Dominic Patten

David Zaslav has a funny way of making friends. In a week where the Warner Bros Discovery CEO once again alienated almost everyone with the cutting of the completed Coyote vs Acme for a tax write down, Zaslav now is praising the Writers Guild of America, his foe for several months this year. “They are […]

Less than 48 hours before SAG-AFTRA members begin voting on ratifying their new deal with the studios, the actors guild has released an extensive summary of the potential three-year contract. Read SAG-AFTRA’s summary of its 2023 Tentative Agreement in full below and our analysis, or click here to download the 18-page document. “Nobody gets everything […]

Fran Drescher may have injected some Buddhism into SAG-AFTRA’s online meeting today on the new tentative agreement with the studios, but there was almost nothing monastic about the guild president’s opinion of critics of the November 8 deal. “I just want you to know that nobody was thrown under the bus,” Drescher told a […]

The studios wasted no time Friday responding to the SAG-AFTRA National Board’s vote to approve the new tentative agreement between the guild and the AMPTP. “We are pleased that the National Board has recommended the agreement for ratification by the membership,” an AMPTP spokesperson said in a statement sent after the guild’s press conference at […]

EXCLUSIVE: The studios have told SAG-AFTRA they need to come to a deal ASAP to save what’s left of the broadcast season and the 2024 Summer movie slate. About an hour ago, representatives for the AMPTP informed the actors guild that they want to know by 5 pm PT today if a deal is possible […]

UPDATED, 9:13 PM: SAG-AFTRA and the studios are planning on talking more, but there will be no deal tonight. After a long day of negotiations Tuesday, the sides are still grappling with several stubborn issues including AI protections, we hear. After going over the topic repeatedly and consulting with lawyers and others throughout the evening, […]

There’s no deal yet between the studios and SAG-AFTRA, but Bob Iger is hopeful an agreement is coming soon. “I can only say that I’m optimistic that we’ll figure that out relatively soon,” the Disney CEO said Wednesday just after the media giant released the mixed results of its Q4 earnings. One-hundred-eighteen days into the […]

Sunday did not see a lot of action between SAG-AFTRA and the studios as the actors guild strike hit its 115th day. “The guild is still reviewing the proposals,” a well-positioned SAG-AFTRA member tells Deadline. Following a brief virtual meeting with CEOs on Saturday, guild leaders continued today to look over the so-called “last, best […]

EXCLUSIVE: A new proposal from the studios to try to end the 113-day-old SAG-AFTRA strike has just been delivered to the guild. The actors guild and the AMPTP have set further negotiations for this weekend, we hear, with studio CEOs expected to participate directly. Anticipation that this could mean a new three-year contract is at […]

UPDATE, 3:14PM AFTER EXCLUSIVE: After meeting with studio CEOs earlier today, SAG-AFTRA has put out a statement, that they’re looking over the latest proposal from the AMPTP which the studios bill as their “last, best, and final offer.” “We received an offer today from the AMPTP, which they characterized as their “Last, Best, and Final […]