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Article: 'Toon time.(actors donating voice for animated television programs to get more salary)
- Article from:
- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- April 3, 2006
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'Toon Time: Actors who perform voice-overs for animated programs on basic cable scored a big win Tuesday, when the Screen Actors Guild negotiated a 20 percent increase in residual payments, part of a tentative agreement between the union and animated basic cable producers. The proposed agreement covers producers including Walt Disney Pictures & Television, Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, as well as the hit series "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "The Boondocks." The increase is the first improvement to the contract's residuals formula in 16 years. Negotiations began in January. The payment increases for voice-over performers could be sizable, given that ...