# Unpacking the 2026 TV/Theatrical Tentative Agreement

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sag-aftra-205933/unpacking-the-2026-tv-theatrical-tentative-agreement
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sag-aftra-205933/unpacking-the-2026-tv-theatrical-tentative-agreement.md
Podcast: [SAG-AFTRA](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sag-aftra-205933)
Published: 2026-05-14T20:53:00+00:00
Episode link: https://sagaftra.libsyn.com/unpacking-the-2026-tvtheatrical-tentative-agreement
Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/sagaftra/e176_TV_Theatrical_v2.mp3?dest-id=972716
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sag-aftra-205933/episodes/unpacking-the-2026-tv-theatrical-tentative-agreement
Duration seconds: 3716

## Resource

Earlier this month, SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP reached a tentative agreement on a successor contract to the 2023 TV/Theatrical Contracts covering motion pictures, scripted primetime dramatic television, streaming content and new media. This agreement builds on our historic gains while securing the future for our members. In this roundtable discussion, SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin, SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and SAG-AFTRA Chief Contract Officer Ray Rodriguez discuss the headline achievements of this tentative agreement. Topics include: the historic pension and retirement plan merger, comprehensive AI protections for digital replicas and synthetics, increases in residuals and the streaming bonus fund, and what it means for working performers. *The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of their organization or SAG-AFTRA.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sag-aftra-205933/episodes/unpacking-the-2026-tv-theatrical-tentative-agreement/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/sag-aftra-205933/unpacking-the-2026-tv-theatrical-tentative-agreement.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.