Stop Casting Networks Price Gouging


Stop Casting Networks Price Gouging
The Issue
UPDATE: It is now January 2025, and, again, Casting Networks has changed their pricing model. Now, the ONLY option is a subscription base of $29.99 per month ($299.90 annually) https://www.castingnetworks.com/talent/#pricing. This type of pricing is discriminatory and unfair. And, this is an increase since 2022 when this petition first started!
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
1.) Please call and email Casting Networks https://support.castingnetworks.com/hc/en-us and let them know there has to be much more affordable pricing options including a-la-cart options!
2.) Share this petition with your agent, manager, friends and colleagues and ask them to do the same! https://www.change.org/p/stop-casting-networks-price-gouging
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Casting Networks is the main company that is used for commercial casting. Casting Frontier is second. They are both owned by Talent Systems. Casting Networks recently changed their pricing to a subscription based model and have excessively increased their pricing. The only option to put up multiple photos is their "Premium Membership" - either $25.99 monthly or $259.90 per year. Their basic membership allows two photos and one video and audio clip. However, those can't be changed out. Once those are up you can't ever change them unless you upgrade to their "Premium Membership". Because Talent Systems has a monopoly on the commercial casting world, an actor's only choice it to sign up for Premium Membership on Casting Networks. It is not fair.
We are asking for Talent Systems to offer "A-la-cart" headshot, video and audio upload options to both Casting Networks and Casting Frontier that are reasonable and affordable (formerly on Casting Networks, you could upload 1st photo $25, 2nd photo $15 and any additional $10 each and premium subscription was $139).
Current pricing model:
https://support.castingnetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360051650511-TALENT-How-much-does-Casting-Networks-cost-What-services-does-Casting-Networks-Offer

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The Issue
UPDATE: It is now January 2025, and, again, Casting Networks has changed their pricing model. Now, the ONLY option is a subscription base of $29.99 per month ($299.90 annually) https://www.castingnetworks.com/talent/#pricing. This type of pricing is discriminatory and unfair. And, this is an increase since 2022 when this petition first started!
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
1.) Please call and email Casting Networks https://support.castingnetworks.com/hc/en-us and let them know there has to be much more affordable pricing options including a-la-cart options!
2.) Share this petition with your agent, manager, friends and colleagues and ask them to do the same! https://www.change.org/p/stop-casting-networks-price-gouging
______________________________________________________
Casting Networks is the main company that is used for commercial casting. Casting Frontier is second. They are both owned by Talent Systems. Casting Networks recently changed their pricing to a subscription based model and have excessively increased their pricing. The only option to put up multiple photos is their "Premium Membership" - either $25.99 monthly or $259.90 per year. Their basic membership allows two photos and one video and audio clip. However, those can't be changed out. Once those are up you can't ever change them unless you upgrade to their "Premium Membership". Because Talent Systems has a monopoly on the commercial casting world, an actor's only choice it to sign up for Premium Membership on Casting Networks. It is not fair.
We are asking for Talent Systems to offer "A-la-cart" headshot, video and audio upload options to both Casting Networks and Casting Frontier that are reasonable and affordable (formerly on Casting Networks, you could upload 1st photo $25, 2nd photo $15 and any additional $10 each and premium subscription was $139).
Current pricing model:
https://support.castingnetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360051650511-TALENT-How-much-does-Casting-Networks-cost-What-services-does-Casting-Networks-Offer

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Supporter Voices
Petition created on March 18, 2022