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Equity Demands Revealed: British Actors Union Seeks Residuals Revamp & End To Misuse Of “Special Stipulations” From American Buyers
Equity's demands to Pact for new film and TV agreements include streamers, residuals and artificial intelligence.
We can reveal that Equity has in the past couple of weeks submitted the claim to the producer trade body and is preparing to begin negotiations over a new contract that will govern the vast majority of UK TV series and indie movies – including those made by the streamers – for the next two to three years. On secondary payments, or residuals, which were a major sticking point during the SAG-AFTRA action last year in the States, Equity is seeking to revamp compensation to focus on how long a show or movie is licensed to be on a particular platform, with a move away from a model that rewards viewership, Fleming told Deadline. Fleming described Equity’s residuals blueprint as a “hybrid between the [current] British, American and Canadian models.” In the U.S., SAG’s three-year contract with the AMPTP, which came after a months-long strike, focuses on a success-based model, with a bonus structure that rewards shows that trigger a certain viewership threshold.
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