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UPDATED with day and venue confirmed:As Deadline first told you Tuesday,SAG-AFTRAand theAMPTPare meeting next week. SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP will resume negotiations for a new TV/Theatrical contract on Monday, Oct. 2. Several executives from AMPTP member companies will be in attendance, read the statement. SAG-AFTRA picketers in New York City during the summerMichael M. Santiago/Getty Images Deadline learned that SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree Ireland was away on business today....

Theyd probably come up with a budget for like three per role. So that would mean the death of the developmental actor. … it would be a disaster. Members just dont know whats in the contract, Sharma tells Deadline. So its not a pleasant process to go through claims. It can take 18 months or more to get your money. But she questions whether thats the right hill to die on for a majority of SAG members....

We are excited to support a new cohort of unscripted indigenous filmmakers. stated Ian Skorodin (Choctaw), Director of Strategy; Native American Media Alliance. The five day total immersion workshop will be mentored and guided by veteran producers in non-fiction television. Photo Courtesy of NAMA Rory Crittendenis a screenwriter, director, and producer from the Peavine community of the Cherokee Nation. He is a winner of six Heartland Regional Emmys for his past documentary work for his tribe....

YouTube Shorts passed 50 billion daily views less than two years after its global launch. Can you talk about the role their content plays overall and how it fits in strategically? It is the biggest differentiator on the platform. YouTube Chief Business Officer Mary Ellen CoeNoam Galai/Getty Images for YouTube Take the living room as an example, our fastest-growing surface. Shorts is the fastest-growing format there. Its the scale and its the amplification of all of that content....

Sky,Fifth SeasonandLightboxare combining on a premium documentary series telling the extraordinary story of a group of young women from across the globe who join forces to bring down a predatory Italian policeman. Based on the hit podcast, Verified,Bad Host: Hunting the Couchsurfing Predatoris being produced in association with Scripps. Produced by Simon and Jonathan Chinns Lightbox, the project will be one of Fifth Seasons flagship projects at Mipcom Cannes. ‘Bad Host’Sky...

Suitsis on its way to breaking anotherNielsenstreamingrecord. 1 overall finishes ever on the overall Nielsen chart. Its worth noting thatSuitsachieved this in 11 consecutive weeks whileOzarkachieved such a feat over all of its seasons. One Piece, SuitsNetflix, USA Network IfSuitsmaintains its position for one more week, it will officially surpassOzarkfor the title. The eight episode series came in at No. 2 on the overall chart and No. 1 among originals with 1....

EXCLUSIVE:The Joes are dusting off their sports kits for the first time in 13 years. Glow plans to showcase the show atMipcomnext month, with original series creatorMy Entertainmentalso involved in the relaunch. It pitted ordinary Joes with love and skill for multiple sports again famous sport stars. Spike/Paramount The most successful Joe would be crowned the winner. Watch on Deadline Glow has updated the format ahead of its relaunch. I have chased this format for ages, said Glow Medias Managing Director, Siobhan Crawford....

Plus a few old jokes and some celebrity guests who will still return our phone calls. Put it all together and it spells PARTAY. This is sort of the secret to the revival of my career, he said with a laugh. Joe Bob Briggs (aka John Bloom) on ‘The Last Drive-in’Shudder People who watched me when they were kids are now running the networks. They changed the whole company and cut a lot of stuff back, Briggs recalled....

Disney/MarvelsThe Marvelshas secured aChinarelease on November 10, day-and-date with North America. Whether talent eventually makes it to China to tubthumpThe Marvelsremains to be seen. Stars overall have not really been visiting since the pandemic began. The MarvelsMarvel That movie is closing in on $60M and has been granted an extension to October 29 there. Regardless, the SAG-AFTRA strike currently makes it impossible to make plans. The Marvelsis directed by Nia DaCosta and starsBrie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani and Samuel L....

The affected shows include the bands L.A.-area concerts set for December 4 and 6 at the Kia Forum. All of the dates to be rescheduled are TBA. Im on the mend and cant wait to see you all next year. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band onstage in Atlanta in 2023Paras Griffin/Getty Images Bruce Springsteen has postponed all ofhis concertsin September as he gets treatment for symptoms of peptic ulcer disease....

Capitals not an issue, he said of securing financial backing for his $10 billion bid. I have access to plenty of capital. Allen provided the update during a sit-down at the Code Conference with CNBC correspondent Julia Boorstin. Allen Media Group CEO Byron AllenGreg Doherty/Getty Images for Allen Media Group / Byron Allen Thats the magic trick. Inside Disney, however, there are also complications, Allen noted. These legacy companies are trying to reinvent themselves, Allen said....

Its worth rethinking how to approach working with the creative community moving forward. Recently Ive been teaching a course at the UCLA Anderson school about the streaming business. Remember when one of the advantages of working at a streamer was less interference? Susanne DanielsCourtesy Watch on Deadline I was lucky enough to start my career as an assistant to Lorne Michaels. Lorne is a producer who earned the ability to gamble every week on unusual ideas....

This is Day 76 ofthe SAG-AFTRA strike. Among notable appearances today, word was thatTwilightactor Peter Facinelli was picketing at Warner Bros. Discovery, whileMad Mencreator Matt Weiner put in an appearance at Netflix. WGA members, the morning after the strike, continue on at SAG-AFTRA pickets.Deadline/Anthony D’Alessandro Gary Mosher, a SAG-AFTRA strike captain at Warner Bros. Deadline told you yesterday that SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP are expected to meetby the end of next week....