VARIETY: SAG-AFTRA, ACTORS’ EQUITY SETTLE BITTER DISPUTE OVER LIVE EVENT STREAMS

SAG-AFTRA and Actors’ Equity have settled a bitter jurisdictional dispute over which should cover the streaming of live events.

The performers unions announced the settlement late Thursday. Actors’ Equity, which represents 51,000 theater actors and stage managers, had accused SAG-AFTRA of raiding its turf and undercutting its contracts by negotiating lower-paying deals with theaters for streaming productions. SAG-AFTRA, which represents 160,000 performers in film, TV and radio, asserted that work made for broadcast is within its jurisdiction.

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