The Directors Guild of America has secured a new contract provision aimed at protecting jobs for career television directors. The agreement limits actors on TV series from directing episodes—a measure addressing an industry-wide squeeze. According to Variety, production jobs have declined by 40 percent over the past four years, and the DGA is using this restriction to preserve directing opportunities for full-time professionals.

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