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Directors UK collects and distributes money due to the principal director of a film or television programme for the exploitation of their work. Payments are collected from UK broadcasters and from Europe. This area gives more information about how the different schemes work. UK DISTRIBUTION SCHEMEUnder the terms of its Rights Agreement with broadcasters and producers, Directors UK receives an annual payment to compensate for rights assigned by directors under individual contract. Payments are allocated under the terms of the UK Distribution Scheme. This takes account of the type of work, transmission length and form of secondary exploitation (e.g. Repeat transmissions, sales, DVD releases etc.) This scheme applies to all programmes made by, for or in association with the signatory companies (BBC, ITV, C4, Five, Sky, S4C) and for which the director was engaged after 1st July 2001 under a freelance contract. FOREIGN COLLECTIONSDirectors UK has agreements with collecting societies throughout Europe and receives payments due under national legislations for the re-use of work. This can include private copying, cable retransmissions and educational recording. EDUCATIONAL RECORDING |
