Backstage

Everything Actors Need to Know About Streaming Residuals

Once upon a time, actors aimed to get in on network TV residuals as a way to make passive income whenever work dried up. (Just look at the cast of “Friends,” who still make around $20 million a year ...
Decider

'Suits' Writers Call Out Paltry Streaming Residuals in Wake of Record-Breaking Netflix Run: "It's This Blockbuster Hit, and I Received a Grand Total of $414"

As WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes persist and tens of thousands of people withhold labor in pursuit of equitable streaming residuals, fair compensation, proper staffing of writers’ rooms, protections from ...
Variety

Residuals Are Key to Nearly Every Strike in Hollywood History — Here’s Why

What would it take to get a fair residual in streaming? That is the question at the heart of both the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes. It’s also a deep question, with roots in the ...
WAVY-TV

What residuals are — and why Hollywood actors and writers are striking over them

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The residuals are out ...
Glamour

Mandy Moore Says She Once Got Paid a Penny in Residuals for This Is Us

SAG-AFTRA is on strike for many reasons, including but not limited to low residual payments for streaming content (residuals are royalty payments for repeat airings of a TV show or movie). Mandy Moore ...