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Fox TV delivers blow to SAG

 

Published 12/16/2008 at Variety.com - TV News

TV News: News Corp. attempts AFTRA contract swap -- Is it a question of changing policy, or simply saber-rattling? On Tuesday, News Corp. said it would not rule out switching its current TV series from SAG to AFTRA contracts, which earned an immediate blast from SAG that the company was using illegal "scare tactics." (link)

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