Overview
- Confirming meetings with both companies, Nolan said recent signals on policy shifts are encouraging but fall short of enforceable commitments.
- The guild is pushing for a 60‑day theatrical window, noting Netflix’s 45‑day pledge for Warner Bros. releases and emphasizing that theatrical residuals underpin the DGA health plan.
- The DGA reports steep 2024 job losses—roughly 35% in TV and 8–12% in film—and says it has tapped health‑plan reserves, with Nolan signaling employer contributions must rise in upcoming talks.
- On AI, Nolan says current safeguards from the 2023 deal are not sufficient and the union wants a formal role in how tools are used and how licensing revenue reaches creators, citing recent studio–AI partnerships.
- The union is lobbying for a stackable 25% federal production rebate and preparing for spring negotiations, with the DGA contract expiring June 30.