C701 | Program Writer (Based on Broadcast length of Program)
| | Budget $82,000 to $100,000
July 22, 2024 | Budget $82,000 to $100,000
March 15, 2025 | Budget $82,000 to $100,000
February 1, 2026 |
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15 minutes or less | $1,850 | $1,924 | $1,991 | 30 minutes or less | $3,691 | $3,839 | $3,973 | 60 minutes or less | $7,371 | $7,666 | $7,934 | 90 minutes or less | $11,061 | $11,503 | $11,906 | 120 minutes or less | $14,760 | $15,350 | $15,887 | Over 120 minutes | calculated on the length of the program and based on the 30 minute rate |
| | Budget Over $100,000
May 22, 2024 | Budget Over $100,000
March 15, 2025 | Budget Over $100,000
February 1, 2026 |
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15 minutes or less | $2,034 | $2,115 | $2,189 | 30 minutes or less | $4,083 | $4,246 | $4,395 | 60 minutes or less | $8,156 | $8,482 | $8,779 | 90 minutes or less | $12,227 | $12,716 | $13,161 | 120 minutes or less | $16,333 | $16,986 | $17,581 | Over 120 minutes | calculated on the length of the program and based on the 30 minute rate |
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C702 | Program Writer Weekly rate for a maximum of five (5) thirty-minute programs per week May 22, 2024 | March 15, 2025 | February 1, 2026 |
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$4,557 | $4,739 | $4,905 |
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C703 | Contributing Writer For each item: | | Budget $82,000 to $100,000
May 22, 2024 | Budget $82,000 to $100,000
March 15, 2025 | Budget $82,000 to $100,000
February 1, 2026 |
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3 minutes or less | $563 | $586 | $607 | Each additional minute | $192 | $200 | $207 |
| | Budget Over $100,000
May 22, 2024 | Budget Over $100,000
March 15, 2025 | Budget Over $100,000
February 1, 2026 |
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3 minutes or less | $735 | $764 | $791 | Each additional minute | $219 | $228 | $236 |
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C704 | Continuity Writer For up to five (5) minutes of continuity writing per half hour of broadcast: | | May 22, 2024 | March 15, 2025 | February 1, 2026 |
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$82,000-$100,000 | $1,427 | $1,484 | $1,536 | over $100,000 | $1,563 | $1,626 | $1,683 |
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C705 | A Television Magazine Script may be contracted: i. | as an existing Script; | ii. | as a complete Script with or without right of termination; | iii. | as the following single elements or components of a Script: Polish, Rewrite. |
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C706 | When the Producer contracts for a complete Television Magazine Script with or without the right of termination: a. | not based on Script Material contracted under this Agreement; or | b. | 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: i. | on signing of the contract | 10% | ii. | on delivery of the Outline | 20% | iii. | on delivery of the First Draft Script | 50% | iv. | on delivery of the Second Draft Script | 20% |
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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: i. | on signing of the contract | 25% | ii. | on delivery of the material | 75% |
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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 |
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$82,000 to $100,000 | 47% | Over $100,000 | 50% |
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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. |