EXCLUSIVE: In the midst of the 108-day strike, SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP are making progress towards a new deal. According to a guild source, there is a feeling of optimism, and a senior studio source added that they are in the final stretch. Both sides are confident that a deal may be reached soon, although they caution that the situation is still fluid. The main focus of the negotiations has been success-based compensation for streaming shows and their casts.
Neither SAG-AFTRA nor the AMPTP have responded to requests for comment on today’s talks. Negotiation teams on both sides have been in communication throughout the day. The studio’s CEO gang of four, including Disney’s Bob Iger, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav, and NBCUniversal’s Donna Langley
