Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Is AI going to take my job? Will I ever see a decent residual from a streaming service? Is the Self-Tape process going to get better for actors? These are just some of the questions covered in this conversation about the 2023 TV/Theatrical Contract tentative agreement hosted by SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and featuring Executive Vice President and Negotiating Committee Vice Chair Linda Powell and Chief Contracts Officer Ray Rodriguez.
For more information on the 2023 TV/Theatrical/Streaming Contract please click on this link:
sagaftra.org/contracts-industry-resources/contracts/2023-tvtheatrical-contracts
To listen to this program as a podcast please click on this link:
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00:01:22 $1 billion in new wages and benefit plan funding
00:03:51 Raising caps on benefits contributions
00:05:40 AI protections and guardrails in new contract
00:12:50 New streaming residuals structure and streaming bonus
00:20:24 New self-tape guidelines
00:23:00 New benefits for background actors
00:26:40 What happens if the new contract isn't ratified by members
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Is AI going to take my job? Will I ever see a decent residual from a streaming service? Is the Self-Tape process going to get better for actors? These are just some of the questions covered in this conversation about the 2023 TV/Theatrical Contract tentative agreement hosted by SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and featuring Executive Vice President and Negotiating Committee Vice Chair Linda Powell and Chief Contracts Officer Ray Rodriguez.
For more information on the 2023 TV/Theatrical/Streaming Contract please click on this link:
sagaftra.org/contracts-industry-resources/contracts/2023-tvtheatrical-contracts
To listen to this program as a podcast please click on this link:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sag-aftra/id1448787870?i=1000636960480
00:01:22 $1 billion in new wages and benefit plan funding
00:03:51 Raising caps on benefits contributions
00:05:40 AI protections and guardrails in new contract
00:12:50 New streaming residuals structure and streaming bonus
00:20:24 New self-tape guidelines
00:23:00 New benefits for background actors
00:26:40 What happens if the new contract isn't ratified by members
Subscribe: bit.ly/subSAGAFTRA | Make sure to enable ALL push notifications!
Watch our NEWEST videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-vEfc49ZyaCFx0MPpBfI2p358aDL6g6N&playnext=1&index=2
Follow SAG-AFTRA:
Website: sagaftra.org/home
Facebook: facebook.com/sagaftra
Instagram: instagram.com/sagaftra
Twitter: twitter.com/sagaftra
Watch more SAG-AFTRA:
Actor to Actor Interviews: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-vEfc49ZyaCH2A9ciqhchJRvXgFbhT0R&playnext=1
Events: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-vEfc49ZyaCY7OnjbhQXFMZespg2gUYd&playnext=1
Industry Panel Discussions: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-vEfc49ZyaDDRF2OQQJWAYmB47v0j_06&playnext=1
Latest Videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-vEfc49ZyaCFx0MPpBfI2p358aDL6g6N&playnext=1
Popular Videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-vEfc49ZyaDXBxaZ40JAOrS4hyf97nUy&playnext=1
About SAG-AFTRA:
Welcome to the official SAG-AFTRA YouTube channel. On this channel, you’ll find a variety of informational, entertaining, and educational content, including interviews, industry panel discussions, celebrity events, actor to actor interviews, SAG Awards red carpet footage, award show bts, and more. SAG-AFTRA members are the faces and voices that entertain and inform America and the world. With national offices in Los Angeles and New York, and local offices nationwide, SAG-AFTRA members work together to secure the strongest protections for media artists into the 21st century and beyond.
#SAGAFTRA
