Breaking Down SAG-AFTRA’s Contract, ‘Loki’ Season 2 Finale Hits 11.2M Viewers and ‘One Piece’ Beats ‘Ahsoka’

Plus: Hollywood unions’ contracts to cost studios nearly $600M a year, Amazon MGM Studios in talks to acquire ‘He-Man’ movie and Hulu stops streaming ABC News documentary after pornography sentence [SAG President Fran Drescher speaks at SAG-AFTRA rally on Sept. 13, 2023]( [What SAG-AFTRA's Contract Gives — And Doesn't Give — on AI Protection and Streaming Pay]( By Jeremy Fuster SAG-AFTRA released an 18-page summary of its deal with Hollywood studios estimated to be worth just over $1 billion. While the summary is sprinkled with details about gains in areas such as auditions, diversity and intimacy coordinators, the key matters of streaming and artificial intelligence will draw the most attention. Those two issues were front and center with members on the picket lines. Top SAG-AFTRA officials demanded in speeches that studios agree to protect actors’ right to consent to their faces and performances being used to train AI to create replicas. The guild was also pushing for a change in the status quo compensation model, as thousands of actors are losing TV residuals without getting no new compensation from streaming. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [loki-ke-huy-quan-Wunmi-Mosaku-tom-hiddleston-owen-wilson-disney]( ['Loki' Season 2 Finale Hits 11.2 Million Viewers on Disney+, Up 3% From Premiere]( By Lucas Manfredi Note: This story contains spoilers from the Season 2 finale of “Loki” [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Buggy the Clown Pirate (Jeff Ward) in "One Piece"]( [Netflix's 'One Piece' Tops 'Ahsoka' as Most In-Demand Series Premiere of Q3 | Chart]( By Christofer Hamilton Netflix’s live-action remake of the long-running anime, “One Piece,” topped the ranking of most in-demand new series premieres in Q3. It had 53 times the average series demand in its first 30 days in the U.S. The platform has had mixed results with its live-action anime adaptations. Its remake of “Cowboy Bebop” was canceled only a few weeks after premiering, but Netflix just dropped the trailer for its live-action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” showing that it is still pressing forward with live-action anime adaptations. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher and National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland]( [Hollywood Unions' 3-Year Contracts to Collectively Cost Studios 'Close to $600 Million' Per Year, Moody's Estimates]( [masters of the universe nee brothers he-man]( [Amazon MGM Studios in Talks to Acquire ‘He-Man’ Movie 'Masters of the Universe']( [James Gordon Meek]( [Hulu Stops Streaming ABC News Documentary After Producer's Sentencing in Child Pornography Case]( [How the Major Streamers Stack Up Right Now in Subscribers and Revenue | Charts]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Wrap Pro logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo](