April 28: 5% Wage Increase Effective under Motion Picture/TV Film Successor Memorandum of Agreement (“MOU”).
May 1: Effective Date of Successor MOU. For “grandfathered” streaming shows, if principal photography of the first episode of the season commences on or after May 1, 2024, grandfathering of old wage rates no longer applies (“grandfathering,” as provided for in Paragraph F(1) of the Sideletter re: Productions Made for New Media, is eliminated).
June 1: For “High Budget SVOD Programs” (as defined in Paragraph F of the Sideletter re: Productions Made for New Media), when the initial date of recording music soundtrack is on or after June 1, 2024, new residual payments provisions in Paragraph G(2)(a) of the Sideletter re: Productions Made for New Media are effective.
July 1: Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund annual distribution date.