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American Jobs Creation Act Passed by Congress >The Guild's five-year leg- islative campaign to reduce runaway production culmi- nates with the first federal tax incentive legislation to stimulate film and TV production in the U.S. DGA Monthly Launches to Offer Expanded Coverage of Guild News and Events 2005 Michael Apted Re-Elected DGA President Commercials Gains >Substantial rate increase negotiated for assistant directors. The DGA Quarterly, the Guild's New Craft Journal, Publishes Its First Issue MICHAEL APTED " Recognizing that new media has the potential to change our industry in major ways, our goals were to establish some basic principles that would position us for what- ever the future might hold. We were very successful. " 2006 40th Anniversary of the Movie for Television >Celebration culminates with an evening event featuring many of the genre's most distinguished directors. 2007 Michael Apted Re-Elected DGA President for a Third Term Preparations for 2008 Contract >Gil Cates appointed to lead the Negotiations Com- mittee. Consultants hired to conduct research and develop forecasts on the potential of new media. 2008 First New Media Contract >Jurisdiction established for present and future new media programming. >Residuals for ad-sup- ported streaming content is included as part of the agreement for the first time. >Contract more than doubles residual formula for electronic sell-through of TV programming, and increases electronic sell- through residuals for fea- ture films by 80 percent. reating what is a new media template for the rest of the industry, the DGA negoti- ates a landmark contract that establishes jurisdiction of present and future new media programming. The new agreement ensures that programming produced for the Internet (both original and derivative) will be directed by DGA members and their teams. In addition, for the first time, residuals for ad-supported streaming content is included as part of the agreement. Furthermore, the contract more than doubles the residual formula for electronic sell-through (EST) of TV pro- gramming, and increases sell- through residuals for feature films by 80 percent. Overall, the contract leaves room for experimentation and flexibil- ity for growth, both of which have been vital factors in the explosive expansion of new media over the past seven years. "We managed to produce an agreement that enshrines the two funda- mental principles we regard as absolutely critical to any employment and compen- sation agreement in this digital age," said then-DGA President Michael Apted. "First, jurisdiction is essen- tial. … Second, we must receive fair compensation for the use and reuse of our work on the Internet." The Guild was successful on both counts. 2008 FIRST NEW MEDIA CONTRACT Negotiations Committee Chair Gil Cates (standing, right) and National Executive Director Jay D. Roth (behind Cates) conclude successful negotiations in 2008. dga quarterly 55 PHOTOS: (CLOCKWISE, TOP RIGHT) CHARLIE GRAY/ CAMERA PRESS; DGA ARCHIVES (2) C