Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers explained

Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers
Logo Alt:AMPTP logo
Abbreviation:AMPTP
Former Name:Association of Motion Picture Producers
Type:Trade association
Headquarters:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Location Country:United States
Membership:350+
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Carol Lombardini
Affiliations:MPA

The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) is a trade association based in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, 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 and East, the American Federation of Musicians, and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.[1]

Overview

As the entertainment industry's official collective bargaining representative,[2] the AMPTP, like the Motion Picture Association (MPA), 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.), the principal broadcast television networks (including ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC), streaming services like Netflix, Apple TV+,[3] and Amazon,[3] [4] certain cable television networks, and other independent film and television production companies.

History

The AMPTP was founded in 1924 as the Association of Motion Picture Producers (AMPP).[5] It merged with the Alliance of Television Film Producers (ATFP) in 1964 and was renamed the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers. In 1966, it also merged with the Society of Independent Producers (formed in 1964).[6] In September 1975, Universal quit the Association during craft negotiations and United Artists and Walt Disney Productions also notified the Association of their intention to withdraw the following month. Paramount and Universal formed a new organization, the Alliance. In 1982, the Alliance and the AMPTP merged to form the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.[7] [8]

Since its formation, the AMPTP has only had two presidents, beginning with Nick Counter from 1982 until 2009.[9] With Counter's retirement in March 2009, Carol Lombardini took over on an interim basis until becoming permanent president seven months later in October.[10] [11]

Jarryd Gonzales served as AMPTP's spokesperson from 2015 to 2023.[12] [13]

The AMPTP was an affiliate of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). Jack Valenti, former top White House aide to Lyndon Johnson, started his long tenure as MPAA president in 1966.[14] [15]

Other key 20th-century film industry executives who helped shape producer associations were Joseph Schenck,[16] Lew Wasserman,[17] Sid Sheinberg,[15] Y. Frank Freeman[18] and Richard Jencks.[19]

In October 2023, it was announced that over 2300 film and TV producers signed a petition to drop the word "Producers" from the AMPTP acronym (so that it would be AMPT), saying it was "left over from a long-gone era." They claimed that the alliance no longer reflected the interests of working producers, but rather the interests of studio CEOs.[20] [21]

Post Production Guild

In 2022, post-production workers in New York City, represented by Communications Workers of America (CWA) under 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.[22]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: AMPTP. February 25, 2022. www.amptp.org. January 27, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127175747/https://www.amptp.org/. live.
  2. Web site: Hess . John P. . September 3, 2012 . A Guide to Hollywood Unions . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190328214512/https://filmmakeriq.com/2012/09/a-guide-to-hollywood-unions/ . 28 March 2019 . 5 December 2019 . FilmmakerIQ.com . en.
  3. Web site: Tran . Diep . 20 October 2021 . What We Know So Far About the IATSE + AMPTP Deal . 20 October 2021 . Backstage.
  4. Web site: Sakoui . Anousha . 30 July 2021 . Netflix joins Hollywood studio producers' alliance . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210924060835/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-07-30/netflix-joins-hollywood-studio-producers-alliance . 24 September 2021 . 2021-09-24 . Los Angeles Times.
  5. Web site: Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) Records . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190328214458/https://collections.oscars.org/link/bio/1473 . 28 March 2019 . 5 December 2019 . Margaret Herrick Library.
  6. Variety. November 2, 1966. Society of Independent Producers Expected to Go for AMPTP Absorbtion. 3.
  7. Book: Katz . Ephraim . Nolen . Ronald Dean . 2013 . The Film Encyclopedia . https://web.archive.org/web/20200110015256/https://books.google.com/books?id=OUujVPHXBZIC . 10 January 2020 . live . 7th . Harper Collins . 31 . 978-0062277114 . en . 27 June 2018.
  8. Web site: ALLIANCE OF MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION PRODUCERS . Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers . 8 May 2023.
  9. News: Nick Counter dies at 69; former chief negotiator for major studios . November 7, 2009 . Obituary . Los Angeles Times . 5 December 2019 . en . 5 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191205222610/https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-nick-counter7-2009nov07-story.html . live .
  10. Web site: Lang . Brent . Obit: Former AMPTP President Nick Counter Chief negotiator of multiple labor disputes, Counter remembered as a consensus builder. . . 8 May 2023 . 6 November 2009.
  11. Web site: 15 October 2009 . Carol Lombardini Named AMPTP President Had been acting president since Nick Counter retired in April. . 8 May 2023 . TheWrap.
  12. Web site: Robb . David . 2015-05-06 . AMPTP Taps Former California GOP Strategist As New Spokesman . 2023-05-01 . Deadline . en-US.
  13. News: Serjeant . Jill . 2021-11-15 . Hollywood crew members narrowly approve contract with TV and film producers . en . Reuters . 2023-05-01.
  14. News: Suplee . Curt . July 8, 1981 . The Movie Mystique: Moguls to Munchies . en . The Washington Post . live . October 10, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170305003336/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1981/07/08/the-movie-mystique-moguls-to-munchies/ff16943a-e69e-4247-8309-bc6edb931cdb/ . 5 March 2017.
  15. Daily Variety. October 10, 1975. AMPTP At Moment Of Truth. 1.
  16. Web site: 70 Years of Milestones . Directors Guild of America . 5 December 2019 . en . 5 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191205222618/https://www.dga.org/Craft/DGAQ/All-Articles/0604-Winter2006-07/Features-70-Years-of-Milestones.aspx . live .
  17. Lew Wasserman at 80 . Richard . Natale . March 15, 1993 . . 5 December 2019 . en . 2 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190402015341/https://variety.com/1993/film/news/lew-wasserman-at-80-105006/ . live .
  18. News: Y. Frank Freeman Dies at 78; Retired Paramount Executive . . 7 February 1969 . 37 . subscription . 2021-10-09 . 19 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019090842/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB091FF93E59147493C5A91789D85F4D8685F9 . live .
  19. News: Paul . Liberatore . Retired CBS president Richard Jencks of Mill Valley dies at 93 . . 2014-07-11 . 2014-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715014944/http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_26135039/retired-cbs-president-richard-jencks-mill-valley-dies . 15 July 2014 . dead .
  20. Web site: 2,000+ Top Producers Sign Petition To Drop Second "P" From AMPTP, Part Of Larger Push To Address Inequities; Cathy Schulman, Jason Blum, Dede Gardner, Todd Garner Among Signees. Matt. Grobar. Deadline. October 10, 2023. October 10, 2023.
  21. Web site: October 10, 2023 . Producers Union Asks AMPTP to Drop 'P' From Its Name: 'Left Over From a Long-Gone Era' . October 10, 2023 . The Wrap.
  22. Web site: Kilkenny . Katie . 2022-03-08 . N.Y. Postproduction Workers File to Unionize Over AMPTP's Voluntary Recognition Objection . 2022-03-14 . . en-US . 10 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310010050/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/postproduction-union-new-york-workers-cwa-file-election-1235106252/ . live .

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