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24 SAG-AFTRA | Fall/Winter 2024 | sagaftra.org For Members I t's now easier than ever for performers to showcase their verified SAG-AFTRA membership to both fans and industry professionals on IMDb and IMDbPro. As part of SAG-AFTRA's ongoing collaboration with IMDb, members can now add a free SAG-AFTRA-verified badge to their IMDb and IMDbPro pages. Casting directors and other professionals use IMDbPro to search for verified SAG-AFTRA performers, so adding the badge to your IMDbPro page empowers you to be discovered. Verified members also receive a 30% discount* on IMDbPro Premium, which features the most powerful tools to showcase yourself and get discovered, including detailed contact and representation information, and the option to set your primary images and the credits you want to be best known for. "We are pleased to continue collaborating with IMDb to empower SAG-AFTRA members with tools to choose how they want to represent themselves on IMDb and IMDbPro," said SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher. "This new feature makes it easy for performers to highlight their SAG-AFTRA membership to decision-makers who discover talent on IMDbPro and — bonus — gives members access to preferred pricing on IMDbPro Premium." *Discount terms apply. Contract Updates The following are SAG-AFTRA's ongoing or upcoming contracts: Active Negotiations • Interactive Media Agreement Upcoming Negotiations • The SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract and the SAG-AFTRA Audio Commercials Contract wages and working conditions meetings concluded in November, and negotiations will be held early next year (contracts expire March 31, 2025). • Network Television Code (summer). • Corporate/Educational (fall) News & Broadcast Still in progress or starting in 2025: • Televisa N.Y. • CBS Network News • CBS N.Y., L.A. and Chicago O&Os • NBC & Telemundo: L.A., N.Y. and Chicago • Fox O&Os • ABC O&Os • Cumulus Radio S.F. • Audacy S.F. • Multiple public media stations first contract negotiations: Indiana Public Media, Oregon Public Media and South Florida Public Media Watch your emails and sagaftra.org for details. Claim Your Free SAG-AFTRA Badge on IMDbPro Share Your Union Pride and Reach Fans and Decision-Makers With This New Feature Scan this QR code to visit IMDbPro and get your free SAG-AFTRA-verified badge. Verify your membership with these steps: • Visit the IMDbPro SAG-AFTRA member verification page at tinyurl.com/2wfvxfcs and click "Continue." • Log into your IMDbPro account. If you are not yet an IMDbPro member, you will be prompted to join IMDbPro Basic (free) or Premium (preferred pricing after verification). • Input your SAG-AFTRA member ID number, which can be found on your SAG-AFTRA ID card or on the SAG-AFTRA member portal. • Input the email address associated with your SAG-AFTRA membership. This email address can be found on the SAG-AFTRA member portal. • Click "Continue."