
Amazon.com and other Internet online brands are turning to television ads and other offline media to sell their products, according to a report today in AdWeek.
SAG board turns down studio offerSource: The L.A. Times
But SAG negotiators balked at the studios' demand that the union's contract expire in three years, rather than two years. Studio executives insist that a three-year contract is necessary to ensure stability.
Brad and Angelina greet fans at SAG-- watch videoSource: Examiner
Brangelina are back! Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie walked the 2009 SAG Red Carpet like nobody's business! Walking, waving, smiling, laughing and interviewing even giving the "dissed" network e! two individual interviews with Brad and Angelina each.
Kate Winslet, Tina Fey Early Winners At SAG Source: The New York Times
British actress Kate Winslet and comedian Tina Fey were early winners on Sunday at the Screen Actors Guild awards, which could produce surprises in a season dominated by "Slumdog Millionaire" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."
California labor coalition asks state justices to overturn Prop. 8Source: The Sacramento Bee
"It really does establish the potential for a slippery slope of taking away the rights of one group and then potentially the rights of another group and another group," Art Pulaski, executive secretary-treasurer of the California Labor Federation, said during a teleconference wit …
Tina Fey Caps Stellar Year With SAG Nominations Source: The New York Times
Actress Tina Fey capped a stellar year on Thursday when her television comedy "30 Rock" shared top billing at the Screen Actors Guild nominations, earning nods for best actress and the coveted best ensemble comedy cast.
"Doubt" Tops SAG Award Film Nominees Source: The New York Times
Film drama "Doubt" on Thursday earned five nominations for Screen Actors Guild awards, including for best ensemble cast, as Hollywood continued its march toward the Oscars.
Actors' Strike Threat Casts Shadow Over Oscars Source: The New York Times
Even as Oscar organizers on Friday unveiled Hugh Jackman as the host of their gala film awards, the prospect of a U.S. actors strike was casting a long shadow over whether Hollywood's big show would go on as usual.
Producers use LA Times ad to toss salvo at SAGSource: msnbc.com
Hollywood's studio heads, stuck in a standoff with the Screen Actors Guild, are making their plea to the rest of the industry in a full-page ad in the Los Angeles Times as the threat of a strike looms.
Screen Actors Guild Contract Impasse Could Lead to StrikeSource: Zap2it.com
The actors union is asking its members to vote whether or not to authorize a strike. . . . At issue is whether the actors guild, a notoriously fractious union, can persuade enough members to authorize its board to call a strike should negotiations fail.
SAG members are talking about a strikeSource: TV Squad
The bottom line is that the producers -- the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers -- want the actors to take the same terms as the writers. The fight is over compensation for work that's reused or made for the Internet.
Actors Union to Seek Strike Authorization Source: The New York Times
The main union representing U.S. film and television actors said on Saturday it would seek a strike authorization vote by members after federal mediation failed to break a logjam in labor talks with major Hollywood studios.
SAG responds to detractorsSource: Screen Actors Guild
A page from the SAG website as a microcosm of the dispute between AMPTP & the Screen Actors Guild, in regards to recent inaccurate reports of insolvency by divisive factions.
US actors' union rejects pay dealSource: BBC News
US acting union the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has put forward a fresh proposal over pay after rejecting the latest offer made by Hollywood studios.
No plans to strike, says SAG presidentSource: TV Squad
There's good news and bad news coming from the on-going talks between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
Are you ready for another strike?Source: TV Squad
Just when you thought you could sit back in your comfy chair and watch TV this fall, comes news that possible Screen Actor's Guild strike that has been talked about for weeks is very close to actually happening.
Strike-Vote Question Looms for Hollywood ActorsSource: Epoch Times
As the Screen Actors Guild inches closer to the June 30 expiration date of its TV/film contract, two questions come to the fore.
Will SAG extend the contract, enabling its members to keep working while negotiators keep bargaining?
A strike by actors may be in the wingsSource: USA Today
Here we go again. Still recovering from a three-month writers' strike that crippled the TV and movie business, Hollywood is bracing for the possibility of another walkout, this time by the Screen Actors Guild, as early as June 30.
The Star of Grand Theft Auto IV Finds a Somewhat Small PaycheckSource: The New York Times
That's because Mr. Hollick [voice of Niko Bellic in GTA 4] was paid only about $100,000 over roughly 15 months between late 2006 and early this year for all of his voice acting and motion-capture work on the game, with zero royalties or residuals in sight, he said.