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tentative deal was announced in a joint statement from SAG-AFTRA
and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers,
which represents a coalition of Hollywood's major studios,
streamers and production companies.
The statement said no details would be made public until the
union's board has had a chance to review them.
A person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated
Press that the agreement was for a four-year contract instead of
the long-standard three. The person spoke on the condition of
anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
The union's main priorities going into talks included bolstering
protections against the use of artificial intelligence creating
synthetic performers or recreating likenesses of real actors.
Also on the actors' agenda was securing improved long-term
payments for re-aired shows, known in the industry as residuals.
In an interview with the AP shortly before talks began, actor
and SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin said the union had to fight
to protect the gains made in the strike.
“There is no going back,” he said.
Astin said the studios were “sending signals of wanting
stability, of wanting to work as partners.”
The studios also appeared cautiously optimistic that a fair deal
would be reached.
It took about six weeks of talks for the two sides to reach the
agreement. The negotiations began Feb. 9 but were interrupted
while studios took a break from the actors' talks to negotiate
with writers, who also reached a four-year agreement instead of
their usual three-year deal.
The current SAG-AFTRA contract is set to expire June 30. Even in
years without strikes, negotiations often come up to the brink
or even go past the deadline.
With the actor talks completed, AMPTP negotiators are free to
begin contract talks with the Directors Guild, the first under
new president Christopher Nolan. Those are set to begin May 11.
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