Contract negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild and Hollywood studios broke down Tuesday when the parties were unable to come to an agreement on DVD and Internet pay rates. The studios now begin talks with the smaller American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, a move some SAG officials fear may undercut their union's bargaining power. Several UCLA faculty members have expertise on issues raised during negotiations.

 

Nelson Gayton is the executive director of the Entertainment Media Management Institute at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. The institute examines the forces of change shaping the management of enterprises in entertainment and media.

Contact Gayton directly at nelson.gayton@anderson.ucla.edu or 215-563-0396.

 

Daniel J.B. Mitchell, distinguished professor of public policy and Ho-su Wu Professor of Management at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, is an expert in labor relations and labor-market issues who has been quoted frequently on the subject of contract negotiations between writers, actors and Hollywood studios.

Contact Mitchell directly at daniel.j.b.mitchell@anderson.ucla.edu or 310-592-6180.

 

David R. Ginsburg, executive director of the UCLA School of Law's Entertainment and Media Law and Policy Program, is available to address business and legal aspects of the negotiations. He is a former president of both the Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Group and Artisan Pictures. Ginsburg served as president and chief executive officer of Citadel Entertainment and was a founding partner of the entertainment department at international law firm Sidley Austin LLP.

Contact: To interview Ginsburg, contact Lauri Gavel at gavel@law.ucla.edu or 310-722-7761.