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Jan. 29, 2024
Directors Guild of America Secures Enhanced Terms in Post-Strike Agreement
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) emerges victorious after post-negotiations as it has secured enhanced terms in a new contract, including a viewership bonus for streaming shows. By: Wee Yan Ling
The
Directors Guild of America opted to stay out of the strike last year,
announcing the significant gains in their latest contract as it provides them
with improved terms, including a viewership bonus for streaming shows. The
development is followed after months of advocacy and challenging discussions
with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
DGA
members will now receive a 50% residual increase for their contributions to the
most-watched streaming shows, this in line with the terms procured by the
Writers Guild of America. Various areas have also witnessed an increase, which
includes a 0.5% increase in pension and health contributions in both the second
and third years of the contract.
The
deal lasts for three years and was agreed on June 3, has marked a strategic
decision by DGA negotiators as they pivot on the 21% increase in streaming
residuals, which addresses the surge in foreign subscribers.
The
new terms also encompass the elimination of reduced rates for assistant
directors and unit production managers on pilots and the first two seasons of
streaming or pay TV shows. General wage increases, originally 5% in the first
year followed by 4% and 3.5%, also take into account directors on streaming and
pay TV shows, presenting a 3% increase in the first year.
The
DGA spokesperson had also expressed the guild’s commitment to protecting the
creative and economic rights of directors and their teams and displayed his
pride in the achieved gains and the safeguarding of the Guild’s Pension and
Health Plans.
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