The broadcasting industry's trade association, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), sought to sanitize television content via its self-regulatory document, the Television Code. The Code covered everything from the stories, images, and sounds of TV programs (no profani…
Introduction to the dealmaking process -- Rights acquisitions agreements -- Feature writer employment deals -- Television writer/producer agreements -- Feature film and television director agreements -- Film producers -- Feature actor agreements -- Television actor deals -- Crew…
A guide to negotiating a deal for film, television, or new media that covers key players, terminology, option-purchase rights, creating employment deals, working out distribution deals and rights, specifying net profit and box-office bonuses, and other related topics.