Ted Sarandos and Netflix Face Backlash and Promises of Change Amidst SAG-AFTRA Strike and Shareholder Pushback

SAG-AFTRA's chief negotiator, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, dismisses Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos' claims of wanting to end the actors' strike as "spin," stating that refusing to negotiate while talking about putting people back to work is contradictory. The strike talks were suspended after the studios and streamers rejected the guild's revenue sharing proposal, claiming it was an "untenable economic burden." Crabtree-Ireland urges the CEOs to resume negotiations and calls their refusal to do so irresponsible. No talks are currently scheduled between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP plus studio CEOs.