Archive for the ‘Big Media’ Category

AMPTP STANCE on NEW MEDIA UNITES SAG BOARD

July 30th, 2008

It looks like warring factions inside SAG have found some common ground vs the AMPTP. Finally, all the SAG board agrees that allowing SAG sanctioned, non-Union production and no residuals for certain so called new media production is a bad idea for actors. Daily Variety reporter and AMPTP fanboy, Dave McNary lays it all out [...]

SAG BOARD UNITED ON NEW MEDIA

July 27th, 2008

Los Angeles, July 26, 2008 — The National Board of Directors of Screen Actors Guild passed the following resolution at its meeting today: It is a core principle of Screen Actors Guild –That no non-union work shall be authorized to be done under any Screen Actors Guild agreement and; That all work under a Screen [...]

DARK KNIGHT Light Up Box Office – $155 Million and Counting

July 21st, 2008

One of the best reviewed films of the year had a stunning opening this weekend with an estimated take in excess of $155 million while playing on 4,366 screens. Apparently that wasn’t enough screens because the weekend was a virtual sellout and HOLLYWOOD REPORTER published a report of tickets selling on Ebay for around $50. [...]

NEW MEDIA: Amazon.com Offers Streaming Video On Demand

July 18th, 2008

The following story on Amazon.com‘s new Video on Demand service appears in newspapers across the country today, 7/18/08. This is just one more example of where film and video distribution is headed. And it is one more example of why the AMPTP is trying to force feed a bad deal on Screen Actors Guild members. As [...]