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Union agreement on writing for Children’s TV

The Australian Writers’ Guild and the Screen Producers Association have settled a number of issues in the writing of Children's TV.

The Australian Writers’ Guild and the Screen Producers Association of Australia have reached an agreement on a number of issues regarding writing for children’s TV.

These included such topics as whether animated writers should earn less than live drama, writing for pre-schoolers vs older children and co-productions.

A deal sees agreement on the basic terms for the contracting of writers for children’s TV drama.

It includes:

• Provision for full buyouts or a discounted buyout with writer participation in ‘blue sky’;
• A five year fee structure to reach parity between live action and animation base fees;
• Recognition of quarter hour slot lengths with a weighting for shorter variable formats,10 minutes and under;
• Options on final fees based on the stage at which a writer joins the process;
• A streamlined and transparent contracting and reporting approach.

A mutually agreed final form agreement is expected in the coming weeks.

Source: AWG

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