Globo’s new and experienced writers await the fate of their contracts on high alert after the current contract expires. O On the screen noted that the channel has a projection that by 2024, most of its writers will already be involved in providing services for approved work, including medallions, longtime employees of the channel.
Globo’s change in working model follows a trend in the international market and platforms such as Netflix, Prime Video and HBO Max, as well as a costcutting strategy. The new hiring policy is already knocking on the door of many actors who have had exclusivity with the network for decades and are now only paid if they close a job. Most recently, Osmar Prado ended his employment with the station that was on the air as Velho do Rio in the Pantanal until the 7th.
The Globo idea is to have fewer and fewer fixed contracts and exclusivity, which used to be the rule, has become the exception at the station. According to sources who heard the report, if his synopsis is accepted, the author will be required to deliver all chapters of the soap opera. However, it is still unclear how the adjustments will be made while the product is on display, as almost all series are open works.
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In the past, when a novelist signed long, usually fouryear contracts, he committed himself to delivering a certain number of synopses during that time. However, ideas were often not approved, so it happened, for example, that an author delivered only one storyline in this entire space. And that’s exactly what the broadcaster wants to avoid by fitting its talent into the new system after the bonds expire.
In March the On the screen had already found that even if they submit a project and it gets approved, the new salary level for writers is nowhere near the millionaire pay they’re used to. If three years ago a plot of nine could bring the author up to R$3 million a month, the salary for that job is currently no more than R$400,000, according to sources quoted in the report.
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It is estimated that writers who earned around R$1 million per month from a broadcast series see this value reduced by up to five times. In 2020 big names like Aguinaldo Silva and Silvio de Abreu left the Carioca station. Veterans like Glória Perez, João Emanuel Carneiro and Walcyr Carrasco, for example, will remain Globo employees for the time being and will adhere to the old working model, but it is predicted that the new policy will become a reality for them as well in the years to come. .
What does the globe say?
searched by On the screen, Globo explained that it still works with the ability to have long contracts, but that retention depends on the scheduling of the work. Admitting that it has adjusted its labor policy to market dynamics, the channel also said flexibility is beneficial for both the company and talent as it enriches the relationship between the parties. Cash:
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“We understand that this is good for Globo, for the market and also for professionals as it is a dynamic that allows more freedom and flexibility for everyone. And flexibility means being able to experiment, test, innovate and create new formats and languages, new narratives, new solutions. We believe this will enrich our relationship with talent and further promote the Brazilian audiovisual market.”