Ad actors still negotiating new deal

TORONTO – After eight months of negotiations – including a one-month contract extension – a new national commercial agreement remains under negotiation, said actors union ACTRA today. The agreement, which had been extended to July 31, 2008 while talks continued between a joint advertiser/agency committee and ACTRA negotiators, governs the remuneration terms and working conditions for performers in commercials for TV, radio and new media. Terms that would modernize the agreement have been at the forefront of discussions to date by both sides in the talks, says the release. For example, ads are being used across many platforms, something the...