SAG-AFTRA & Studios Reach Deal, DGA Next

0:00On May 2nd, SAG after just inked a new four-year deal with the studios and streamers through the alliance of motion picture and television producers. That's huge, because now the director's guild of America stands alone as the last major Hollywood union without a contract locked in. Talks wrapped up after a solid week of back and forth, with sources saying the actor's guild scored a sizable boost to its pension fund. It's similar to what the writer's guild got last month, a multi-million injection for their health plan, plus some solid guardrails and AIUs to protect. Jobs. Holly was been holding his breath through these strikes, and this deal means productions could ramp up soon for actors. No official word yet from either side, but expect an announcement today or first thing Sunday. Earlier this week, SAG after jump back into negotiations after pausing to let the writers finish, they were close all along, just needed to smooth out a few sticking points. With DGA set to meet AMPTP on May 11th, the industry's eye is on directors next, could

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