Joe Otterson TV ReporterICM Partners is close to signing a franchise agreement with the Writers Guild of America, Variety has learned from sources.Sources say that the agreement between the agency and the guild would be similar to the one recently signed by UTA in July.
Under that deal, UTA agreed to end packaging fees in two years as well as agreeing to disclose financial details around deals they broker for writers, but only at the express consent of those clients.
UTA also agreed not to launch any any majority-owned production studio. They will keep their interest in Civic Center Media, a joint TV production venture with MRC, and cap its minority profit participation in the independent film sales space.ICM and the WGA declined to.
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