LABOR STRIFE: THE INTERMISSION

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	AMPTP AND SAG TO MEET -- BUT WHY? Jul 16 2008
	Members of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said Tuesday that they have (more)
	REPORT: SAG TO SUBMIT DEAL TO MEMBERS Jul 15 2008
	The Screen Actors Guild may submit the final offer of the Alliance of Motion Picture (more)
	HEADING FOR A LONG IMPASSE? Jul 11 2008
	The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers signaled Thursday that it was done negotiating (more)

LABOR STRIFE: THE INTERMISSION
Friday, July 18 2008

The Screen Actors Guild on Thursday said that it had rejected the final offer of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers primarily because it failed to provide adequate benefits for new media productions. The latest offer, it said, would allow producers to use nonunion actors in productions developed for the Internet "for the foreseeable future" and failed to provide residual fees for such productions. The AMPTP responded that its offer would provide $250 million in increased compensation overall and union coverage on shows made for the Internet costing $15,000 per minute or less if any union actor is hired and would cover all shows costing more than $15,000 per minute. Residuals would be paid if any show made for the Web was rebroadcast or sold on pay platforms like iTunes and movies sold online would trigger residual pay increases that are twice the amount that actors currently receive for DVD sales.

AMPTP MEETS WITH SAG; WHAT NEXT?
Thursday, July 17 2008
A terse statement released by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers following a two-hour meeting with the Screen Actors Guild on Wednesday raised new questions about what the two sides in Hollywood's bitter labor dispute will do next. "Both parties agreed that the contents of the meeting should be kept private," the statement said, adding that no further discussions had been scheduled at this time. The reference to "contents" immediately raised questions about (more)

2008: AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN FOR ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
Thursday, July 17 2008
The entertainment industry -- the third largest employer in Los Angeles County -- will see its growth lag significantly behind other industries this year, according to a study by the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation. The LAEDC blamed labor unrest. The writers' strike, it said, drained $2.5 billion from the county's economy. The agency did not indicate the cost of the production slow-down caused by the impasse between the Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance (more)

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