This section of the agreement addresses the rights of actors when their performances are recreated using digital avatars powered by artificial intelligence.
What is the Virtual Performance Rights Clause?
The date that the SAG-AFTRA strike began.
What is July 14, 2023?
The percentage of viewers (on a streaming platform) that must watch a specific show (in the first 90 days of release) for the performer to be granted streaming bonuses.
What is 20%?
In acknowledgment of the growing influence of streaming platforms, this provision guarantees actors a wage increase when their work on a streaming show contributes to increased subscriptions or viewership.
What is the Streaming Star Salary Boost?
This part of the contract outlines the residuals actors receive when their likeness is used in deepfake technology.
What are Deepfake Residuals?
This amount of days that the Hollywood Actors Strike lasted.
What is 118 days?
The percentage of streaming bonuses that go towards the performers in the show.
What is 75%?
The total package amount ($) of new wage increases and benefit plan funding in the new contract.
This new addition to the agreement acknowledges the impact of AI on voiceover work, ensuring that performers are compensated for the use of their voice in AI-generated content.
What is the Voiceover for the Artificial Intelligence Amendment?
The number of pages of the new SAG-AFTRA tentative agreement/contract with the AMPTP.
What is 128 pages?
This provision recognizes the longevity of a streaming series and rewards actors for their continued involvement as the show reaches specific milestones, such as multiple seasons or episodes.
What is the Longevity Streaming Bonus?
The percentage of the performer's minimum wage increase that is effective immediately in the new contract.
What is 7%?
This broader aspect of the agreement recognizes the evolving role of AI in the entertainment industry, encouraging ongoing dialogue between performers and producers to address emerging challenges.
What is the Industry Collaboration Initiative for AI in Entertainment?
The approval percentage that the SAG-AFTRA national board voted on regarding to their new contract with the AMPTP.
What is 86%?
SAG-AFTRA's new contract introduces a bonus for actors whose performances contribute significantly to turning a streaming show into a cultural phenomenon.
What is a Cultural Impact Bonus?
The percentage of minimum wage increase for background actors, stand-ins, and photo doubles effective immediately in the new contract.
What is 11%?
This section of the new SAG-AFTRA agreement addresses the use of artificial intelligence in the casting process.
What is the AI Casting Data Collection Addendum?
The percentage of the union that authorized to go on strike.
What is 98%?
The percentage of streaming bonuses that go towards go to a newly created streaming payment distribution fund, which will be used for streaming bonuses for additional performers.
What is 25%?
The percentage increase in minimum wages for performers effective in July 2024. (This is after/on top of the initial increase percentage, effective immediately).
What is 4%?