Tuesday, July 23, 2019

SAG-AFTRA and the new contract with 'Netflix'

"LOS ANGELES (July 20, 2019) — Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and Netflix have agreed to an industry-transformative contract covering dramatic live-action productions."

"The first-of-its-kind deal between the union and the global streaming service recognizes performance capture as covered work and includes coverage of dubbing, which applies to all of Netflix’s foreign-language live-action and animated motion pictures dubbed into English." 

"To date, Netflix has produced under the standard SAG-AFTRA television and film agreements."

"Now, the new deal also includes gains in theatrical residuals, greater rights for members in the areas of options and exclusivity, improved overtime rules for stunt performers and specific protections for members regarding harassment and auditions...,"

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