The talent agencies had a greatly reduced presence at the May upfronts. Amid stalled negotiations between the WGA and the Association of Talent Agents, which broke off in April with no deal, triggering the firing of agents by more than 7,000 writers, most agency parties were canceled or dramatically scaled back.
As the WGA-Ata standoff continues with no end in sight, the agencies’ traditional Emmy parties also are facing a demise, I have learned. The Big 4, CAA, Wme, UTA and ICM Partners, which are embroiled in a legal war with the WGA via dueling lawsuits, along with Paradigm, have all canceled their bashes, long-time Emmy weekend staples.
That includes the UTA party at the Brentwood home of co-president Jay Sures and the ICM Partners brunch at the Santa Monica home of Managing Director Chris Silbermann that had been held for a number of years. CAA last year moved its...
As the WGA-Ata standoff continues with no end in sight, the agencies’ traditional Emmy parties also are facing a demise, I have learned. The Big 4, CAA, Wme, UTA and ICM Partners, which are embroiled in a legal war with the WGA via dueling lawsuits, along with Paradigm, have all canceled their bashes, long-time Emmy weekend staples.
That includes the UTA party at the Brentwood home of co-president Jay Sures and the ICM Partners brunch at the Santa Monica home of Managing Director Chris Silbermann that had been held for a number of years. CAA last year moved its...
- 8/14/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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