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Entertainment & Sports

Jul. 19, 2011

Internet videogame actors ink contract

Members of actors union AFTRA approved a new contract Friday that upped the fee paid to performers in Internet-streamed video games.

By Erica E. Phillips
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Members of actors union AFTRA approved a contract Friday that upped the fee paid to voice performers in Internet-streamed video games by 15 percent.

The contract, ratified by 85 percent of the union,s voting members, is seen by talent representatives as ground-breaking.


"This is a legitimate aspect of the business that warrants additional payment," said Candace Carlo, chair of the entertainment group...

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