SAG-AFTRA New Media Production Types

SAG-AFTRA New Media Production Types The following production types are classified as New Media for purposes of reporting to the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan:

  • Independent New Media productions covered under the SAG-AFTRA New Media Agreement 
  • Non-Dramatic new media productions covered under the SAG-AFTRA New Media Agreement
  • House of Cards
  • National Science Foundation

When using the Contributions Manager, please select New Media as the Agreement when submitting earnings. 

Please note that projects produced under the New Media Sideletter to the SAG-AFTRA Television Agreement should be reported as Television, not as New Media.

New Media Contribution Rates

New Media Contribution Rates

SAG-AFTRA New Media

7/1/2022

20.50%

20.50%

SAG-AFTRA New Media High Budget

7/1/2022

21.00%

20.50%

SAG-AFTRA New Media

7/1/2021

20.00%

20.00%

SAG-AFTRA New Media High Budget

7/1/2021

20.50%

20.00%

SAG-AFTRA New Media

7/1/2020

19.50%

19.50%

SAG-AFTRA New Media High Budget

7/1/2020

20.00%

19.50%

Non-Dramatic New Media

07/1/2020

18.50%

18.50%

SAG-AFTRA New Media

7/1/2019

18.50%

18.50%

SAG-AFTRA New Media High Budget

7/1/2019

19.00%

18.50%

Non-Dramatic New Media

7/1/2019

18.00%

18.00%

Non-Dramatic New Media

1/1/2019

17.50%

17.50%

SAG-AFTRA New Media

7/1/2018

18.00%

18.00%

SAG-AFTRA New Media High Budget

7/1/2018

18.50%

18.00%

SAG-AFTRA New Media

7/1/2017

17.50%

17.50%

SAG-AFTRA New Media High Budget

7/1/2017

18.00%

17.50%

Non-Dramatic New Media

1/1/2015

17.00%

17.00%

National Science Foundation

1/1/2013

16.60%

16.60%

For productions under the above contracts that are prior to the date of principal photography listed, please refer to the collective bargaining agreement that was in effect at the time principal photography occurred for the individual production.

New Media Contributions Ceilings

Contributions are due on all compensation paid to each performer up to the applicable ceilings. Please refer to the New Media Ceilings Chart below:

New Media Ceilings

Ceiling Per Episode based on Program Run Time*

7/1/1983 and after

$15,000

$24,500

$33,000

$40,000