Hollywood’s New Actor Contract Changes Streaming Pay and AI Rules
SAG-AFTRA’s new four-year deal raises minimum pay, boosts some streaming residuals and requires bargaining before producers use certain AI performers.
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Hollywood’s New SAG-AFTRA Contract Puts AI and Streaming Rules to the Test
SAG-AFTRA’s contract is now in force, raising minimums and adding AI, streaming, benefit and digital-replica rules for film and TV work.
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Hollywood studios move into mobile-first microdramas as the format gains U.S. attention
Issa Rae’s Hoorae Media is among the established Hollywood players entering microdramas, a short-form, vertical-phone format that Omdia projects will become a $14 billion global market by the end of 2026.
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Paramount-Warner merger delayed as antitrust case heads toward trial
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will remain separate as 12 states challenge the proposed merger, delaying any closing or integration into 2027.