Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers

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Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers
TypeTrade association
IndustryEntertainment (film & television production)
PredecessorAssociation of Motion Picture Producers
Founded1924; 99 years ago (1924)
Headquarters
Sherman Oaks, California, US
Key people
Carol Lombardini (President)
Websitewww.amptp.org

The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP)[a] is a trade association based in Sherman Oaks, California, that represents over 350 American television and film production companies in collective bargaining negotiations with entertainment industry trade unions that include, among others, SAG-AFTRA, the Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America, West, the Writers Guild of America, East, the American Federation of Musicians, and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.[2]

Overview

As the entertainment industry's official collective bargaining representative,[3] the AMPTP, like the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), is a key trade association for major film and television producers in the United States. The AMPTP currently negotiates 80 industry-wide collective bargaining agreements on behalf of over 350 motion picture and television producers. AMPTP member companies include the major motion picture studios (including Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Studios and Warner Bros. Pictures), the principal broadcast television networks (including ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC), streaming services like Netflix, Apple TV+,[4] & Amazon,[4][5] certain cable television networks, and other independent film and television production companies.[citation needed]

History

The AMPTP was founded in 1924 as the Association of Motion Picture Producers, or AMPP.[1] According to The Film Encyclopedia, "it was renamed the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers in 1964 to reflect its merger with the Alliance of Television Film Producers.[b][citation needed] In 1975, two members of the Association, Paramount and Universal, left to form a new organization, the Alliance. In 1982, the Alliance and AMPTP merged to form the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers."[7]

Nick Counter (March 21, 1940 - November 6, 2009) was president of the AMPTP from 1982 until March 2009.[8]

Other former presidents and chairmen have included Joseph Schenck,[9] Lew Wasserman,[10] Jack Valenti,[11] Y. Frank Freeman[12] and Richard Jencks.[13]

As of March 2019, the current president of the group is Carol Lombardini.[14][15]

Post Production Guild

In 2022, post-production workers in New York City, represented by Communications Workers of America (CWA) using the name The Post Production Guild, signed union cards and asked AMPTP for voluntary union recognition. AMPTP declined to voluntarily recognize the union, saying they support "a secret ballot election process by which a union can become certified as the collective bargaining representative of employees". The CWA referred to AMPTP as "anti-union", alleging the workers are "supervisors" and ineligible for representation by the National Labor Relations Board. The group filed for a union election on March 8, 2022.[16]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Formerly the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers.[1]
  2. ^ Founded in 1951.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) Records". Margaret Herrick Library. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ "AMPTP". www.amptp.org. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ "A Guide to Hollywood Unions". FilmmakerIQ.com. 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b Tran, Diep. "What We Know So Far About the IATSE + AMPTP Deal | Backstage". backstage.com. Backstage. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Netflix joins Hollywood studio producers' alliance". Los Angeles Times. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  6. ^ Bognar, Desi K. (1999). International Dictionary of Broadcasting and Film. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1136054014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2018.[page needed]
  7. ^ Katz, Ephraim; Nolen, Ronald Dean (2013). The Film Encyclopedia (7th ed.). Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0062277114. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2018.[page needed]
  8. ^ "Nick Counter dies at 69; former chief negotiator for major studios". Los Angeles Times (Obituary). 7 November 2009. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  9. ^ "70 Years of Milestones". Directors Guild of America. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  10. ^ Natale, Richard (15 March 1993). "Lew Wasserman at 80". Variety. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  11. ^ "The Movie Mystique: Moguls to Munchies". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Y. Frank Freeman Dies at 78; Retired Paramount Executive". The New York Times. 7 February 1969. p. 37. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  13. ^ Liberatore, Paul (11 July 2014). "Retired CBS president Richard Jencks of Mill Valley dies at 93". Marin Independent Journal. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  14. ^ Fuster, Jeremy (25 March 2019). "AMPTP Declines WGA Request to Add Anti-Packaging Fee Clause to Contract". TheWrap. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Carol Lombardini". Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  16. ^ Kilkenny, Katie (8 March 2022). "N.Y. Postproduction Workers File to Unionize Over AMPTP's Voluntary Recognition Objection". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

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