Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers

The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP)[lower-alpha 1] 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 and East, the American Federation of Musicians, and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.[2]

Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers
FormerlyAssociation of Motion Picture Producers
TypeTrade association
IndustryEntertainment (film & television production)
Founded1924 (1924)
Headquarters
Sherman Oaks, California
,
United States
Key people
Carol Lombardini (President)
Websitewww.amptp.org

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.), 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.

History

The AMPTP was founded in 1924 as the Association of Motion Picture Producers, or AMPP.[1] It merged with the Alliance of Television Film Producers in 1964[lower-alpha 2] and was renamed the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers.[7] In 1966, it also merged with the Society of Independent Producers (formed 1964).[8] 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.[9] Paramount and Universal formed a new organization, the Alliance. In 1982, the Alliance and AMPTP merged to form the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.[7]

Since the formation of the AMPTP, Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, in 1982,[10] there have only been two presidents. Nick Counter was president of the AMPTP from 1982 until March 2009.[11] After Counter retired as president of the organization in March of 2009 Carol Lombardini was named interim president of AMPTP. In October of 2009 Lombardini was named president of the AMPTP. Lombardini is the current president of the group.[12][13]

The AMPTP was an affiliate of the MPAA and Jack Valenti was president of both organisations.[14][9]

Other former presidents and chairmen have included Joseph Schenck,[15] Lew Wasserman,[16] Sid Sheinberg,[9] Y. Frank Freeman[17] and Richard Jencks.[18]

Jarryd Gonzales served as AMPTP's spokesperson from 2015 to 2023.[19][20]

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.[21]

See also

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

References
  1. "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. 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.
  7. Katz, Ephraim; Nolen, Ronald Dean (2013). The Film Encyclopedia (7th ed.). Harper Collins. p. 31. ISBN 978-0062277114. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  8. "Society of Independent Producers Expected to Go for AMPTP Absorbtion". Variety. 2 November 1966. p. 3.
  9. "AMPTP At Moment Of Truth". Daily Variety. 10 October 1975. p. 1.
  10. "ALLIANCE OF MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION PRODUCERS". amptp.org. Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  11. "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.
  12. Lang, Brent (6 November 2009). "Obit: Former AMPTP President Nick Counter Chief negotiator of multiple labor disputes, Counter remembered as a consensus builder". TheWrap. The Wrap News Inc. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  13. Wrap Staff (15 October 2009). "Carol Lombardini Named AMPTP President Had been acting president since Nick Counter retired in April". TheWrap. The Wrap News Inc. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  14. "The Movie Mystique: Moguls to Munchies". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  15. "70 Years of Milestones". Directors Guild of America. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  16. Natale, Richard (15 March 1993). "Lew Wasserman at 80". Variety. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  17. "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.
  18. 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.
  19. Robb, David (6 May 2015). "AMPTP Taps Former California GOP Strategist As New Spokesman". Deadline. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  20. Serjeant, Jill (15 November 2021). "Hollywood crew members narrowly approve contract with TV and film producers". Reuters. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  21. 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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