Some Good News On the Strike Front

So I have some actual good news to report on the strike front…

The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has reached a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on a new three-year contract.

According to EW.com, AFTRA made some gains in “new media,” but no gains were made in DVD residuals.

AFTRA is the second-largest performers union representing such shows as “Rules of Engagement,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “’Til Death.”

The ball is now in the court of the Screen Actors Guild, which was scheduled to resume its talks with the AMPTP this morning. Insiders believe that the AFTRA agreement will put more pressure on SAG to reach an agreement and avoid another strike—which would be a good idea since Hollywood is still recovering from the last one…