Exclusive: The podcast world is becoming further unionized.
Earlier this year, SAG-AFTRA introduced two contracts that covers podcasts – the Independent Podcast Agreement and the MicroPod Agreement.
The Table Read podcast, which offers writers the chance for their unproduced scripts to be discovered, has become one of the first to sign the Independent Podcast Agreement with the union.
It means that the actors, comedians, musicians, and influencers that perform on the Table Read podcast are now covered. This gives them essential protections, respectful working conditions, and equitable compensation for their contributions. It also means that the performers have access to the support and resources provided by SAG-AFTRA.
The agreement protects against the unauthorized use of their voices through digital duplication and AI technologies and ensures that compensation received contributes to their eligibility for union healthcare and pensions.
The Independent Podcast Agreement covers podcasts of any genres on any platforms including those...
Earlier this year, SAG-AFTRA introduced two contracts that covers podcasts – the Independent Podcast Agreement and the MicroPod Agreement.
The Table Read podcast, which offers writers the chance for their unproduced scripts to be discovered, has become one of the first to sign the Independent Podcast Agreement with the union.
It means that the actors, comedians, musicians, and influencers that perform on the Table Read podcast are now covered. This gives them essential protections, respectful working conditions, and equitable compensation for their contributions. It also means that the performers have access to the support and resources provided by SAG-AFTRA.
The agreement protects against the unauthorized use of their voices through digital duplication and AI technologies and ensures that compensation received contributes to their eligibility for union healthcare and pensions.
The Independent Podcast Agreement covers podcasts of any genres on any platforms including those...
- 10/23/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Hollywood is littered with great scripts that never made it to the screen.
But a new podcast is offering writers a fresh chance for their story to be discovered. Table Read will give listeners the chance to discover never-before-heard scripts from industry players and award-winning talent.
Each episode features actors, comedians, musicians and influencers performing scripts from established writers and producers including The Vampire Diaries writer Sonny Postiglione, Bobby Smith Jr., writer of Jada Pinkett Smith-fronted film Jason’s Lyric, Peter Lefcourt, who wrote on Desperate Housewives and Pearse Lehane, who wrote on HBO’s Spanish drama series The Head.
The scripts, previously accessible only to studio heads and top agents, are brought to life each week by these showrunners, engineers and directors.
Table Read comes from exec producers Jack Levy, who produced iHeartMedia’s Kelsey Grammer-voiced series The Lower Bottoms, former MTV exec Mark Knell and Shaan Sharma,...
But a new podcast is offering writers a fresh chance for their story to be discovered. Table Read will give listeners the chance to discover never-before-heard scripts from industry players and award-winning talent.
Each episode features actors, comedians, musicians and influencers performing scripts from established writers and producers including The Vampire Diaries writer Sonny Postiglione, Bobby Smith Jr., writer of Jada Pinkett Smith-fronted film Jason’s Lyric, Peter Lefcourt, who wrote on Desperate Housewives and Pearse Lehane, who wrote on HBO’s Spanish drama series The Head.
The scripts, previously accessible only to studio heads and top agents, are brought to life each week by these showrunners, engineers and directors.
Table Read comes from exec producers Jack Levy, who produced iHeartMedia’s Kelsey Grammer-voiced series The Lower Bottoms, former MTV exec Mark Knell and Shaan Sharma,...
- 3/6/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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