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Where Do Residual Payments Come From — And How Much Money Do Actors Get?
A spokesperson for SAG-AFTRA exclusively told Us Weekly how the residual process works for actors who receive paychecks after a release
“The revenue from the types of distribution, e.g. how many units were sold on DVD or digital sell thru, the value of a license to television or new media such as Pay TV or network or basic cable or a streaming service. I am one person — a tiny part of our guild — and while I am happy to use whatever platform my past jobs have given me to speak to issues affecting my fellow @sagaftra family, I know my experience is my own. SAG-AFTRA joined them on the picket line two months later after failing to reach an agreement on contract terms with the AMPTP, which represents networks, studios and streamers like Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney, Discovery-Warner, NBC Universal, Paramount and Sony.
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