'Suits' star Patrick J. Adams called recently posting old photos of co-star Meghan Markle an 'embarrassing oversight.' Here's why.
SAG-AFTRA has been on strike
since July 14. The strike began after SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers , which represents major Hollywood studios, did not reach an agreement on a new contract. SAG-AFTRA is fighting for fair wages, with one big issue being residuals from content shown on streaming services.on the SAG-AFTRA strike website explains,"The current strike rules define 'promote' very broadly in order to achieve maximum impact to the studios, networks, and streamers.
is particularly frowned upon, according to the SAG-AFTRA site. This is because of one of the main points the actors' union is fighting for is an increase in residuals from streaming. Adams posts were not blatant promotion in that they didn't specifically direct people to watch the series, but they did increase the show's visibility.
The FAQ section continues of promotion,"This includes work done in the past. Streamers and networks are directing fans to past content to fill the void resulting from the WGA [Writers Guild of America] and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The streamers in particular hold older content hostage on their platforms, resulting in no 'move-over' residuals, while also paying a streaming residual that does not reflect the value of the content to the streamers.
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