September 24, 2008 by admin.

As predicted, sparse attendance and several choruses of stay the course. Also, some thumb sucking from McNary.

Reality: nothing expected in the next couple of weeks. The new SAG board doesn’t meet till mid October, the AFTRA board is in session Oct. 4.

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September 24, 2008 by Editor.

Regular readers know the respect we have for the Vallywood blog, and its author Steve Diamond, and many of you were surprised (as we were) when it suddenly disappeared. Steve let it be known that he was tied up with the new school year (he’s a professor at Santa Clara Law School, and was expecting a new child…so he’d shut down. He’s not posting again, but he’s at least put the site back on line. It’s a repository of some interesting documents as well as his commentary on SAG -still worth a visit.  

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September 24, 2008 by Editor.

Andrew Salomon at BlogStage busts the MPAA and AMPTP on the contradiction between what they tell us about product placement at the bargaining table and what they’re telling the FCC.A quote: “Hollywood executives are telling government regulators that the rising tide of DVRs and video on demand “threaten the viability of traditional commercials,” as Variety’s William Triplette writes, so regulation could hurt them financially. But a source close to that other collection of suits, the Alliance for Motion Picture and Television Producers, told Back Stage last week that traditional ads weren’t going anywhere. Advertisers, the source said, “still believe in the power of the mass reach.” 

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September 24, 2008 by WW.

The official announcement from the Allens: All paid-up SAG members who work under the Interactive Media Agreements and the TV Animation Agreements are urged to attend this important contract caucus. This could be the last meeting before negotiations begin on the Interactive and Animation Contracts and it is vital that you attend.This important caucus will be held in Los Angeles (see time and day below). Members of the voice community who work these contracts will be given an update on the upcoming Interactive Media Agreement and the TV Animation Contract negotiations. Group discussion will follow the update and cover many areas of concern to the V.O. Community such as AFTRA holding pre-negotiation meetings with Interactive Industry Representatives and AFTRA’s stated intention of negotiating this contract separately from SAG, residuals for V.O. work in Interactive Games and any other issues you the V.O. community wish to discuss.When: Wednesday, September 24th7 p.m. – 9 p.m.Where: James Cagney Board Room5757 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles(Validated parking available for structure behind building)

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