• Font Size    
E-mail

Close Window E-mail This Page

AFTRA, Hollywood Studios Reach Tentative Deal

Required fields are marked with an asterisk(*)

The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy

Send E-mail

   Print     Share +   
May 28, 2008 8:10 am US/Pacific

AFTRA, Hollywood Studios Reach Tentative Deal

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists says it has reached a tentative deal with Hollywood studios on a new three-year contract.

The union says the deal establishes fees for content streamed and downloaded over the Internet and preserves actors' right of consent on the use of their voices and images in online clips.

The agreement over a handful of prime-time TV shows such as "Curb Your Enthusiasm" will last through June 2011 if it is approved AFTRA's national board and ratified by members.

The deal greatly reduces the chance of an actors strike, although larger of the two actors unions, the Screen Actors Guild, is set to resume its stalled talks with the studios Wednesday morning.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

You need the latest Flash player to view video content.
Click here to download.

Click here to bypass this detection if you already have the latest Flash Player.

Los Angeles News

Top News Stories

© MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.