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Sidecast: The DGA Deal, part 2

Episode - SC38

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January 26, 2024 Scriptnotes, Sidecast

The DGA surprised the town yesterday, announcing an update to their already-signed agreement with the AMPTP. The new deal includes select pay bumps and the streaming bonus gained by WGA and SAG-AFTRA after their lengthy strikes.

John and Drew are back to look at what we know about this off-cycle development and ask questions like huh? And how? And why?

Links:

* [DGA Announces Revisions To Film & TV Contract, Including Addition Of Streaming Bonus To Match WGA’s](https://deadline.com/2024/01/dga-revisions-amptp-contract-streaming-bonus-1235805069/) by Katie Campione for Deadline
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* Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt

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You can download the episode [here](http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/SC38standard.mp3).

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