The Directors Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have set a tentative date to enter into contract negotiations for early December 2016, the groups announced on Tuesday.
Both parties plan to continue talks ahead of the tentative negotiation date to help further define the issues before determining whether this will be the official start date for negotiations for the 2017 Agreement.
More on the matter likely won’t be revealed as the DGA and the AMPTP typically don’t offer more details on negotiations to the press until an announcement is made.
The DGA, which boasts more than 16,000 members, has a three-year deal with the AMPTP which expires on June 30, 2017.