Lionsgate’s Keith Warren Upped to EVP, Will Head TV Business Affairs Following Vice Chairman Sandra Stern’s Departure

Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) members have voted to ratify the 2026 TV/Theatrical Agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). On Thursday, members approved the deal with a 91.42% vote in favor, and a return of a return of 19.25%, following the SAG-AFTRA board’s recommendation of the contract last month. The contract […]

The performers’ union greenlit a contract that merges previously separate pension plans and institutes new safeguards for generative AI.

The former business partner of the incarcerated “midwestern, millennial Madoff” who ripped off investors and pals to the tune of $650 million with promises of lucrative licensing rights to HBO and Netflix flicks is plenty peeved at Amazon Studios, Vice Studios and director Rebecca Chaikin. “As a result of Defendants’ desire to sensationalize the Series and […]

SAG-AFTRA members have ratified a four-year contract with the major studios, which includes new provisions on synthetic actors and a merger of the union’s two pension funds. Of those who cast ballots, 91.4% voted in favor of the contract and 8.6% were opposed. Turnout was 19.3% of eligible members. The contract allows producers to use […]