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IATSE Agreement Clears the Way to Use Artificial Intelligence as a Tool
Katcy Stephan / Variety Artificial intelligence can be used as a tool, with some limitations, under the agreement struck last week...


GLAAD Rallies With Queer SAG-AFTRA and WGA Members; Releases Annual Film Studio Representation Score
Pictured above, from left: Alexandra Grey, Vittorio Wyatt Gray, Jason Stuart, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, Michelle C. Bonilla, National...


California Senate Approves Unemployment Pay for Striking Workers
Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The California Senate voted on Thursday to grant unemployment benefits to workers who are on strike....


SAG-AFTRA Lists Strike Rules for Members: No Premieres, Awards Shows, Social Media Promo, FYC Events
Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie Courtesy of Getty Images SAG-AFTRA, the union representing Hollywood actors, has officially joined the...


Hollywood CEOs and Industry Insiders Seek Federal Mediation to Help Avert SAG-AFTRA Strike
Mark Ruffalo (Courtesy of GC Images) Top Hollywood players are working on a plan to call in federal mediators to help avert a SAG-AFTRA...


Emmys Delay: Fox Pushing for January, TV Academy Lobbying for November Amid Strike Concerns
ABC November or January? The Television Academy and Fox have been locked in a debate over when to air this year’s 75th annual Emmy Awards...


SAG-AFTRA Health Plan to Pay $15 Million to Resolve Ed Asner’s Class Action Lawsuit
Michael Buckner/PMC The SAG-AFTRA Health Plan announced on Monday that it has agreed to pay $15 million to older performers who lost...


SAG-AFTRA Approves Deal Allowing Actors to Appear on Multiple Shows
Courtesy of SAG-AFTRA You might start seeing a lot more of your favorite TV actors, as their union approved a deal on Saturday allowing...

Studios and Guilds Officially Extend COVID Protocols Until September
Cheyne Gateley/Variety Intelligence Platform Studios and guilds have officially extended COVID protocols until Sept. 30. The Directors...

Film and TV Crews Can Take Off Masks Under Updated COVID Rules
Courtesy of Cybelle Codish Film and TV workers will finally be able to take off their masks, as the entertainment unions and the studios...


Fran Drescher Elected President of SAG-AFTRA, Rival Joely Fisher Wins Secretary-Treasurer
Courtesy of Everett Collection Fran Drescher has been elected president of SAG-AFTRA, in a narrow victory for the faction that has led...


SAG-AFTRA, Producers Guild, JPC Lift Recommendation to Pause SoCal Production Amid Pandemic
zef art - stock.adobe.com SAG-AFTRA, the Producers Guild of America and the Joint Policy Committee have jointly agreed to lift their...


SAG Awards Rescheduled to April to Avoid Conflicting Date With Grammys
Rich Fury/Invision/AP The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards has been rescheduled to April 4, a week after the Grammy Awards moved to...


SAG-AFTRA, Actors’ Equity Settle Bitter Dispute Over Live Event Streams
The SAG-AFTRA building (Courtesy of SAG-AFTRA) SAG-AFTRA and Actors’ Equity have settled a bitter jurisdictional dispute over which...

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