Common use of Pilot Scripts and Series Rights Clause in Contracts

Pilot Scripts and Series Rights. Where the Script is the Pilot Script for an Original Series or is otherwise the basis for a proposed Series of which the Writer is the originator of the source work or Format on which the Series is to be based the Writer hereby grants to the BBC the Series Rights throughout the world with full title guarantee on the following terms in consideration of the fees set out in Clauses 7.7 and Paragraph E of Schedule Three. The Writer shall be offered the opportunity to write the Scripts for the Series subject to the Writer’s availability to meet reasonable delivery deadlines and to good faith negotiation of other relevant terms for the commission. The BBC’s exclusive licence in the Series Rights shall commence on the date of signature of this agreement and shall continue thereafter until: (a) expiry of the BBC’s licence under the script commissioning agreements entered into for the First Series to commence Recording of programmes for such Series in consequence of such Recording not having commenced; (b) subject to (c) below twelve months from the date of Transmission of the last programme of the latest Series; unless (c) if prior to expiry of the period in (b) the BBC has commissioned scripts for a further Series, then until expiry of the period within which the BBC is entitled to commence Recording of a Series based on those scripts in accordance with the relevant radio or Podcast script commissioning agreement(s) (d) the expiry of a period of three years from the first day of Recording if first Transmission has not taken place (notwithstanding clause 4.4).

Pilot Scripts and Series Rights. Where the Script is the Pilot Script for an Original Series or is otherwise the basis for a proposed Series of which the Writer is the originator of the source work or Format on which the Series is to be based the Writer hereby grants to the BBC the Series Rights throughout the world with full title guarantee on the following terms in consideration of the fees set out in Clauses 7.7 and Paragraph E of Schedule Three. The Writer shall be offered the opportunity to write the Scripts for the Series subject to the Writer’s availability to meet reasonable delivery deadlines and to good faith negotiation of other relevant terms for the commission. The BBC’s exclusive licence in the Series Rights shall commence on the date of signature of this agreement and shall continue thereafter until: (a) expiry of the BBC’s licence under the radio script commissioning agreements entered into for the First Series to commence Recording of programmes for such Series in consequence of such Recording not having commenced; (b) subject to (c) below twelve months from the date of Transmission of the last programme of the latest Series; unless (c) if prior to expiry of the period in (b) the BBC has commissioned scripts for a further Series, then until expiry of the period within which the BBC is entitled to commence Recording of a Series based on those scripts in accordance with the relevant radio or Podcast script commissioning agreement(s) (d) the expiry of a period of three years from the first day of Recording if first Transmission has not taken place (notwithstanding clause 4.4).

Pilot Scripts and Series Rights. Where the Script is the Pilot Script for an Original Series or is otherwise the basis for a proposed Series of which the Writer is the originator of the source work or Format on which the Series is to be based the Writer hereby grants to the BBC the Series Rights throughout the world with full title guarantee on the following terms in consideration of the fees set out in Clauses 7.7 and Paragraph E of Schedule Three. The Writer shall be offered the opportunity to write the Scripts for the Series subject to the Writer’s availability to meet reasonable delivery deadlines and to good faith negotiation of other relevant terms for the commission. The BBC’s exclusive licence in the Series Rights shall commence on the date of signature of this agreement and shall continue thereafter until: (a) : expiry of the BBC’s licence under the script commissioning agreements entered into for the First Series to commence Recording of programmes for such Series in consequence of such Recording not having commenced; (b) ; subject to (c) below twelve months from the date of Transmission of the last programme of the latest Series; unless (c) unless if prior to expiry of the period in (b) the BBC has commissioned scripts for a further Series, then until expiry of the period within which the BBC is entitled to commence Recording of a Series based on those scripts in accordance with the relevant radio or Podcast script commissioning agreement(s) (d) the expiry of a period of three years from the first day of Recording if first Transmission has not taken place (notwithstanding clause 4.4).