Telemundo Contract
Date: 07-22-2018 9:43 AM - Word Count: 192
Telemundo Contract
SAG-AFTRA Approves Contracts For Telemundo; Non-Primetime Programming
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Screen Actors Guild's national board has
unanimously approved its first-ever tentative agreement with Telemundo
Television Studios covering Spanish-language television performers, union
officials announced.
The three-year agreement reached Saturday follows 15 months of
negotiations.
Under the contract, Telemundo talent will contribute to and
participate in the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan and SAG-Producers Pension Plan for the
first time. They will also receive residuals for foreign and domestic
programming and streaming platforms, based on a percentage of Telemundo's gross
receipts.
Also for the first time, Telemundo performers will be guaranteed
minimum salaries and annual increases.
Telemundo is the largest employer of Spanish-language talent in the
United States. It's new contract goes into effect immediately.
In addition to the Spanish media pact, the SAG-AFTRA board also
overwhelmingly approved a new network contract covering a wide range of non-
primetime programs that air on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox networks. This includes
soap operas, game shows, talk shows and quiz shows, as well as sports and
variety shows.
That tentative agreement must go to the union's full membership for
final ratification.
CNS-07-22-2018 09:43