S
AG-AFTRA has always covered
podcasts, primarily through its New
Media Department, but those contracts
were based on contracts meant for
audiovisual content, as was the signatory process,
and we realized that we needed input from podcast
performers, hosts and producers to create more
relevant contracts and an easier signing process.
So, the National Board established a Podcast
Steering Committee, made up of members from
all over the country who work in podcasts. They
provided their perspective and experience and
weighed in as we built new podcast agreements and a
new signing process.
We now have dedicated agreements with terms
that are relevant to the fast-moving, audio-only
space. Additionally, SAG-AFTRA has a new,
dedicated Podcast Department and a simplified
signatory process.
SAG-AFTRA has set up a new webpage at
sagaftra.org/podcastcontracts and an automated
signatory portal that allows producers — both large
podcasting companies and individual podcasters —
to sign podcasts of all shapes and sizes swiftly and
easily, with hands-on staff support. ●
WHY NOW? WHO'S LISTENING?
Source: Edison Research's The Infinite Dial
64%
The estimated number of Americans over the
age of 12 that have listened to a podcast.
42%
Have listened to a podcast in the last month.
U.S. weekly podcast listeners tuned in
to an average of
9
podcasts in the last week — with 19%
listening to 11 or more!
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