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The Association of Talent Agents , representing more than 100 talent agencies, will hold a training session for members March 20 to review best practices for the prevention of sex harassment and discrimination. “The session will explain what constitutes unlawful sexual harassment, obligations under the law, including the California Talent Agencies Act and best practice policies,” the ATA told its members. “Our expert presenters/panelists will walk us through real-life examples and explore common mistakes. ATA’s blended training and educational session is meant to complement, not replace, your company’s policies and programs. We will explore examples of proper responses by talent agents when placed in the position of a ‘first-responder’ to clients that confide in agents.” The training session, to be held at the SAG-AFTRA Cagney Boardroom, will be chaired by ATA executive director Karen Stuart, a commissioner on the Anita Hill-led Commission on Eliminating Sexual … [Read more...] about Association Of Talent Agents Sets Date For Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Session

The WGA ’s historic reshaping of the talent agency business will take full effect at the end of business today, after which agency packaging fees will no longer be permitted under the guild’s franchise agreement. “The agency campaign was founded on the simple truth that agents are our fiduciaries,” said WGA West president Meredith Stiehm, who was one of the named plaintiffs in the guild’s long-running anti-trust lawsuit against the “Big 3” talent agencies. “The interests and priorities of agencies and their writer clients must be aligned. Our campaign had three main goals: end the collection of packaging fees, put a halt to the conflict of interest of agency-owned studios, and for the agencies to share information, which the WGA uses to fight late pay and free work. Thanks to the resolve and unity of the membership, we’ve achieved those goals. Today, as we mark the beginning of the end of packaging fees, we move forward with our agency partners to improve writers’ compensation … [Read more...] about The End Of Packaging Fees: The WGA’s Historic Campaign To Reshape Talent Agency Business Takes Full Effect Today – Q&A

EXCLUSIVE: Zane Phillips ( Fire Island ), Jade Payton ( Dynasty ), Michael Hsu Rosen ( Pretty Smart ), Ayesha Harris ( Daisy Jones and the Six ) and Graham Parkhurst (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ) are set as series regulars in Netflix drama series Glamorous , from Jordon Nardino ( Star Trek: Discovery, Smash) and Damon Wayans Jr. Netflix also confirmed the casting of Kim Cattrall as makeup mogul Madolyn Addison. Glamorous, which originally had been ordered to pilot at The CW in 2019, tells the story of Marco Mejia, played by previously announced Miss Benny , a gender-nonconforming queer young man whose life seems to be stuck in place until he lands a job working for legendary makeup mogul Madolyn Addison. It’s Marco’s first chance to figure out what he wants out of life, who he actually is and what it really means for him to be queer. Cattrall’s Madolyn Addison, a veteran from the Golden Age of Supermodels, is the founder and CEO of … [Read more...] about ‘Glamorous’: Zane Phillips, Jade Payton, More Join Netflix Series; Kim Cattrall Casting Confirmed

News 12 dominated with 80 nominations for the 65th annual New York Emmy Awards nominations, which were revealed today. The NY chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said Telemundo’s WNJU squeezed past Univision’s WXTY for second place, 53 noms to 52. Spectrum News NY1 and MSG Networks tied for fourth place with 45 nominations apiece, just ahead of WNBC News’ 44. The winners will be honored at a ceremony in October, with a date and venue TBA. The gala will be livestreamed on the New York Emmys website. Here are all the nominees for 2022 New York Emmy Awards: OVERALL EXCELLENCE CNY Central Overall Excellence – January 1, 2021 CNY Central, WSTM-NBC3, WTVH-CBS5, CW6 The WNET Group Overall Excellence Submission – January 1, 2021 The WNET Group Newsday 2021 – December 17, 2021 Newsday Roberto Yanez – January 1, 2021 NEWS EXCELLENCE Spectrum News NY1: News Excellence – January 27, 2021 Spectrum News NY1 Telemundo 47 – … [Read more...] about New York Emmy Nominations: News 12 Dominates Field; Telemundo & Univision Outlets Top All Others

It has been a long goodbye for packaging since the WGA and the major agencies’ new franchise agreements, signed in 2020-21 after an epic fight, included a “phase-in of packaging fee prohibition” period that ends tonight. But while for the WGA “it’s the end of new packages on guild-covered projects going forward,” per WGA West assistant executive director Ellen Stutzman, I hear that WME , CAA and UTA may not feel that way. Different interpretations of the language in the agreement could trigger dozens of arbitration proceedings, with studios stuck in the middle of potential disputes. After a 22-month standoff, the WGA’s campaign targeting what the guild referred to as “conflicted agency practices” of packaging and affiliated production come to a successful end in February 2021 when the last holdout, WME, signed a franchise agreement stipulating that an “agent’s right to negotiate packaging fees shall terminate on June 30, 2022,” while limiting agencies’ ownership in … [Read more...] about As Packaging Comes To An End, Squabbles Over Grandfathered Projects Likely To Continue

Apple ’s live-action Godzilla and Titans series has cast Anna Sawai ( Pachinko , F9 ), Ren Watabe ( 461 Days of Bento ), Kiersey Clemons ( Hearts Beat Loud , The Young Wife ), Joe Tippett ( Mare of Easttown , The Morning Show ), and Elisa Lasowski ( Versailles ). The as-yet-untitled project is a Legendary Television production based on Legendary’s Monsterverse franchise. Sawai will star as ‘Cate,’ a former schoolteacher and a G-Day survivor who travels to Japan to settle family affairs but instead uncovers a family secret. Tired of running from her problems, she is determined to find answers. Watabe will portray ‘Kentaro,’ an intelligent, creative, and curious young man who has yet to find his own path. He will embark on a quest to learn more about his revered yet mysterious father and discover his own talents in the process. Clemons will portray ‘May,’ an American ex-pat with a roguish exterior that she uses to protect herself as well as others. … [Read more...] about Anna Sawai, Joe Tippett & Kiersey Clemons Among Cast Of Apple’s Live-Action Godzilla and Titans Series

Ashley Kline-Shapiro has been promoted to vice president, unscripted and slate publicity for ABC Entertainment and Walt Disney Television (WDT) Alternative. In her new role, she will continue to oversee unscripted publicity for ABC Entertainment and will add Live with Kelly and Ryan — as well as a newly established slate publicity and special projects team — to her purview. She will also be responsible for all executive media relations for Rob Mills ’ expanded portfolio, working in close partnership with the corporate communications team and colleagues across Disney TV Studios and Hulu Originals. Kline-Shapiro will continue to report to Naomi Bulochnikov-Paul, who was recently elevated to executive vice president, publicity and events, ABC & General Entertainment, and is part of Shannon Ryan’s organization. “Ashley is a gifted publicist whose bold campaigns have distinguished ABC Entertainment unscripted content as best in class,” said Bulochnikov-Paul in a … [Read more...] about Ashley Kline-Shapiro Upped To VP Unscripted & Slate Publicity For ABC, Walt Disney TV Alternative

Whispering Bill Pifer is dying. The cancer growing in his throat has now all but choked off his raspy voice. A lip reader stood beside him and interpreted his words to the courtroom. They came slow and measured, the damning silent words of a dying Hell’s Angel. “ I understand I would have complete immunity,” Pifer’s lips said. “I won’t testify without it. The time I have left, I want to spend on the street.” Sonny Barger, 33-year-old president of the Hell’s Angels, supposedly talked too much to Whispering Bill while they were both in the Alameda County Jail in Oakland, California. The cold-eyed Barger has a reputation as a braggart, and this time, according to police, something he and Whispering Bill talked about led them to the hilly grasslands near Ukiah in far northern California, where police found three bodies stuffed into abandoned wells on a 153-acre ranch owned by the Angels. Big Tom Shull, 24, and Charles Baker, 30, had both been strangled. Their bodies had been in the … [Read more...] about Hell’s Angels on Trial: Tales of Drugs & Death

Amid the orgy of congratulation and self-congratulation last week, it was difficult to find anyone pumping the hand of Philippe Dauman . It was exactly 10 years ago that the Viacom CEO took office, yet today he takes the rap for putting his company on the corporate casualty list. In assuming his duties a decade ago, Dauman delivered a stern lecture to his subordinates. “Never let a competitor beat you to the trophy,” he intoned. The “trophy” at that moment was not an Oscar. It was a site called MySpace , which Rupert Murdoch had just bought for a numbing $580 million (he later dumped it for $35 million). Dauman’s boss, Sumner Redstone , had coveted MySpace and was so angry about losing it to Murdoch that he fired his then-CEO, Tom Freston . One of Dauman’s first moves was to dispose of Viacom’s stake in a new company called Vice for $3 million (it now values itself at around $4 billion.) And so began the vicissitudes of Viacom — one of the fascinating corporate … [Read more...] about Peter Bart: What Would Viacom Look Like If Tom Freston Hadn’t Been Fired For Losing MySpace To Murdoch?

Samantha Greene is a licensed clinical social worker who spent three years working as a crisis intervention specialist at a call center in Dallas. Every interaction with our Mobile Crisis Outreach Team began with a phone call. They came 24 hours a day from school personnel, homeless shelter staff, police and probation officers, family members, or unrelated good Samaritans. Other clients called seeking assistance for themselves, hoping to find relief for chronic insomnia at 3:47 am, obtain a safe place to sleep for the night, or alleviate a seemingly intolerable amount of emotional pain. A handful of headset-donning mental health professionals answered these calls from cubicles in a windowless room inconspicuously housed in a Texas strip center. From there, our small but dedicated team was charged with meeting the crisis needs of our communities in Dallas and its surrounding counties. In May, The horrific homicide of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer ignited an … [Read more...] about Crisis Responder: What It’s Like to Be on the Front Lines