Home Industry News ‘Deadliest Catch’ Network To Composers: You Must Give Up Your Right To Royalties On All Past And Future Shows
The tough life of music composers just got tougher as the Discovery network makes an unconscionable demand on them.
Variety reports:
“Shows on the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, HGTV and Food Network may sound very different in the coming months. That’s because Discovery Networks, which owns those and other cable channels, is instituting a new pay policy that virtually assures no composer currently working on their programs will do so after Dec. 31.