The Directors Guild of America has negotiated new contract protections to shield directing work from encroachment. According to Variety, facing a 40 percent plunge in TV production work over four years, the DGA secured a provision limiting actors and other non-director professionals from helming episodes. It's a defensive move—essentially saying that in a shrinking market, directing gigs should stay with people who've built careers behind the camera, not performers diversifying into new roles.

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