Representatives of Madison Avenue and the major commercial talent unions described a preliminary meeting held April 8 in Los Angeles as a "productive" start to talks being conducted in advance of the
Oct. 29 expiration of the current commercials contract. Part of the meeting focused on conducing at joint study to investigate alternative methods for compensating actors who perform in commercials
appearing on TV, radio and new media. No dates have been set for a decision on the study or for additional talks.
