The DGA is gearing up for next year’s negotiations for a network TV contract, naming Lily Olszewski, the guild’s 6th vice president, to chair its negotiating committee, and director Brett Holey and DGA assistant secretary-treasurer Joyce Thomas as co-chairs. The current contact with ABC, CBS and NBC, which expires June 30, 2023, covers DGA directors and their teams working in news, sports, operations and at local stations.
“I am proud to appoint Lily Olszewski as the chair of our Network Negotiations Committee, and Brett Holey and Joyce Thomas as co-chairs” said DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter. “With decades of working experience at the top of their craft, combined with years of expertise as leaders in prior network negotiations, this team will be a significant asset to the Guild when it comes time to negotiate our network contracts in New York.”
The guild’s national board unanimously approved their appointments at its recent meeting.
“I am proud to appoint Lily Olszewski as the chair of our Network Negotiations Committee, and Brett Holey and Joyce Thomas as co-chairs” said DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter. “With decades of working experience at the top of their craft, combined with years of expertise as leaders in prior network negotiations, this team will be a significant asset to the Guild when it comes time to negotiate our network contracts in New York.”
The guild’s national board unanimously approved their appointments at its recent meeting.
- 3/23/2022
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
The DGA has reached a tentative agreement with ABC, CBS and NBC for a new contract covering the TV networks’ staff and freelance members employed in news, sports and operations at the companies’ networks and many of their owned local stations.
The agreement, which now goes to the guild’s membership for ratification, was unanimously approved by the DGA national board of directors October 19, but was only announced Wednesday. The new deal is separate from the guild’s basic film and TV contract, which comes up for negotiation next year.
“News, sports and local television collectively reach massive audiences, and the contributions of our members who work in these areas are absolutely critical to the success of these operations,” DGA president Thomas Schlamme said. ‘This deal is a testament to that value. That’s especially meaningful in the context of the industry’s changing business environment, and makes the results...
The agreement, which now goes to the guild’s membership for ratification, was unanimously approved by the DGA national board of directors October 19, but was only announced Wednesday. The new deal is separate from the guild’s basic film and TV contract, which comes up for negotiation next year.
“News, sports and local television collectively reach massive audiences, and the contributions of our members who work in these areas are absolutely critical to the success of these operations,” DGA president Thomas Schlamme said. ‘This deal is a testament to that value. That’s especially meaningful in the context of the industry’s changing business environment, and makes the results...
- 10/30/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
The Directors Guild of America has reached a tentative new three-year agreement for staffers at ABC, CBS and NBC and sent the pact to members for ratification.
The contract covers staff and freelance members employed in news, sports and operations at the companies’ television networks and many of their owned local television stations. The DGA national board of directors has unanimously approved the agreement.
The new deal will cover the period of July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2023. It includes increased wages and fees by 2.5% in each of the three years; the right to divert up to 2% of the negotiated wage increase to the DGA Pension or Health Plan; and provisions securing work opportunities for members who work in sports.
The negotiations between the DGA’s Network Negotiations Committee and ABC, CBS and NBC began mid-September in New York and concluded at the end of the month. The committee was headed by co-chairs Brett Holey of NBC News,...
The contract covers staff and freelance members employed in news, sports and operations at the companies’ television networks and many of their owned local television stations. The DGA national board of directors has unanimously approved the agreement.
The new deal will cover the period of July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2023. It includes increased wages and fees by 2.5% in each of the three years; the right to divert up to 2% of the negotiated wage increase to the DGA Pension or Health Plan; and provisions securing work opportunities for members who work in sports.
The negotiations between the DGA’s Network Negotiations Committee and ABC, CBS and NBC began mid-September in New York and concluded at the end of the month. The committee was headed by co-chairs Brett Holey of NBC News,...
- 10/30/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman” returns to Netflix on May 31 and the Jonas Brothers are set to perform for the June 15 premiere of “All That” on Nickelodeon.
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”My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman” will return to Netflix on May 31. All six episodes of the new season will drop at once, with each dedicated to in-depth interviews with special guests that will be announced at a later date.
Nickelodeon has set a June 15 premiere date for its reinvented sketch comedy series “All That,” featuring a guest performance by the Jonas Brothers. Executive produced by original cast member, Kenan Thompson, the premiere will also include performances by legacy cast members from the ’90s, including those by Kel Mitchell, Lori Beth Denberg and Josh Server.
The Showtime Documentary Film “16 Shots” will make its small-screen debut on June 14. The doc,...
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”My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman” will return to Netflix on May 31. All six episodes of the new season will drop at once, with each dedicated to in-depth interviews with special guests that will be announced at a later date.
Nickelodeon has set a June 15 premiere date for its reinvented sketch comedy series “All That,” featuring a guest performance by the Jonas Brothers. Executive produced by original cast member, Kenan Thompson, the premiere will also include performances by legacy cast members from the ’90s, including those by Kel Mitchell, Lori Beth Denberg and Josh Server.
The Showtime Documentary Film “16 Shots” will make its small-screen debut on June 14. The doc,...
- 5/15/2019
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
Brett Holey, Lily Olszewski and Scott Berger have been named co-chairs of the DGA’s Network Staff Negotiations Committee, which bargains on behalf of DGA members who primarily work in staff and freelance positions in news and sports. The current contract expires June 30, 2020.
Holey, senior director for NBC News, has served as co-chair of the committee in the two most recent rounds of network staff negotiations and also has served on the DGA’s Eastern Directors Council. Olszewski is an Emmy-winning director of ABC’s Good Morning America, and Berger, the guild’s assistant secretary-treasurer, is an associate director on the CBS Evening News. Berger has served on every DGA Network Negotiating Committee since the 1980s, including as co-chair in the three most recent rounds.
“It is my pleasure to appoint Brett Holey, Lily Olszewski and Scott Berger as co-chairs of the Network Staff Negotiations Committee,” said DGA president Thomas Schlamme.
Holey, senior director for NBC News, has served as co-chair of the committee in the two most recent rounds of network staff negotiations and also has served on the DGA’s Eastern Directors Council. Olszewski is an Emmy-winning director of ABC’s Good Morning America, and Berger, the guild’s assistant secretary-treasurer, is an associate director on the CBS Evening News. Berger has served on every DGA Network Negotiating Committee since the 1980s, including as co-chair in the three most recent rounds.
“It is my pleasure to appoint Brett Holey, Lily Olszewski and Scott Berger as co-chairs of the Network Staff Negotiations Committee,” said DGA president Thomas Schlamme.
- 5/14/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
The Directors Guild of America announced the three co-chairs for its Network Negotiating Committee on Tuesday. The trio will lead talks with the major networks after their current contract with the guild expires in June 2020.
The three co-chairs are NBC News senior director Brett Holey, “Good Morning America” director Lily Olszewski, and “CBS Evening News” associate director Scott Berger. Berger has been on the Network Negotiating Committee for more than 30 years, including as co-chair in the three most recent rounds. Holey served as co-chair in the two most recent rounds and has also served on the DGA’s Eastern Directors Council. Olszeweski has won an Emmy for her work on “Gma,” and has also worked at Spanish-language networks including Univision and Telemundo.
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“It is my pleasure to appoint Brett Holey, Lily Olszewski and Scott Berger as co-chairs of the Network Staff Negotiations Committee,...
The three co-chairs are NBC News senior director Brett Holey, “Good Morning America” director Lily Olszewski, and “CBS Evening News” associate director Scott Berger. Berger has been on the Network Negotiating Committee for more than 30 years, including as co-chair in the three most recent rounds. Holey served as co-chair in the two most recent rounds and has also served on the DGA’s Eastern Directors Council. Olszeweski has won an Emmy for her work on “Gma,” and has also worked at Spanish-language networks including Univision and Telemundo.
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“It is my pleasure to appoint Brett Holey, Lily Olszewski and Scott Berger as co-chairs of the Network Staff Negotiations Committee,...
- 5/14/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Updated With Full List: PBS and CBS were the big winners tonight as the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences unveiled its 35th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The pubcaster walked away with a leading 11 trophies, followed by the Eye with 10. ABC picked up three wins, the only other network with more than two. PBS came into the ceremony with a field-leading 43 nominations, one more than CBS.
The Lifetime Achievement Award went to William J. Small, who was CBS News Washington Bureau chief from 1962-74 and later President of NBC News, President of United Press International, and Chairman of News & Documentary at NATAS. “Throughout the ’60s and ’70s and into the 1980s, he was a key figure in the dramatic evolution of network news, NATAS Chairman Chuck Dages said of Small. “Recruiting the likes of Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Diane Sawyer, Lesley Stahl, Bill Moyers, and many others, he changed...
The Lifetime Achievement Award went to William J. Small, who was CBS News Washington Bureau chief from 1962-74 and later President of NBC News, President of United Press International, and Chairman of News & Documentary at NATAS. “Throughout the ’60s and ’70s and into the 1980s, he was a key figure in the dramatic evolution of network news, NATAS Chairman Chuck Dages said of Small. “Recruiting the likes of Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Diane Sawyer, Lesley Stahl, Bill Moyers, and many others, he changed...
- 10/1/2014
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
Los Angeles – The Directors Guild of America today announced that the DGA’s Network Negotiations Committee has reached a tentative new three-year agreement with ABC, CBS and NBC covering DGA members who work in news, sports and operations. These negotiations, which began on September 24 in New York and concluded on October 7, address the DGA’s Network Staff and Freelance Agreements, which cover staff and freelance directors, associate directors, stage managers and program-production assistants employed in news, sports and operations at the companies’ television networks and at a number of their locally owned and operated television stations. The Network Agreements are separate from the Guild’s Basic Agreement and are negotiated every three years. The tentative contract will be presented to the DGA’s National Board at the regularly-scheduled board meeting on October 19 and if approved, the contract will then be sent to the membership for ratification. The new contract incorporates...
- 10/9/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Directors Guild President Taylor Hackford announced that John Libretto has been appointed to chair the Guild’s Network Staff Negotiating Committee. Libretto will be joined by Director Brett Holey and Associate Director Scott Berger who will serve as Vice-Chairs of the Committee. ”Their combined years of experience working in television news along with their previous negotiating experience will be enormous assets to the Guild when it comes time to negotiate our network contract in New York.” Libretto is the Senior Director for News for NBC and director of Dateline NBC. Holey is the Director and Senior Broadcast Producer for NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams and Director of NBC News Specials. Berger is an Associate Director on the CBS Evening News and is the current Assistant Secretary-Treasurer of the DGA’s National Board of Directors and has served 12 terms on the Ad/Sm/Pa East Council. He has been on...
- 4/25/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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