Days after the Writers Guild members authorized their new contract, their performers’ counterpart SAG-AFTRA will restart negotiations on Monday with the group representing the major studios, with signs that advancement in negotiations could come quickly, NBC News reports.
A joint statement from SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said that “several executives” from major studios would attend the meeting, signaling that the studios will look to settle the strike with terms similar to the Guild’s deal. While the particulars of the contracts are different, many of the issues relating to the use of artificial intelligence, the digital integration of work or images in future pieces, and improved compensation for streaming works are central parts of both agreements.
Perhaps coincidentally, the major network late-night talk show hosts–Colbert, Kimmel, Fallon and Meyers–announced their shows would be back on the air Monday night, October 2nd, thanks to the Guild approving the proposed contract.