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Narration ...................................................................................................................................................... 16
Week-to-Week and Term Employment ......................................................................................................... 17
Writer Employed in Additional Capacities ..................................................................................................... 17
Compensation Per Week .......................................................................................................................... 17
Program Fees ........................................................................................................................................... 17
Purchases of Literary Material ...................................................................................................................... 17
Optioned Material (Television) ..................................................................................................................... 17
Serials and Other Dramatic Five-Per-Week (Strip) Programs ....................................................................... 18
Aggregate Minimum ................................................................................................................................. 18
Script Fee ................................................................................................................................................. 18
Long-Term Story Projection ...................................................................................................................... 18
Breakdowns .............................................................................................................................................. 18
Script and Breakdown Editing ................................................................................................................... 18
Quiz and Audience Participation .................................................................................................................. 19
Applicable Minimum ................................................................................................................................. 19
Writers of Questions and/or Answers........................................................................................................ 19
Ideas for Stunts Where Such Writer ......................................................................................................... 19
Comedy-Variety Programs ........................................................................................................................... 20
Applicable Program Minimums – Per Program ......................................................................................... 20
One Program Per Week, Minimum Variety Show Commitment ................................................................ 20
Five Programs Per Week, Minimum Variety Show Commitment ............................................................... 21
Applicable Weekly Minimum ..................................................................................................................... 21
Discounts for Non-Cancellable Contracts ................................................................................................. 22
Sketch Minimums ..................................................................................................................................... 22
Lyrics Unaccompanied by Music .............................................................................................................. 22
Minimums for Pre-Production Periods ...................................................................................................... 22
For Writers Employed Under Minimum ..................................................................................................... 22
Variety Show Commitment ....................................................................................................................... 22
Documentary Programs ............................................................................................................................... 23
Story and Telescript .................................................................................................................................. 23
Story Only ................................................................................................................................................ 23
Telescript Only ......................................................................................................................................... 24
Narrative Synopsis of Story ...................................................................................................................... 24
Rewrite or Polish Minimum ....................................................................................................................... 24
News Programs ........................................................................................................................................... 25
Non-Dramatic Programs............................................................................................................................... 26
Once-Per-Week Non-Dramatic Programs ................................................................................................. 26
Prime Time Five-Per-Week (Strip) Non-Dramatic Programs ..................................................................... 26
Non-Prime Time Five-Per-Week (Strip) Non-Dramatic Programs ............................................................. 26
Non-Commercial Openings & Closings ........................................................................................................ 27
Additional Terms Applicable to Certain Appendix A Programs ..................................................................... 27
Minimal Writing ......................................................................................................................................... 27
Segment Formula ..................................................................................................................................... 27
Minimum Series Commitment ................................................................................................................... 27
Discounts for Non-Cancellable Contracts ................................................................................................. 28
Applicable Time Period ............................................................................................................................. 28
Television Residuals ........................................................................................................................ 29
Network Prime Time Reruns ........................................................................................................................ 29
Other Reruns ............................................................................................................................................... 29
Timing of Residual Payments ....................................................................................................................... 31
Prime Time Comedy-Variety Residuals, Once Per Week or Less ................................................................ 31
Foreign Telecast Compensation................................................................................................................... 31
Comedy-Variety Foreign Telecast Compensation ........................................................................................ 31
Residuals for Made-for Pay Television and Made-for Videocassette/DVD Programs ................................... 32
Free Television Product ............................................................................................................................... 33
Reuse of Television Programs in New Media ............................................................................................... 33