- by Gene Maddaus and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
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