The labor union will apply Nielsen’s Streaming Content Ratings service to its forecasting and enforcement efforts around the new terms of the streaming bonus provisions of the 2023 TV/Theatrical Contract.
In 2024, Ampere Analysis forecasts global content spending will increase after a plateau in content investment growth in 2023. Last year, the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike action led to a 2% decline relative to original expectations.
The conclusion of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA work actions on September 27 and November 9, respectively, came too late for production to pick up by year’s end, according to FilmLA.
The long-awaited clearing in the industry’s stormiest season in decades comes as a deal was reached to end what was, at nearly four months, the longest strike ever for film and television actors.