Article C7 Television Magazine Shows

Article C7 - Television Magazine Shows

Writers of Television Magazine shows shall be paid at least the following minimum Script Fees (based on the broadcast length of Program):

Script Fees and Production Fees for productions with Budgets of sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) or less are negotiable between the Writer and Producer.

(the following rates do not include research)

C701

Program Writer (Based on Broadcast length of Program)

	Budget $60,000 to $70,000	Budget $60,000 to $70,000	Budget $60,000 to $70,000
	2012	2013	2014
15 minutes or less	1,244	1,269	1,282
30 minutes or less	2,488	2,538	2,564
60 minutes or less	4,978	5,078	5,128
90 minutes or less	7,465	7,615	7,691
120 minutes or less	9,955	10,154	10,256

Over 120 minutes

calculated on the length of the program and based on the 30 minute rate

	Budget $70,000 to $100,000	Budget $70,000 to $100,000	Budget $70,000 to $100,000
	2012	2013	2014
15 minutes or less	1,460	1,490	1,504
30 minutes or less	2,913	2,971	3,001
60 minutes or less	5,817	5,934	5,993
90 minutes or less	8,729	8,903	8,993
120 minutes or less	11,650	11,883	12,001

Over 120 minutes

calculated on the length of the program and based on the 30 minute rate

	Budget Over $100,000	Budget Over $100,000	Budget Over $100,000
	2012	2013	2014
15 minutes or less	1,606	1,638	1,654
30 minutes or less	3,223	3,288	3,320
60 minutes or less	6,438	6,567	6,633
90 minutes or less	9,652	9,845	9,944
120 minutes or less	12,891	13,149	13,281

Over 120 minutes

calculated on the length of the program and based on the 30 minute rate

C702

Program Writer

Weekly rate for a maximum of five (5) thirty-minute programs per week

2012	2013	2014
3,597	3,669	3,706

C703

Contributing Writer

For each item:

	Budget $60,000 to $70,000	Budget $60,000 to $70,000	Budget $60,000 to $70,000
	2012	2013	2014
3 minutes or less	373	381	384
Each additional minute	139	142	143

	Budget $70,000 to $100,000	Budget $70,000 to $100,000	Budget $70,000 to $100,000	Budget Over $100,000	Budget Over $100,000	Budget Over $100,000
	2012	2013	2014	2012	2013	2014
3 minutes or less	444	452	457	580	592	598
Each additional minute	151	154	156	173	176	178

C704

Continuity Writer

For up to five (5) minutes of continuity writing per half hour of broadcast:

	2012	2013	2014
$60,000-$70,000	1,078	1,100	1,111
$70,000-$100,000	1,127	1,150	1,161
over $100,000	1,234	1,259	1,271

C705

A Television Magazine Script may be contracted:

as an existing Script;
as a complete Script with or without right of termination;
as the following single elements or components of a Script:
Polish, Rewrite.

C706

When the Producer contracts for a complete Television Magazine Script with or without the right of termination:

not based on Script Material contracted under this Agreement; or
based on Script Material contracted under this Agreement which is provided by the Producer to the Writer at the time of contracting and from which the Writer is required to provide an Outline,
the Script Fee shall be paid as follows:
1. on signing of the contract 20%
2. on delivery of the Outline 20%
3. on delivery of the First Draft Script 40%
4. on delivery of the Second Draft Script 20%

C707

When the Producer contracts for a single element or component of a Television Script, the Script Fee shall be allocated and paid as follows:

on signing of the contract 25%
on delivery of the material 75%

C708

For Magazine Format Programs, the Production Fee shall be calculated as follows:

If the Budget is:	The Production Fee payable is the following percentage of the Production Fee as calculated in Article C1005
$60,000 to $70,000	43%
$70,000 to $100,000	47%
Over $100,000	50%

C709

A Producer may engage a New Writer at fifty percent (50%) of the applicable Script Fee. Use of this provision is limited to one New Writer per cycle of a Series.

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