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The Association of Independent Commercial Producers has launched a diversity initiative to create more job opportunities for people of color in the advertising industry. AICP says the the program, dubbed "Double the Line,” is designed to "double up on key production and post-production roles, so clients can double…

The Association of Independent Commercial Producers has launched an Equity & Inclusion Committee "to help the industry cast a wider net for talent, create opportunities for mentorship and advancement for people of color, and establish hiring practices that more easily facilitate a means of entry to the industry." The…

The Association of Independent Commercial Producers has updated its guidelines and recommendations for the safe return to work on commercial shoots. "Having produced hundreds of commercials under the previous five versions of the guidelines since late April, we all continue to learn," the AICP said in the new preamble…

As film, TV and commercial production slowly resumes, Karen Stuart, executive director of the Association of Talent Agents, has told her 115 member-agencies that they should be "diligent about making sure proper safety protocols are in place to protect the health and safety of their clients." The safety of cast and…

Members of the Directors Guild of America have voted to ratify a new TV commercials contract. The DGA, as is its custom, did not disclose how many ballots were cast or how many voted to ratify it, other than to say that it was approved "overwhelmingly." The DGA's new three-year deal with the Association of Independent…

The Directors Guild has reached a deal on a new three-year commercials contract with the Association of Independent Commercial Producers. The pact was approved unanimously by the guild's national board of directors and will be sent to the members this week for final ratification. The new deal includes a 2.5% pay raise…

Members of Teamsters Local 399 have voted to ratify the terms of a new five-year commercials contract covering drivers and location managers. The new deal with the Association of Independent Commercial Producers, which goes into effect on February 5, provides for 3% raises in each year of the pact and the maintenance…

IATSE and the have reached an agreement on a new three-year contract covering TV commercials shot anywhere in the U.S. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the behind-the-scenes union said that it includes "industry standard" wage and benefit increases and a "prioritization" of safety and training. The new…

2ND UPDATE, 1: 40 PM: Teamsters Local 399 is signing up members for picket duty in preparation for a possible strike against producers of TV commercials, the latest step in a looming showdown that could drive many commercial productions out of Los Angeles and the state. Local 399 Secretary-Treasurer Steve Dayan — who…