Canadian screenwriters, producers ratify new agreement

TORONTO - Canadian screenwriters and producers have a new collective agreement governing English-language screenwriting in Canada after the new independent production agreement was ratified by the Writers Guild of Canada (WGC), the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA), and the Association Québécoise de la Production Médiatique (AQPM).The agreement, reached in principle in January, came into effect March 16, 2015 and sets the terms of engagement until December 31, 2017. It includes automatic jurisdiction over TV series bibles written by WGC members, which were not covered in the previous agreement, and an improved royalty formula which the WGC says will result in its...