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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