Studios and SAG-AFTRA Clash in Suspended Negotiations

Negotiations between the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and SAG-AFTRA have been suspended after the parties failed to bridge the significant gap between their proposals. SAG-AFTRA accused the studios of using "bully tactics" and misrepresenting the cost of their proposal. The major sticking point remains SAG-AFTRA's demand for casts to receive a cut of streaming platform revenue. The AMPTP offered a "success-based residual" for high-budget SVOD titles and proposed consent and compensation for the use of digital replicas. The suspension of negotiations is a setback for industry workers hoping for a swift resolution to the actors' strike.