EXCLUSIVE: A revamp of residuals , artificial intelligence provisions and an end to the misuse of “special stipulations” by the American giants lead the British actors union’s claim for its new film and TV agreements with PACT . We can reveal that Equity has in the past couple of weeks submitted the claim to the producer trade body and is preparing to begin negotiations over a new contract that will govern the vast majority of UK TV series and indie movies – including those made by the streamers – for the next two to three years. The TV and film agreements are separate and Equity has long desired to bring them together, although this will likely not be realized in the near future.
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The pair will meet once a fortnight for the next two months with the aim of having the deal signed off by the end of September, he said. Equity has since the turn of the year been crowdsourcing its 40,000-strong member base in order to compile the claim, which has five demands. In an email to members, which Deadline has seen, Equity said the negotiations “could not be taking place at a more import.