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Exhibit 10.24
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this ____ day of May,
1997, by and between K.W.M., Inc., 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
("KW") and Full Moon & High Tide Productions, Inc. ("Lender"), c/o Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Esq., Lichter, Grossman, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxx, 00000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, providing the services of
Xxxxxxxx ("Xxxxxxxx").
1. The Series: The "Series" shall mean a possible strip
(Monday - Friday) entertainment/talk show television series presently
intended to be telecast initially in one-hour episodes in first-run
syndication commencing with the 1998-1999 broadcast season (i.e., the 12-
month period commencing on or about September 1, 1998, but in any event
commencing between August 15 and September 20, 1998) (the "'98-'99 Broad-
cast Season") and featuring Xxxxxxxx as the host. Commencing on the date
hereof, KW shall attempt to license the Series to television stations in
the U.S. and elsewhere throughout the world for telecast commencing with
the '98-'99 Broadcast Season. The Series shall be co-produced by KW and
Lender and distributed by KW, all in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
2. Series Production and Distribution:
(a) In the event that KW elects to produce the Series, KW shall
co-produce and fund production of the Series and shall have the exclusive
distribution rights in and to the episodes of the Series produced during
the Employment Period (as defined below), forever and throughout the world
in all media now or hereafter known, all in accordance with this Agreement.
KW will consult with Lender regarding KW's distribution activities with
respect to the Series, but, except as otherwise set forth herein, KW shall
have the sole right to make all business decisions with respect to the
Series, including without limitation regarding the annual Series budget
(and any changes therein) and all distribution decisions with respect to
the Series (including, without limitation, the right at any time to abandon
the effort to license the Series). Notwithstanding the foregoing, KW
acknowledges that it shall supply production funding for the Series in an
amount commensurate with the production values of other nationally distrib-
uted first-run syndicated series similar to the Series. Lender acknowledg-
es that KW may simultaneously act as the producer or co-producer and/or
distributor of any other productions. Lender acknowledges that KW distrib-
utes "The Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Show", and that, without limiting the generality of
the foregoing sentence, KW shall have the right, in its sole discretion,
not to license the Series for telecast in any market or territory in a time
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period against the telecast of "The Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Show" in that market or
territory, and Lender specifically waives any claims that it might have
based on any exercise of such right by KW. Nothing contained herein shall
require KW to produce or distribute the Series or to continue such produc-
tion or distribution if commenced; KW's only obligation to Lender and
Xxxxxxxx shall be payment of the compensation set forth herein, in accor-
dance with and subject to the terms contained herein with respect to such
payment.
(b) KW and Lender shall consult with each other on a regular and
meaningful basis with respect to all creative elements of the Series and
shall have mutual approval of all such creative elements, such approvals to
be exercised by each of KW and Lender in a reasonable and timely fashion,
in a manner consistent with the budget for the Series, and so as not to
frustrate the production, distribution or promotion of the Series.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, KW acknowledges that Lender shall have the
right to designate Xxxx Xxxx ("Wald") to be an executive producer of the
Series. If Lender so designates Wald to be an executive producer, KW and
Lender shall negotiate with Wald on an arm's length basis with respect to
the terms of Wald's executive producing agreement, including without
limitation Wald's compensation, it being agreed that Wald's specific duties
shall be commensurate with his title and compensation. KW and Lender agree
that, if the Series is produced, it will be produced in Los Angeles.
3. Services: In the event that the Series is produced,
then:
(a) Lender shall co-produce the Series and shall cause Xxxxxxxx
to render her services as a day-to-day senior production executive and the
host of all Series episodes produced pursuant to this Agreement during the
period commencing on the date hereof and continuing through the date of
completion of production of the last Series episode produced for initial
telecast during the '98-'99 Broadcast Season (the "Initial Period"), unless
such period is extended by KW pursuant to Paragraph 3(c) below (the Initial
Period, as it may be extended, is sometimes referred to hereinafter as the
"Employment Period"). The parties acknowledge that, unless otherwise
agreed upon by the parties, the production schedule for each broadcast
season of the Series will consist of [****] Series episodes. Lender shall
cause Xxxxxxxx to perform diligently, faithfully and competently such
services as are customarily and reasonably rendered by a host and a senior
production executive of an entertainment/talk show series and to devote
diligently and faithfully her time, skill and attention to the performance
of such services, including, without limitation, and for no additional
compensation, the rendering of her services, from time to time, in promo-
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tional activities for the Series (including, without limitation, attending
NATPE during January, 1998 and the subsequent NATPEs preceding each
subsequent broadcast season for which KW extends the Employment Period
pursuant to Paragraph 3(c) below). Lender shall cause Xxxxxxxx to be
available, consistent with her first priority services to KW hereunder and
with customary requirements for promotional activities for stars of series
similar to the Series, to render such promotional activities. As a
condition to Lender's and Roseanne's engagement hereunder, Lender hereby
affirms and represents that neither Lender nor Xxxxxxxx is under any
obligation to any current or former employer or other party which is in any
way inconsistent with, or which imposes any restriction upon, any of
Lender's and Roseanne's services and obligations hereunder, or any of
Lender's and Roseanne's undertakings under this Agreement. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Lender and KW
acknowledge that Lender and Xxxxxxxx have granted to ABC a "first look" at
the next prime time Xxxxxxxx-starring television series, which option shall
run for an 18-month period, commencing upon the broadcast of the final
episode of the "Xxxxxxxx" series for the 1996/97 broadcast season.
Accordingly, the terms, conditions and rights of KW's Sitcom Option (as
defined in Paragraph 16 below) will be subject to compliance by Lender and
Xxxxxxxx with the aforesaid ABC first-look option.
(b) During the Initial Period, if KW requests, Lender and KW
shall co-produce either a presentation tape or a pilot for the Series, and
Lender shall cause Xxxxxxxx to render her on-camera services as a host
thereof, for no additional compensation.
(c) KW shall have a series of five (5) successive, dependent
options, each to extend the Employment Period for an additional period of
one (1) subsequent broadcast season (each, a "One Year Option Period"). KW
shall exercise each such option, if at all, to extend the Employment Period
for the subsequent One Year Option Period by written notice to Lender no
later than May 1 of the then-current Employment Period (for purposes of
clarification, the first option exercise date shall be May 1, 1999, for the
1999/2000 broadcast season (the "'99-'00 Broadcast Season"). In the event
KW elects to so extend the Employment Period, the terms and provisions of
this Agreement shall remain in effect and shall apply during the Employment
Period, which shall be deemed so extended.
4. Fixed Compensation:
(a) KW shall pay Lender, and Lender shall accept from KW, for
Lender's and Roseanne's services during the Initial
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Period, an amount equal to [****], payable upon the complete execution
hereof, [****].
(b) If and to the extent KW exercises its option to extend the
Employment Period for any One Year Option Period, KW shall pay Lender, and
Lender shall accept from KW, for Lender's and Roseanne's services during
the applicable One Year Option Period, the following amounts: (i) [****]
with respect to the first such One Year Option Period; (ii) [****] with
respect to the second such One Year Option Period; and (iii) [****] which
amounts shall be payable on commencement of production of the Series
episodes produced for initial telecast during the broadcast season (i.e.,
the 12-month period commencing on or about September 1) to which the
applicable option relates, [****].
(c) For purposes of any applicable collective bargaining
agreements, including, without limitation, AFTRA, all compensation payable
to Lender hereunder shall be at the minimum rates, and to the extent that
the compensation payable hereunder exceeds (i) [****] during each of the
Initial Period and the first One Year Option Period (if any), (ii) [****]
during the second One Year Option Period (if any); or (iii) [****] during
each of the third, fourth and fifth One Year Option Periods (if any), KW
shall be entitled to credit such excess against any additional fees to
which Lender may become entitled for all services rendered by Xxxxxxxx
hereunder, including entitlements by virtue of any applicable collective
bargaining agreements, and the balance of any payments hereunder shall be
allocated to Lender's co-production services and Roseanne's services as a
senior production executive. All such additional fees shall be determined
at minimum rates in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining
agreement.
(d) If Xxxxxxxx delivers promotional announcements (whether live
or by means of recording) on behalf of the Series or participates in "lead
ins" or "lead outs" of commercial announcements, Lender shall cause
Xxxxxxxx to perform said services at no additional compensation.
(e) KW shall pay directly to the AFTRA health, pension and
welfare funds the amounts required to be paid with respect to Roseanne's
AFTRA-covered services hereunder based on payment to Lender for AFTRA-
covered services in the amount, notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, of (i) [****] during each of the Initial Period and the first
One Year Option Period (if any), (ii) [****] during the second One Year
Option Period (if any); and (iii) [****] during each of the third, fourth
and fifth One Year Option Periods (if any).
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(f) Subject to the provisions of this Paragraph 4(f), as soon as
practicable after the execution of this Agreement, Lender will be granted a
"non-qualified stock option" (the "Stock Option"), under the 1996 Amended
and Restated Stock Option and Restricted Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan")
of KW, to purchase 100,000 shares of KW's Common Stock, $.01 par value (the
"Common Stock"), at an exercise price per share equal to the price per
share of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange at the close of
trading on the date of this Agreement. Lender's right to exercise the
Stock Option shall vest 100% on September 7, 1999. Lender agrees to limit
its sales of shares of Common Stock purchased pursuant to its exercise of
the Stock Option so that its sales of such shares do not exceed 10,000
shares in any consecutive 30-day period. The foregoing terms shall be set
forth in a definitive stock option agreement in KW's standard form which
shall be entered into by Lender and KW. Lender's rights as an optionee
shall be governed by the terms and conditions of such agreement and the
Plan.
(g) During the Employment Period, whenever KW requests Xxxxxxxx
to travel to a place beyond fifty (50) miles from her residence in Los
Angeles (or her then-current location if closer to the place for which KW
requests her services), (i) KW shall provide Xxxxxxxx, her husband and up
to four (4) other companions with, or reimburse such persons for (provided
KW is furnished with evidence of expenses reasonably satisfactory to KW),
first-class hotel accommodations during the period Xxxxxxxx is requested by
KW to remain at such place and (ii) KW shall provide Xxxxxxxx, her husband
and up to four (4) other companions with air transportation to and from
such place and Roseanne's Los Angeles residence (or her then-current
location if closer) on KW's corporate jet if KW owns a corporate jet at
such time; otherwise KW will provide such persons with a charter jet air-
plane (G-2 or better) for such purposes.
(h) All payments hereunder are subject to any and all withhold-
ings and deductions required by law.
5. Contingent Compensation: [****] of the Net Profits of
the Series as defined herein. For purposes of this Paragraph 5 and
Paragraph 6 below, KW shall include King World Productions, Inc.
(a) "Gross Receipts" shall mean all sums actually received by or
credited to KW and the subsidiaries of KW at any time from the following:
(i) all exploitation of any and all episodes of the Series in perpetuity,
any format rights in the Series, or any other rights whatsoever in or to
the Series (e.g., subsidiary and ancillary rights, such as literary
publishing rights and sound recordings and music publishing); (ii) all
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recoveries for the unauthorized use or exploitation of any of KW's rights
in the Series or the infringement of any of KW's rights in the Series (it
being agreed that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph
5(b) below, KW shall not be entitled to any distribution fee on any Gross
Receipts pursuant to this subdivision (ii)); and (iii) all net insurance
recoveries from the Series. Advertising or other rebates or discounts
obtained by KW or its subsidiaries and affiliated subdistributors with
respect to the advertising and promotion of the Series shall be credited
against the "Distribution Expenses" (as defined below) incurred with
respect to such advertising and promotion. In the case of subdistribution
of any of the rights hereunder on a percentage basis, the gross amount
received by such subdistributor shall be included in Gross Receipts and
there shall be no deduction for any subdistribution fees or commissions.
Where subdistribution is on an outright basis, the actual amount received
by KW shall be included in Gross Receipts. Advance payments and security
deposits shall not be included in Gross Receipts until earned by, forfeited
or otherwise applied to the Series (unless such advance payments or
security deposits are non-refundable, in which case such amounts shall be
included in Gross Receipts upon receipt), and interest on any such advance
payments and security deposits shall also be included in Gross Receipts
(calculated at the prime rate from time to time in effect at the Bank of
New York, New York, New York, from the date of KW's receipt of any such
advance or security deposit until the date of its inclusion in Gross
Receipts (if ever)), nor shall Gross Receipts include receipts of radio or
television broadcasters or others who actually use or exhibit to the public
any of the Series programs (it being agreed that any agreement with a
broadcaster or any other company owning or controlling KW, owned or
controlled by KW, or under common ownership or control with KW, shall be on
an arm's-length basis).
(b) "KW's Distribution Fee" shall mean an amount equal to [****]
of Gross Receipts; [****] "KW's Distribution Fee" shall mean an amount
equal to [****] of Gross Receipts from that territory. In the event that
KW engages a third-party distributor anywhere in the world, KW shall absorb
within the applicable KW Distribution Fee any distribution fees payable to
such third party.
(c) "Distribution Expenses": KW will advance all marketing,
promotional and other distribution expenses relating to the Series.
Marketing, promotional and other distribution expenses ("Distribution
Expenses") shall mean all direct (i.e., non-overhead), out-of-pocket costs
and expenses paid in connection with the exhibition, distribution, adver-
tising, promotion, marketing, turning to account and other exploitation of
the Series, including, without limiting the generality of any of the
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foregoing, any costs or expenses paid in connection with any of the
following:
(i) The making or obtaining of prints, negatives, preprint
material, sound records, and storage and shipment of prints, satellite
charges, transportation charges, costs of reels, containers, screening
expenses and censorship charges; all costs of trailers, transcriptions,
still photographs and the like; and insurance premiums on distributor's
errors and omissions insurance policies;
(ii) Advertising, publicizing, promoting and otherwise
exploiting the Series by such means and to such extent as KW may deem
appropriate;
(iii) Making foreign language versions, cut-in versions,
superimposed versions, synchronized versions, and manufacturing home video
versions;
(iv) All royalties and similar payments for the recording,
synchronizing or performing of music in any Series programs or the sound-
tracks thereof (including all royalties and similar payments to manufactur-
ers of sound equipment, cartridges, cassettes and the like) to the extent
not included in the cost of production of any Series programs;
(v) Sales, use, receipts, income, excise, remittance,
value added and other taxes (however denominated) to any governmental or
taxing authority assessed upon, or with respect to, the negatives, dupli-
cate negatives, prints or sound recordings of any Series programs, or upon
the use or distribution of any Series programs, or upon the revenues
derived therefrom, or any part thereof, or upon the remittance of such
revenues, or any part thereof; any and all sums paid or accrued on account
of duties, customs, imposts or permits required or imposed by any authority
to secure the entry, licensing, exhibition, performance, use or televising
of any Series programs in any country or part thereof, regardless of
whether such payments or accruals are in the form of an assessment against
any Series programs, or the proceeds thereof, or against a group of televi-
sion programs in which any Series programs may be included or the proceeds
thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither KW nor Lender shall be
required to pay or participate in any other party's own United States
federal, state or local income taxes or franchise taxes based on that other
party's net income; provided, however, that to the extent that KW or any of
its subsidiaries or affiliates receives a benefit (hereinafter referred to
as "Tax Benefit"), in the form of a tax refund, tax deduction or tax credit
with respect to its (or any of its subsidiaries' or affiliates') United
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States Federal income taxes with respect to any payment to any government
or taxing authority, in any territory outside the United States, of any
income or similar taxes, including foreign withholding taxes, relating to
the use, distribution or other exploitation of the Series, then the amount
of such Tax Benefit will be added to Gross Receipts as defined herein
below; further provided that, if such Tax Benefit is subsequently disal-
lowed in whole or in part, for any reason whatsoever, KW shall be xxxx-
bursed from Gross Receipts in the amount of the Tax Benefit so disallowed;
provided further that Lender acknowledges that, notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement that may be to the contrary, in no event shall
Lender be entitled to examine, or otherwise have any access to, any of KW's
tax returns;
(vi) Transmitting to the United States any funds accruing
to KW from any Series programs in foreign countries, such as wire transfer
expenses, or any discounts from such funds taken to convert such funds
directly or indirectly into the United States dollars; all costs of
contesting any of the matters described in this subparagraph (vi) with a
view to reducing the same, which costs shall be fairly apportioned to any
Series programs if done on an industry-wide basis (e.g., through AGICOA)
or with respect to television programs distributed by KW generally;
(vii) Claims and lawsuits involving any Series programs, and
protection thereof; costs of copyright searches and registrations, and the
investigation, prosecution and defense of such claims and lawsuits,
including reasonable outside counsel fees, subject to the provisions of
Paragraph 13(c) below;
(viii) Collecting Gross Receipts (including reasonable
outside attorneys' fees), auditing and checking costs; costs incurred in
preventing unauthorized exhibitions or other uses of any Series programs
and collecting damages for copyright or other infringements thereof (the
net collections therefrom to be included in Gross Receipts hereunder);
(ix) To the extent not included in the production budget,
all residual (and associated pension and health) and other payments made
pursuant to collective bargaining agreements or other agreements by reason
of the exhibition of any of the programs produced hereunder by television
or otherwise or by the exercise of any rights therein; and
(x) All other out-of-pocket distribution, marketing and
promotional expenses for which distributors of television programs are
customarily reimbursed.
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(d) "Production Costs" shall mean the direct out-of-pocket costs
of production of the Series actually paid by KW, including, without
limitation, all development costs and the costs of producing a pilot or
presentation tape, if KW produces same.
(e) "Net Profits" shall mean Gross Receipts, less the following
amounts deducted in the following order: (i) KW's Distribution Fee, (ii)
Distribution Expenses and Production Costs (and interest on all the
foregoing from the time actually paid, calculated at the prime rate from
time to time in effect at the Bank of New York, New York, New York) and
(iii) any contingent compensation of any nature payable on account of the
exploitation of the Series to any person or entity. For purposes of
calculating Net Profits, all episodes of the Series and all worldwide
exploitation of the Series in all media shall, notwithstanding any provi-
sion of this agreement that may be to the contrary, be cross-collateralized
and form a single accounting unit on a cumulative basis from inception
forward.
6. Accounting and Audit Rights:
(a) KW shall render to Lender periodic statements pursuant to
this Agreement prepared in accordance with KW's customary format showing in
reasonable detail Gross Receipts, Production Costs, Distribution Fees and
Distribution Expenses permitted by this Agreement. Statements shall be
rendered quarterly through the conclusion of the broadcast season following
the final broadcast season during which KW distributes the Series on a
first-run syndication strip basis and thereafter on a semi-annual basis,
provided that no statement need be rendered by KW for any period in which
no receipts are received or charges incurred by KW. Each statement shall
be rendered within forty-five (45) days after the close of the period for
which the statement is rendered. Statements rendered may be amended from
time to time to give effect to items overlooked, to correct errors and for
similar purposes. Any United States dollars due and payable pursuant to
any statement shall be paid simultaneously with the rendering of such
statement.
(b) KW shall keep full and complete records of all transactions
had by it in connection with the production, distribution and exploitation
of the Series, including without limitation any subdistributor accountings
(hereinafter referred to as "records"). Lender may, at its own expense,
audit KW's applicable records to verify statements rendered hereunder. Any
such audit shall be conducted only at the offices of KW during normal
business hours by a firm of certified public accountants. Lender shall not
have the right to examine any matters or items after the expiration of
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three (3) years from and after the date of the rendition of the statement
in which such matters or items are first accounted for, it being understood
that statements not questioned by Lender by notice in writing within said
three (3) year period shall be final and conclusive upon Lender, and shall
constitute a final and conclusive account stated even though the material
therein may later be contained or referred to in a subsequent statement.
Lender shall be forever barred from maintaining or instituting any action
or proceeding based upon or concerning any transactions had by KW, its
divisions, subsidiary corporations or other affiliates in connection with
the production, distribution and/or exploitation of the Series and the
accounting embraced in any statement delivered hereunder or the accuracy of
any item appearing therein, unless a written objection to such statement
(whether or not as a result of a formal audit) shall have been delivered to
KW within the three (3) year period above referred to and unless such
action or proceeding is commenced within one (1) year after delivery of
such written objection to KW, time being of the essence to the time periods
set forth in this paragraph. The aforesaid right to examine records is
limited to the production, distribution and/or exploitation of the Series,
and under no circumstances shall Lender have the right to examine records
relating to KW's business or television programs generally or with respect
to any other television program for the purposes of comparison or other-
wise. In the event that any audit hereunder reveals that KW has under-
reported any payment due to Lender by two and one-half percent (2-1/2%) or
more for the audit period in question, then, in addition to the payment of
the appropriate amount due, KW shall reimburse Lender for all of its
reasonable audit costs for that audit (but not in an amount exceeding the
amount of the recovery) and any and all reasonable collection costs to
recover the unpaid amounts.
(c) As to monies not freely remittable to the United States by
reason of governmental restriction, such monies as may be due to Lender
shall be segregated from other monies of KW and shall, to the extent
permitted by law, and, at the request of Lender, be transferred to such
accounts in the applicable country as Lender may designate or be deposited
in an interest-bearing account.
(d) Any Gross Receipts, net proceeds, working capital, deferred
payments or other sums received or held by KW may be commingled with KW's
general funds and Lender shall not have any right to interest thereon nor
any right to participate in any profit or other income derived from use of
the sums so received or held.
7. Grant of Rights:
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(a) KW and Lender shall jointly own the copyright and all other
proprietary rights in the Series (it being acknowledged that KW shall not
own any right in Roseanne's persona), subject to KW's distribution rights
as set forth in Paragraph 2(a) above. All ideas, creations, improvements
and other works of authorship created, performed, developed, written or
conceived by Lender and/or Xxxxxxxx in connection with the production of
the Series and/or the Hollywood Squares Series (as defined in Paragraph 15
below) ("Materials") are works for hire within the scope of their services
for the Series and/or the Hollywood Squares Series, as applicable, specifi-
cally commissioned by KW for an audiovisual work for copyright purposes.
Without limitation of the foregoing, KW shall have the right to exploit
such Materials in connection with the Series and/or the Hollywood Squares
Series, as applicable, throughout the world in perpetuity in any and all
media now known or hereafter developed without payment of any additional
compensation or other consideration of any kind except as set forth herein.
Lender and Xxxxxxxx acknowledge that, in the event that said work-for-hire
status is deemed unenforceable for any reason, they have assigned all
Materials, upon their creation, to KW for use in connection with the Series
and/or the Hollywood Squares Series, as applicable, all to the full extent
set forth above. [****]
(b) Lender grants KW and its authorized representatives the
right to photograph, film and otherwise record Xxxxxxxx (the "Recordings"),
alone or together with others, to exclusively own such Recordings, and to
utilize, edit, add to, arrange and exploit such Recordings and Roseanne's
name, likeness and biography (which biography and any likeness not taken
from the Recordings shall be subject to Roseanne's reasonable approval) in
perpetuity in any media now known or hereafter devised desired by KW
throughout the world in connection with publicity, promotion, advertising,
marketing and other distribution in any and all media of the Series and/or
the Hollywood Squares Series, as applicable, and KW, so long as no such use
constitutes a direct endorsement by Lender or Xxxxxxxx of any other product
or service. KW shall have the sole right to issue any and all such
publicity, but KW shall consult with Xxxxxxxx regarding the use of her name
or likeness in connection with such publicity, provided that Xxxxxxxx shall
have the right to mention the Series and/or the Hollywood Squares Series in
interviews, talk-show appearances and the like.
8. Exclusivity: During the Employment Period, Lender
shall cause Xxxxxxxx to render her services on a first priority basis to KW
with respect to all media and to be exclusive to KW as a recurring perform-
er in all reality-based programming, and in a recurring role in all
fictional (as opposed to reality-based) series, produced for any form of
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television now or hereafter known (including, without limitation, broadcast
and cable television). The parties acknowledge and agree that (i)
Roseanne's role as a day-to-day senior production executive and the host of
the Series will preclude her from rendering regular services during the
Employment Period as a recurring on-camera performer or day-to-day produc-
tion executive for any other television series, and (ii) subject to the
scheduling of Series production and related Series activities requiring
Roseanne's services hereunder, as well as to Roseanne's other obligations
to KW hereunder, Xxxxxxxx shall be entitled to render services on an
occasional basis for non-recurring guest appearances on other television
series, as an on-camera performer in, without limitation, mini-series or
movies-of-the-week, or as a non-day-to-day executive or other producer of a
mini-series, movie-of-the-week or series, so long as none of the foregoing
services in any way interferes with the rendition of Roseanne's services to
KW on a first priority basis.
9. AFTRA: Lender shall cause Xxxxxxxx to become and to remain a
member of any applicable labor organization with which KW has entered into
a collective bargaining agreement having jurisdiction over her services
hereunder. Lender acknowledges that Xxxxxxxx is a member of AFTRA and that
KW shall be entitled to the maximum benefits available to KW from
Roseanne's services with respect to the Series and the Hollywood Squares
Series and the engagement hereunder arising out of the AFTRA basic agree-
ment (the "Basic Agreement"). Without limiting the generality of any other
provisions of this Agreement, insofar as AFTRA-covered services hereunder
are concerned, KW shall have the right to use and reuse recordings of the
Series and the Hollywood Squares Series or portions thereof throughout the
world to the fullest extent permitted (or not forbidden) by the Basic
Agreement, including, without limitation, in connection with free televi-
sion replays, foreign exhibition, video cassette and other supplemental
markets exploitation, and use of excerpts pursuant to Paragraphs 73(d)(8)
and 73(d)(10) of the Basic Agreement, no payments shall be due to Lender in
connection therewith unless required by the Basic Agreement, and such
payments shall be at the minimum rates applicable, as the case may be, and,
to the extent permitted (or not forbidden) by the Basic Agreement, KW shall
have the right to credit any such payments as set forth in Paragraph 4(c)
above. In the event that KW is required by the terms of any applicable
collective bargaining agreement to pay Lender on a basis other than that
set forth herein, Lender agrees, to the extent permissible, that such
payments shall be credited against the compensation payable to Lender
hereunder.
10. Confidentiality: Except as required in connection with the
performance of Lender's and Roseanne's services hereunder, neither Lender
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nor Xxxxxxxx shall, during or after the termination of the Employment
Period, use or disclose to any party any confidential business information
or trade secrets of KW's obtained or learned by Lender or Xxxxxxxx during
the Employment Period.
11. Non-Compete: Neither Lender nor Xxxxxxxx shall, for a period of
one (1) year following the termination of the Employment Period, (a)
induce, directly or indirectly, any person, partnership or corporation from
whom or from which KW (which for purposes of this paragraph shall include
KW's subsidiary and affiliated companies) acquires television programming
during the Employment Period, to terminate its agreement with KW with
respect to such programming or to refuse to enter into any agreement with
KW with respect to the development or production of any programming, (b)
induce, directly or indirectly, any employee of KW's to terminate his or
her employment.
12. Force Majeure; Death or Disability:
(a) In the event of Roseanne's death, the Employment Period
shall automatically terminate, effective upon the date of Roseanne's death.
(b) In the event that by reason of disability, Xxxxxxxx is
unable to fully perform hereunder for a period in excess of (i) [****]
consecutive days at any time during the Employment Period or (ii) [****] in
the aggregate during (x) the Initial Period or (y) any One Year Option
Period, KW shall have the right to terminate the Employment Period forth-
with. For purposes of this subparagraph (b), the term "disability" shall
mean any physical, mental or other impairment (including, without limita-
tion, illness) rendering Xxxxxxxx incapable of performing all the material
services required to be performed by Xxxxxxxx pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
(c) In the event KW is unable to utilize Roseanne's services due
to any of the following reasons: act of God; unavoidable accident; fire;
blackout; act of public enemy; war, riot or civil commotion; enactment,
rule, order or act of government or governmental instrumentality; strike,
lockout or other labor dispute; failure of technical facilities; or other
similar or dissimilar cause beyond KW's control, KW may suspend the
Employment Period during the continuation of such inability to use
Roseanne's services, the Employment Period and all option exercise dates
shall be deemed extended by all such periods of suspension (but in no event
shall the Employment Period be extended past the date seven (7) years after
the date hereof), and KW shall not be obligated to make any payment to
Lender with respect to any period of any such suspension. Either KW or
Lender shall have the right upon written notice to the other to
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terminate the Employment Period if any such suspension period continues
beyond [****]; provided, however, that in the event that Lender so elects
to terminate the Employment Period, such termination shall not be effective
if, within three (3) business days following KW's receipt of such termina-
tion notice from Lender, KW ends such suspension period and reinstates the
Employment Period.
13. Representations, Warranties and Indemnification:
(a) Each of KW and Lender separately warrants and represents to
the other party that it has the right to enter into and to perform this
Agreement.
(b) Lender further warrants and represents that, except as based
on materials KW assigns Xxxxxxxx or as are in the public domain, all
Materials created by Lender and/or Xxxxxxxx hereunder shall, to the best of
her knowledge, be original and not violative of any third party's rights.
(c) Each of KW and Lender (the "indemnifying Party") shall
indemnify the other party as follows:
(i) The Indemnifying Party shall indemnify the other
party (and its shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents,
affiliates, subsidiaries, licensees, successors and assigns), its licensees
and its sponsors and their advertising agencies, against and hold them
harmless from all loss, costs, liabilities and expense (including judg-
ments, settlements and reasonable attorneys' fees) (collectively, "Expens-
es") suffered, incurred or imposed by reason of any breach, or any claim of
breach (but with respect to Lender, only claims which are reduced to a
final non-appealable judgment in a court of competent jurisdiction or
settled with Lender's written consent (provided that if Lender refuses to
approve any settlement, Lender shall post a bond for the benefit of KW in
an amount reasonably related to KW's potential liability), by the Indemni-
fying Party of any of its representations, warranties or undertakings
hereunder. KW's indemnification of Lender shall extend to any and all
Expenses incurred by Lender by reason of a third-party claim in connection
with the production, distribution or other exploitation of the Series or
the Hollywood Squares Series, other than a claim covered by Lender's
indemnification pursuant to this Paragraph 13.
(ii) The party seeking indemnification shall give the
Indemnifying Party prompt written notice of any claim or action which is or
may be covered by this Paragraph and which comes to the indemnitee's
attention; provided, however, failure to provide notification as required
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by this paragraph shall limit the applicable indemnity solely to the extent
that such failure prejudices the Indemnifying Party.
(iii) On the Indemnifying Party's request, the indemnified
party shall from time to time advise the Indemnifying Party or its counsel
of any developments as to any claim or action which is or may be covered by
this section and shall consult with the Indemnifying Party or its counsel
as to the determination of major decisions of defense and settlement, but
the Indemnifying Party shall have dispositive control over the defense of
and the right to settle any such claim, although the indemnified party may
cooperate in the defense thereof at its own expense. It is agreed,
however, that the Indemnifying Party may not settle any claim or action
without the indemnified party's prior written consent, if such settlement
would result in any manner of injunctive-like relief against the indemni-
fied party or would in any way impair the indemnified party's rights
hereunder. The Indemnifying Party shall not be in default hereunder if a
given action or claim is being defended in good faith and/or if an insur-
ance carrier has assumed the defense of such claim (whether or not with
reservations).
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing indemnification, each of
Xxxxxxxx and Lender shall be included as additional insureds on any errors
and omissions and general liability insurance policies obtained by KW with
respect to the Series.
14. Credits: With respect to the Series, (i) Xxxxxxxx shall be
accorded an "Executive Producer" credit (a) on a separate card on the
screen (unless credits are in the form of a crawl), followed by executive
producer credits accorded to up to two individuals designated by KW,
including, if KW so elects, Xxxxx Xxxx and/or Xxxxxxx Xxxx, in a size of
type not less than the size of type of the credit accorded to any other
producer or executive producer and (b) in all paid advertising issued by KW
or under KW's control in which any other executive producer or producer
receives credit, and (ii) Lender shall be accorded a "produced in associa-
tion with" credit (a) on a separate card on the screen immediately before
or after, in KW's discretion, any production credit accorded to KW, such
credit to be in a size of type not less than the size of type of any other
institutional production credit and (b) in all paid advertising issued by
KW's or under KW's control in which KW's production credit appears (it
being acknowledged that KW shall be entitled to production and distribution
credits in connection with the Series). No casual or inadvertent failure
by KW to accord Lender or Xxxxxxxx such credits in accordance with this
provision, and no breach by any third party, shall be deemed a breach of
this Agreement. Upon KW's receipt of written notice from Lender or
Xxxxxxxx of any failure by KW to comply with these credit provisions, KW
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shall use reasonable efforts to cure prospectively any such failure to
comply with respect to Series episodes produced after receipt of such
notice.
15. Hollywood Squares: In addition to Roseanne's services described
in Paragraph 3 above, Lender shall, if KW so requests, cause Xxxxxxxx to
render her on-camera services for up to [****] days during each broadcast
season (if any) during the period commencing with the '98-'99 Broadcast
Season and ending the later of (i) the end of the '99-'00 Broadcast Season
and (ii) the expiration of the Employment Period, as a "square" (but not
the "center square") on a "Hollywood Squares" series (the "Hollywood
Squares Series") possibly to be produced by KW or an affiliate thereof, if
and to the extent that KW or any such affiliate actually produces the
Hollywood Squares Series. Lender shall cause Xxxxxxxx to render such
services for the Hollywood Squares Series in accordance with a schedule
reasonably determined by KW in consultation with Xxxxxxxx and subject to
her reasonable professional availability, it being acknowledged and agreed
that the episodes in which Xxxxxxxx appears are intended to be telecast
initially during so-called "ratings sweeps" periods. KW shall pay Lender
the minimum scale amounts required by the Basic Agreement for Roseanne's
services on the Hollywood Squares Series.
16. KW Option: Subject to the ABC first-look option referred to in
Paragraph 3(a) above, KW shall have the exclusive option (the "KW Sitcom
Option") to co-produce with Lender and Xxxxxxxx, to co-own the copyright in
equal shares with Lender/Xxxxxxxx (to the extent Lender/Xxxxxxxx will own
or co-own the copyright) and to obtain exclusive distribution rights in the
next (that is, following "Xxxxxxxx") fictional (as opposed to reality-
based) television series (the "Sitcom") in which Xxxxxxxx is proposed to be
a principal on-camera performer and which is proposed to be telecast
initially at any time during the period commencing upon the conclusion of
the Employment Period and ending eighteen (18) months following the end of
the final broadcast season during which KW distributes the Series in first-
run syndication (the "18 Month End Date"). If the Series is not produced
for any reason, then, for purposes of the foregoing sentence, the final
broadcast season during which KW distributes the Series shall be deemed to
have ended on April 30, 1998. If Xxxxxxxx elects to be a principal on-
camera performer in a Sitcom, Lender shall send written notice thereof to
KW, whereupon KW shall have 30 business days to exercise its option, if at
all, by written notice to Lender thereof within such 30 business day
period. If KW exercises such option, KW and Lender shall negotiate with
each other (and with any network, if applicable) with respect to mutually
agreeable terms and conditions regarding the production and distribution of
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the Sitcom ("KW Sitcom Negotiations"), which shall in any event include the
following terms: (i) Xxxxxxxx shall render services as a principal on-
camera performer for all episodes produced of the Sitcom; (ii) Xxxxxxxx
shall receive a fee equal to [****] per episode for the first broadcast
season of the Sitcom (reducible, in good faith, to accommodate the fee
payable to any other co-star of comparable stature to Xxxxxxxx), which fee
shall be increased for each subsequent broadcast season of the Sitcom on a
cumulative basis by [****]; and (iii) [****] of the "net profits" of the
Sitcom (the definition of which shall be the same as that used to determine
"Net Profits" from the Series (provided that "Series" as used in that
definition shall be deemed replaced with "Sitcom"), with the exceptions
that (x) KW shall not be entitled to any Distribution Fee from the initial
network television broadcast of the Sitcom, and (y) no Distribution
Expenses (other than KW's out-of-pocket costs of manufacturing home video
versions) shall be deducted by KW before the determination of such "net
profits." KW's and Lender's/Roseanne's participation in "net profits" from
any Sitcom shall be measured separately from, and shall not be cross-
collateralized with, any revenue from the Series or any Development Project
(as defined below). If the KW Sitcom Negotiations result in an agreement,
the parties hereto will endeavor to adapt this Agreement as it relates to
the Series (other than with respect to Paragraphs 4(a) and 4(b) of this
Agreement) to fit the agreed-upon terms with respect to the Sitcom. If for
any reason the KW Sitcom Negotiations for any proposed Sitcom do not result
in an agreement, or the Sitcom that is the subject of such Negotiations is
for any reason not produced, the provisions of this Paragraph 16 shall
continue to apply to the next proposed Sitcom. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in this Xxxxxxxxx 00, XX shall not be entitled to exercise the
KW Sitcom Option if KW has exercised all five (5) of its options pursuant
to Paragraph 3(c) above to extend the Employment Period through the
2003/2004 broadcast season.
17. First Look Option:
(a) During the Employment Period, Lender shall submit exclusive-
ly to KW all ideas, literary material and/or proposed projects, other than
the Sitcom (which shall be governed by the terms of the KW Sitcom Option)
and the "Packaged Projects" (as defined in Paragraph 18(c) below), that
Lender and Xxxxxxxx are interested in developing for Lender and/or Xxxxxxxx
as an on-air performer, producer or both, for initial exploitation on any
form of television now or hereafter known (including, without limitation,
broadcast or cable television) ("Development Projects") prior to submitting
such Development Projects to any other party. KW will have an exclusive
period of fifteen (15) days after submission to KW of any Development
Project to consider such Development Project (provided, however, that such
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period shall be reduced to five (5) days if there is active interest from
one or more third parties in developing and/or acquiring such Development
Project (a "Hot Development Project") and the circumstances reasonably
require such reduced period). If KW is interested in pursuing such
Development Project, KW shall send written notice thereof to Lender within
such fifteen (15) day (or five (5) day, if applicable) period, whereupon KW
and Lender shall negotiate for a period of twenty (20) days (provided,
however, that such period shall be reduced to five (5) days with respect to
any Hot Development Project) with respect to mutually agreeable terms and
conditions regarding the development, production and exploitation of such
Development Project, which will in any event include the following terms:
(i) KW shall have the exclusive distribution rights in such Development
Project, if produced, in all media now or hereafter known throughout the
world in perpetuity, (ii) KW will co-own the copyright in such Development
Project [****] Lender/Xxxxxxxx (to the extent Lender/ Xxxxxxxx will own or
co-own the copyright in such Development Project); (iii) as between KW and
Lender, KW shall be responsible for advancing any required funding of such
Development Project and KW will co-produce with Lender and Xxxxxxxx such
Development Project (if produced); (iv) fees to Lender/Xxxxxxxx for
producer and on-camera services shall be set on an arm's-length basis
commensurate with their duties and the budget of such Development Project;
(v) [****] of the "net profits" of the Development Project, if produced
(the definition of which shall be the same as that used to determine "Net
Profits" from the Series (provided that "Series" as used in that definition
shall be deemed replaced with "Development Project"), [****] KW's and
Lender's/Roseanne's participation in "net profits" from any Development
Project shall be measured separately from, and shall not be cross-collater-
alized with, any revenue from the Series or any other Development Project.
If the negotiations regarding a Development Project result in an agreement,
the parties hereto will endeavor to adapt this Agreement as it relates to
the Series (other than with respect to Paragraphs 4(a) and 4(b) of this
Agreement) to fit the agreed-upon terms with respect to such Development
Project.
(b) If KW does not notify Lender of its interest in pursuing a
Development Project within the fifteen (15) day (or five (5) day, if
applicable) period referred to in subdivision (a) above, or if KW and
Lender are unable to agree to mutually agreeable terms (other than those
agreed upon terms as set forth in Paragraph 17 (a) above) regarding the
development, production and exploitation of such Development Project within
the twenty (20) day (or five (5) day, if applicable) period referred to in
subdivision (a) above (in either event, such Development Project shall be
deemed a "Passed Project"), then Lender shall have the right to negotiate
with third parties with respect to the development, production and exploi-
tation of the Passed Project;
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provided, however, that with respect to any Passed Project for which KW and
Lender negotiated but were unable to agree to mutually agreeable terms,
Lender shall not enter into an agreement with any such third party on terms
equal to or less favorable to Lender than the terms last offered by Lender
to KW unless Lender first re-offers such Passed Project to KW, for a period
of three (3) business days, on the terms and conditions which Lender is
then prepared to accept from such third party (it being agreed that the
terms required to be accepted by KW shall not include any term which cannot
be reasonably and readily performed by KW and that any such financial terms
shall be expressed as determinable sums of money or as a percentage of net
profits or gross receipts in a readily calculable manner). If KW does not
within such five (5) business days period notify Lender that it wishes to
enter into an agreement on such terms and conditions (with silence being
deemed a rejection), Lender shall be free to enter into an agreement with
such third party on such terms and conditions. If Lender does not accept
such third party offer, the last refusal provisions of this paragraph shall
continue to apply to any third party offers on terms equal to or less
favorable to Lender than the terms last offered by Lender to KW which
Lender wishes to accept with respect to such Passed Project. Furthermore,
in the event there is any material change to the basic creative elements of
any Passed Project prior to Lender's entering into an agreement with a
third party with respect to such Passed Project in accordance with the
terms of this paragraph, Lender shall resubmit such Passed Project with
such changes to KW, and KW shall again have the right of first negotia-
tion/last refusal with respect thereto in accordance with the provisions of
this paragraph. If Lender enters into an agreement with a third party with
respect to a Passed Project, Lender will pay to KW, over the course of the
first broadcast season of such Passed Project, an amount equal to the
aggregate amount of all KW's direct, out-of-pocket expenses (other than as
part of the Development Fund, as defined below) incurred by KW in connec-
tion with developing such Passed Project, plus interest on the total amount
thereof at the prime rate charged from time to time by the Bank of New
York, New York, New York, computed from the date such payments were made
through the date of repayment to KW.
(c) During the Employment Period, KW shall either furnish Lender
and Xxxxxxxx with [****] at KW's offices in Los Angeles, or, if no office
space is available there, arrange for Lender and Xxxxxxxx to have such
exclusive offices at other office space in Los Angeles. During each year
of the Employment Period and continuing each year thereafter until the 18
Month End Date, KW shall provide a development and related overhead fund
from which KW shall fund Lender's and Roseanne's development and related
overhead activities under this Paragraph 17 on an "as used" basis, not to
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exceed [****] (the "Development Fund"), including without limitation for
the salaries of a development executive and a secretary, rent for office
space outside of KW's offices (or, if office space is provided in KW's
offices, a reasonable allocation of KW's rent and overhead) and use in
acquiring options and/or engaging writers. The Development Fund shall, in
determining the "net profits" from Development Projects, be allocated by
KW, as appropriate, to particular Development Projects. Any portion of the
Development Fund that is not so allocated and recouped by KW from a
particular Development Project shall be recoupable by KW from any other
Development Projects.
18. Miscellaneous:
(a) Any and all notices or other papers which either party shall
be required or shall desire to give to or serve upon the other party shall
be in writing and shall be served by mail, by overnight delivery or by
telecopier. Service of any notice or other paper shall be deemed complete
if and when the same is deposited in the mail, or with an overnight
delivery company, postage or toll prepaid, addressed to (i) KW at 0000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 or telecopied to (000) 000-0000, or (ii)
Lender at Lichter, Grossman, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxx, 00000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx
000, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq., telecopier
(000) 000-0000, or to such other address as may be designated in writing by
either party hereto in a notice to the other.
(b) Nothing herein contained shall constitute a partnership
among, or joint venture by, the parties hereto or constitute any party the
agent, trustee or pledgeholder of the other or place any party in the
position of fiduciary with respect to the other party. No party shall hold
itself out contrary to the terms of this Agreement as respecting the
distribution and other exploitation of the Series and no party shall become
liable by reason of any representation, act or omission of the contrary to
the provisions hereof. This Agreement is not for the benefit of any third
party and shall not be deemed to give any right or remedy to any such party
whether referred to herein or not.
(c) Lender and Xxxxxxxx warrant and represent that they have not
entered into, and that they will not enter into, any agreement with a
talent agency or other representative applicable to the Series, the Sitcom
or, except to the extent that Lender otherwise advises KW within thirty
(30) days following the execution of this Agreement (the "Packaged Pro-
jects"), any Development Project that would require payment of any package
commission (or other payment of a similar nature) to such agency
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or other representative (a "Package Commission"), and Lender's/Roseanne's
indemnification of KW as set forth in Paragraph 13 above shall extend to
the payment of any such Package Commission.
(d) Each party shall from time to time, upon request, execute,
acknowledge and deliver such documents as may, in the reasonable judgment
of the requesting party, be necessary and proper to evidence, maintain,
effectuate or defend any and all of the rights of such requesting party
under any provision of this Agreement. In the event the party receiving
such a request should fail to execute and deliver the requested document
within a reasonable period of time (allowing for review by legal counsel),
then the requesting party shall be authorized as the attorney-in-fact of
the other party to execute, deliver, record and file any such document.
(e) The headings of the paragraphs of this agreement are for
convenience only, and they shall not be of any effect in construing the
contents hereof.
(f) If any party hereto (a "Breaching Party") shall breach any
of the material terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, a
failure or refusal by such Breaching Party to perform any of her or its
obligations hereunder, then the party affected by such breach (the "Non-
Breaching Party") shall have the right, upon written notice to the Breach-
ing Party, to suspend such Non-Breaching Party's obligations to the
Breaching Party until such Breaching Party has cured such breach (and if
Lender and/or Xxxxxxxx are the Breaching Party, KW shall have the right,
without limitation, to suspend the Employment Period during the period of
such breach and the Employment Period and all option exercise dates shall
be deemed extended by all such periods of suspension, but in no event shall
the Employment Period be extended past the date seven (7) years after the
date hereof. In addition to the foregoing rights, the Non-Breaching Party
shall have the right to terminate the Employment Period and its obligations
hereunder to the Breaching Party following the occurrence of such breach,
if the Breaching Party has not cured such breach within ten (10) days
following the Non-Breaching Party's written notice of same to the Breaching
Party; provided, however, that if by the nature of such breach, such breach
is incurable, the Non-Breaching Party shall not be required to accord the
Breaching Party any cure period prior to exercising its right to terminate
its obligations to the Breaching Party hereunder. Any such actions taken
by the Non-Breaching Party pursuant to this provision shall be without
prejudice to any and all remedies to which the Non-Breaching Party is
entitled, in law or in equity, for breach of this Agreement. No waiver of
any breach of any provision hereof shall be deemed a waiver of any preced-
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ing or succeeding breach of such provision. This Agreement expresses the
entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject
matter hereof and any and all prior agreements, understandings or represen-
tations relating in any way to the subject matter hereof have been merged
herein. No modification, alteration or amendment of this Agreement shall
be valid or binding unless in writing and signed by the party to be charged
therewith.
(g) This agreement shall be interpreted and construed under the
laws of the State of California applicable to contracts to be wholly
performed therein. Any controversy, dispute or claim under, arising out
of, or in connection with or relating to, this Agreement, including, but
not limited to, the negotiation, execution, interpretation, construction,
coverage, scope, performance, breach, termination, validity or enforceabil-
ity of this Agreement shall be settled, at the request of any party, by
reference to a judge in accordance with the procedures of SECTION 638
et seq. of the California Code of Civil Procedure. The site of any such
proceeding shall be in Los Angeles County.
(h) Lender and Xxxxxxxx agree that the services to be furnished
by them hereunder and the rights granted by them hereunder are of a
special, unique, extraordinary, artistic and intellectual character which
gives them a peculiar value, the loss of which cannot reasonably or
adequately be compensated for in damages in an action at law, and that the
breach by either of them of the provisions contained in this Agreement will
cause KW irreparable injury and damage. KW shall be entitled to seek
injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent the violation of any of
the provisions of this Agreement in addition to any other rights which it
may have to damages or otherwise. Roseanne's and Lender's only remedy for
a breach of any provision of this Agreement by KW shall be an action for
damages, if any, incurred as a result of such breach, and in no event shall
Xxxxxxxx or Lender have the right to injunctive or other equitable relief
or to enjoin or otherwise interfere with the distribution, broadcast or
other exploitation of the Series.
(i) Neither KW, Xxxxxxxx nor Lender shall have the right
to delegate her or its obligations under this Agreement, except that (i) to
the extent that such obligations are not personal in nature, such obliga-
tions may be delegated to an entity that is wholly owned by the assignor or
that acquires all or substantially all of the assignor's assets and (ii) KW
shall have the right to assign this Agreement to a subsidiary or parent of
KW which is controlling production of the Series.
(ii) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be con-
strued so as to require the commission of any act contrary to law, and
whenever there is any conflict between any provision
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of this Agreement and any statute, law, ordinance, order or regulation
contrary to which the parties have no legal right to contract, the latter
shall prevail, but in such event any provision of this Agreement so
affected shall be curtailed and limited only to the extent necessary to
bring it within the legal requirements (and if such modification is not
possible, such clause shall be deemed deleted); provided, however, that no
other provision of this Agreement shall be affected thereby and such other
provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date set forth above.
K.W.M., INC.
By:_______________________________
FULL MOON & HIGH TIDE PRODUCTIONS, INC.
By:_______________________________
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In order to induce K.W.M., Inc. to enter into the foregoing Agreement,
I agree that Full Moon & High Tide Productions, Inc. ("Lender") has the
right to enter into the Agreement and to perform and grant the rights
therein on my behalf. I agree to be personally bound by all terms and
conditions of the Agreement as they relate to me; I hereby join jointly and
severally in all warranties, representations and indemnities made by Lender
therein; and I agree to perform to the best of my ability all services that
the Agreement requires to be performed by me. I agree that I will look
solely to Lender for payment of all compensation and other consideration to
me. In the event Lender or I fail to perform pursuant to the Agreement, I
agree to be personally bound as if I were a direct party to the Agreement
in the first instance, and you shall not be required to exhaust your
remedies against Lender prior to commencing an action against me.
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Xxxxxxxx
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As an inducement to Full Moon & High Tide Productions, Inc. ("Lender")
to enter into and perform the foregoing Agreement, King World Productions,
Inc. ("KWP") agrees (i) to guarantee the performance by K.W.M., Inc.
("K.W.") of all of the duties to Lender under the Agreement, including the
payment of all fixed and contingent compensation thereunder, and (ii) that
in the event of any breach by KW of any of the terms which are the subject
of this guarantee, Lender shall have the right to proceed directly against
KWP without first exhausting its remedies against KW prior to commencing an
action against KWP.
KING WORLD PRODUCTIONS, INC.
By:______________________________
