SAG-AFTRA’s Contract Will Change Auditions, Nelson Peltz’s Disney Fight Gets New Ally and Swimmer Diana Nyad Isn’t Done Yet

Max keeping pace with Netflix demand with half the content, AGs put NYT, CNN ‘on watch’ over Hamas and Aria Mia Loberti shares emotional journey [Barry Keoghan audition tape]( [SAG-AFTRA's Contract Will Change Self-Tape Auditions, But Some Actors Also See Unforeseen Drawbacks]( By Jeremy Fuster Artificial intelligence is the main topic of debate among SAG-AFTRA members over the new contract, which they are set to finish voting on today, but some guild members are trying to raise concerns about another issue that was key during strike-ending negotiations: auditions. Two guild members who spoke to TheWrap said they were pleased that the SAG-AFTRA negotiating committee was successful in adding key reforms to lift financial and logistical burdens facing actors who do self-tape auditions. But they also said the contract language that classifies such auditions could be a major hurdle in a grassroots union effort to earn contract pay, and could also have other unforeseen creative drawbacks. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Activist Investor Nelson Peltz stands at a lectern.]( [Nelson Peltz's Fight for Disney Board Seats Gets New Ally in Investment Firm Ancora Holdings]( By Eileen AJ Connelly Nelson Peltz has a new ally in his efforts to get a seat on the Disney board: the activist investor Ancora. The boutique investment firm, which typically focuses on family wealth and asset management, penned a letter to fellow Disney shareholders supporting Peltz and his firm, Trian Fund Management in the quest for access to the boardroom. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Jodie Foster and Diana Nyad at TheWrap Power Women Summit 2023]( [Legendary Swimmer Diana Nyad Isn't Done Yet: 'I Don't Want to Live Out the 'Sunset Blvd' Scenario' | Video]( By Sharon Knolle Swimming legend Diana Nyad, who made a record-setting solo swim to Cuba in 2013 when she was 64, said she’d been dreaming of reaching the impossible goal since she was 11. Speaking at TheWrap’s Power Women Summit in Beverly Hills on Tuesday, Nyad recalled how her mother told her that although they couldn’t see Cuba from the beach in Florida, it was “just over the horizon” and that, as she was already a champion athlete, “you could probably swim there.” [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [the-gilded-age-taissa-farmiga-carrie-coon-morgan-spector-hbo-barbara-nitke]( [With Half the Content, Max Is Keeping Pace with Netflix's Demand | Charts]( [A journalist surveys damage in Gaza City]( [Over a Dozen Conservative Attorneys General Put New York Times, CNN 'On Watch' Over Hamas Coverage: ‘Follow the Law’]( [Aria Maria Loberti speaks at TheWrap's 2023 Changemakers Dinner]( [‘All the Light We Cannot See’ Star Aria Mia Loberti Shares Emotional Journey: 'I Am Real, Honest Change in This Industry' | Video]( [Jeff Zucker and Abu Dhabi Make an Audacious Play for Conservative News in US, UK]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [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](