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Actors' Unions Extend Commercials Pact; Will Study New Media Compensation

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 9, 2006 - 1:11pm.
Los Angeles - The Hollywood actors' unions announced that they have agreed on a two-year extension of contracts that determine how they are paid for commercials, including those appearing on the Internet and other digital media.
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Disney, Hollywood Unions Reach Pay Agreement for "Lost" Mobisodes

Authored by dmw on April 28, 2006 - 6:18am.
Los Angeles - Disney has reached agreements with the Hollywood labor unions on how participants in the production of its cell phone "mobisodes" for ABC's "Lost" TV series should be compensated. Disney's Touchstone Television negotiated with the Writers Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild and Directors Guild of America on the deal, which provides the writers, actors and others provisions of minimums, residuals, pension and health benefits, and writing credit provisions for "Lost" mobisodes. All of the parties said the agreement also "provides a flexible template for future negotiations, when the companies and content creators address issues related to emerging technological platforms." Under the deal, residuals will kick in after 13 weeks, similar to the pay television model; provisions also include distribution via the Internet, and greater compensation if the Internet use is ad-supported. "By coming to an agreement, the quality and integrity of the stories we tell in this new medium will be consistent with that of the network show," said Carlton Cuse, a writer and executive producer on "Lost."
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