Strike paralyzes Hollywood and TV platforms

Series and films rescheduled and even stars of hollywood Abandoning Premieres: The Strike Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG-AFTRA) it is already wreaking havoc on an industry that could suffer billions of dollars in losses.

The distancing between the group of interpreters and the Alliance of Film and Television Producers (AMPTP) for the signing of a new collective agreement that binds them for the next three years has become a entrenched conflict of interest whose resolution is unknown to experts in the entertainment sector.

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The initial day of this strike, the first to be carried out simultaneously with the Writers Guild (WGA) in 63 years, It took place this Friday in front of the offices of large Disney conglomerates or streaming giants such as Netflix or HBO.

“Los Angeles is a city of unions. We are workers united and we will fight together and in solidarity with our WGA colleagues”, he repeatedly expressed SAG-AFTRA president and star of the now-defunct series The Nanny, Fran Drescherbefore approximately a thousand protesters.

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After four weeks of negotiations, including an additional extension, SAG-AFTRA was unable to agree on a new contract that would satisfy their demands to bet on a regulated model in the use of the artificial intelligence (AI) in Hollywood, significantly increase their residual royalties and increase their general minimum wage by 11%.

However, AMPTP made public on Thursday that it had offered a “innovative proposal” to put a stop to the AI, which presented a rise “historical” of residual rights and who proposed that the minimum remuneration for leading actors grow by 58%.

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A contrast of versions that reflects the crossroads in which an American audiovisual sector finds itself already has the first titles of series and movies rescheduled or on hold.

More than 20 series and films have announced that they are interrupting their production and that their filmingAt best, they should be adapted to the circumstances.

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Formats as acclaimed by viewers as Stranger Things, Abbott Elementary or Severance have already been shut down.

The actors’ union explained that its members were prohibited from taking part in promotional tours.

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