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TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

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Summary

Name of Licensee: ____________________

Address of Licensee: ____________________

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Picture or Pictures: ____________________

Number of Runs: ____________________

Duration of License: ____________________

License Fee Per Picture: ____________________

Total License Fee: ____________________

Payments: (a) First payment of ____________________ on or before ____________________; and (b) ____________________ monthly payments of ____________________ commencing on ____________________ until the total license fee of ____________________ has been paid.

This application for a license was executed by the Licensee on ____________________. Upon acceptance thereof by a duly authorized officer of the Licensor, this application shall constitute a license for the telecast of the aforesaid Picture or Series on the terms and conditions set forth above and in the Schedule hereto annexed and made a part hereof.

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By ____________________
Authorized Officer

Accepted:

Date _______________
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By _________________
Authorized Officer

Schedule of Terms and Conditions

1. License: Subject to the prompt payment of the license fees above specified and the due performance by the Licensee of all its obligations hereunder, the Licensor hereby grants to the Licensee, and the Licensee hereby accepts, a limited license to exhibit and broadcast over the facilities of the television station specified in the foregoing Summary the motion picture or the motion pictures therein specified (herein called the Pictures), and to reproduce recorded sound in connection therewith, for the period of time and the maximum number of runs therein specified, and for no other use or purpose.

2. Payment of License Fees: The Licensor shall pay the license fees specified in the Summary at the time or times therein set forth, without offset, deduction, counterclaim or credit for any claim that the Licensee may have or assert against the Licensor, regardless of whether or not the Licensee has exhibited all the Pictures available to it.

3. Licensor's Warranties: The Licensor represents and warrants to the Licensee that:

(a) The performing rights in all musical compositions contained in the Pictures (I) are controlled by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) or Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI); or (ii) are in the public domain; or (iii) are controlled by the Licensor;

(b) With respect to music controlled by ASCAP or BMI, the Licensor has obtained the necessary licenses for the inclusion thereof in the Pictures, and the exhibition of the Pictures via television;

(c) The Pictures and the prints thereof to be furnished by the Licensor to the Licensee will be free and clear of any and all liens or encumbrances; and

(d) The Licensor has the full right to grant this license.

4. Licensor's Indemnity: The Licensor shall indemnify the Licensee against any and all damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that the Licensee may suffer or incur as a result of the breach of any of the Licensor's warranties, subject to the following:

(a) The Licensor's indemnity shall not apply unless it is given (i) prompt written notice of any claim; and (ii) full control of the defense thereof, through its own counsel; and (iii) the right to settle the same.

(b) The Licensee shall cooperate fully with the Licensor in the defense or settlement of any claim.

(c) The Licensor's liability on the warranty set forth in subdivision (d) of clause 3 shall be limited as provided in clause 16.

5. Delivery: The Licensor shall deliver to the Licensee a positive synchronized 16 mm print of each Picture scheduled for exhibition.

(a) Delivery to the Licensee's premises, or to its agent, or to a common carrier, or to the U. S. Post Office, or to any shipping agent designated by the Licensee, shall be deemed due delivery; and the Licensor shall not be liable for any loss or delay attributable to any intervening agency.

(b) The Licensee shall bear the expenses of delivery.

(d) The Licensor's failure to deliver any of the Pictures shall not constitute a default hereunder, but the license fee hereunder shall be reduced proportionately in the ratio that the number of runs of each undelivered Picture bears to the total number of runs for all Pictures covered by this agreement.

(e) The Licensor at its own election may substitute a product deemed by it to be equivalent to the Pictures without reduction of the license fee.

6. Examination of Prints: Upon receipt of each positive print, the Licensee shall promptly examine the same to determine whether it is physically suitable for exhibition. If the print is unsuitable, the Licensee shall give immediate notice thereof to the Licensor, specifying the particular defect; and upon receipt of such notice the Licensor shall furnish a substitute print, or in lieu thereof, a print of another Picture that the Licensor deems equivalent. Unless the Licensor receives a notification in writing as to a defect at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled play date, a print received by the Licensee shall be deemed accepted as satisfactory.

7. Restrictions on Cutting: The Licensee shall telecast the Pictures in the form submitted by the Licensor, and shall not modify, add to or take from the same without the Licensor's written consent. Among other things, the Licensee shall telecast the screen credits and the Licensor's release credit as incorporated in the prints of the Pictures. The Licensee shall have the right to insert commercials at points selected by it, provided that, prior to redelivery, it restores each print to its original condition.

8. Play Dates: If no specific play dates are designated in the Summary, the Licensee shall, from time to time but at least 14 days in advance of any play date, furnish to the Licensor a list of the Pictures that the Licensee intends to telecast, together with the proposed telecast date.

(a) The Licensor shall have the right to designate a particular one of the Pictures to be shown on the proposed telecast date, except that it shall not designate a Picture that may have been previously shown by the Licensee during the term of this agreement.

(b) Not later than 10 days after the end of every month during the term of this agreement, the Licensee shall deliver to the Licensor a list of the Pictures that it telecast during the preceding month.

(c) If a scheduled telecast does not take place by reason of the pre-emption of the scheduled time, or for any reason beyond the Licensee's control, the Licensee shall notify the Licensor thereof within 24 hours after the scheduled play date.

(d) If the Licensee fails to notify the Licensor as aforesaid, or if it fails to telecast any Picture on the play date for any other reason, it shall be charged with the license fee for the scheduled telecast.

9. Maximum Runs: When the Licensee reaches the maximum number of runs permitted under this license, its right to telecast the Pictures shall forthwith terminate, and the unpaid balance of the total agreed license fee for all the Pictures shall immediately become due and payable. The Licensee's failure to complete the maximum number of runs on or before the expiration date indicated in the Summary shall not extend the term of this license, nor shall it relieve the Licensee of its obligation to pay the total agreed license fee upon the expiration date.

10. Licensee's Covenants: The Licensee covenants that:

(a) It will not telecast the Pictures except over the facilities of the station specified in the Summary. If such station suspends its operation for any reason, and the Licensee selects a substitute station, such substitute shall be subject to the Licensor's approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(b) It will not telecast the Pictures beyond any cut-off dates or in excess of the maximum number of permitted runs; and

11. Advertising Materials: The Licensor shall make available at reasonable cost to the Licensee [or to any sponsor of the television broadcasts of the Pictures, or to the advertising agencies of such sponsors], any advertising or promotional material owned by the Licensor that is available for distribution.

(a) No advertising, promotional or display material originated by the Licensee or the sponsor of the Pictures or the sponsor's advertising agency shall be used without the Licensor's prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(b) Any advertising material used by the Licensee that may be copyrightable shall be registered for copyright by the Licensee in the Licensor's name.

(c) The Licensee shall not in any event use, for the purpose of a commercial tie-in or tie-up, the name or likeness of any person (producer, director, star, supporting players, and the like) appearing in or connected with the Picture.

12. Advertising Credits: The Licensee shall comply with all the Licensor's instructions with respect to the requisite advertising credits, and shall indemnify the Licensor against any damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that the Licensor may suffer or incur by reason of the Licensee's failure to observe such instructions.

13. Advertising Practices: All advertising utilized by the Licensee in connection with the exhibition of the Pictures shall be in accordance with the code requirements of the National Association of Broadcasters, as well as the applicable orders and regulations of any governmental agency.

14. Return of Prints: Within 48 hours after the broadcast thereof, the Licensee shall return each positive print to the Licensor or to such place or places as the Licensor may from time to time direct. Sundays and holidays shall not be included in the computation of the aforesaid period.

(a) The cost of transportation shall be borne by the Licensee.

(b) Each print shall be returned in good condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, on the reels and in the containers in which it was received.

(c) If the Licensee fails to return a print as aforesaid, it shall be automatically charged with the laboratory cost of replacing the same, and it shall pay the charge forthwith to the Licensor.

(d) If the Licensee claims that a print has been lost or destroyed, it shall furnish an affidavit to that effect, sworn to by one of its officers.

(e) All prints shall remain the property of the Licensor.

15. Taxes: The Licensee shall bear all taxes now or hereafter in effect that are or may be (I) imposed or based upon the Licensee's exhibition, possession or use of the prints of the Pictures, or upon the grant of this license or the exercise thereof; or (ii) measured by the license fees, however determined, paid or payable hereunder.

(a) The word "taxes" as herein used shall include, without limitation, taxes, fees, assessments, charges, imposts, levies and excises, whether designated as sales, gross income, gross receipts, personal property, storage, use, consumption, licensing, compensating, excise or privilege taxes.

(b) To the extent that such taxes are paid by the Licensor, the Licensee shall reimburse the Licensor therefor on demand; and upon its failure to do so, the Licensor shall have all the remedies herein provided for the collection of unpaid license fees, in addition to whatever other remedies it may have by law.

16. Substitution: If the Licensor's right to grant this license with respect to any Picture is challenged by any third party, the Licensor may, at its option, either substitute a picture that it deems to be equivalent, or terminate this agreement with respect to such Picture. If the Licensor elects to terminate:

(a) The total license fee specified in the Summary shall be reduced proportionately in the ratio that the number of projected runs of the Picture involved bears to the total number of runs of all the Pictures.

(b) The Licensee shall and does waive all claims for damages that may arise from such termination, other than a claim for a refund of all prepaid exhibition fees.

17. Licensee's Default: If the Licensee fails to make payment of the license fees or any part thereof when due, or if it defaults in any of its other obligations hereunder, and fails to make payment or to remedy its default within [10] days after notice from the Licensor, or if the Licensee is adjudicated a bankrupt or becomes insolvent or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or if a receiver, liquidator or trustee is appointed for its assets or affairs, the Licensor shall have the right, in addition to whatever other remedies it may have by law, to terminate this license wholly or in part by written notice to the Licensee, in which event the entire unpaid balance of the total agreed license fee for all the Pictures shall immediately become due and payable.

18. Force Majeure: If the Licensor is delayed in or prevented from making delivery of the Pictures as herein provided, by reason of any act of God, labor difficulties, injunctions, judgments, adverse claims, fire, flood, transportation tie-up, public disaster or any other cause beyond its control, or if the Licensee is delayed in or prevented from telecasting the Pictures or returning the positive prints thereof as herein provided by reason of any of the aforesaid contingencies, neither party shall be liable to the other for the delay or failure so to perform; and the term of this license shall be deemed extended for a period equal to the duration of the contingency.

19. Licensor's Right to Assign: The Licensor shall have the right to hypothecate, pledge or assign this license to obtain loans thereon. The Licensee recognizes that lenders may be induced to advance substantial sums to the Licensor on the security of this license. Accordingly the Licensee shall pay to any assignee all moneys due to the Licensor without offset, deduction, counterclaim or credit for any claim that the Licensee may have against the Licensor.

20. No Assignment by Licensee: This license shall not be assigned by the Licensee without the Licensor's written consent, nor shall it be assignable by operation of law insofar as the Licensee is concerned.

21. Arbitration: Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this agreement or any breach thereof shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA); The parties select expedited arbitration using one arbitrator, to be a disinterested attorney specializing in entertainment law, as the sole forum for the resolution of any dispute between them. The venue for arbitration shall be ____________________. The arbitrator may make any interim order, decision, determinations, or award he deems necessary to preserve the status quo until he is able to render a final order, decision, determination or award. The determination of the arbitrator in such proceeding shall be final, binding and non-appealable. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The prevailing party shall be entitled to reimbursement for costs and reasonable attorney's fees.

22. General Provisions: The following provisions shall apply:

(a) This license shall not be modified or waived in whole or in part except in writing.

(b) A waiver by either party of any breach or default by the other party shall not be construed as a waiver of any other breach or default.

(c) Any notices given or required to be given hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the parties at their respective addresses shown in the Summary.

(d) This license is complete, and embraces the entire understanding of the parties.

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