The year 2018 is recognized as the first year of the era of the “Chinese idol group”. With the airing of the popular TV shows such as Idol Producer and Produce 101, talent agencies have adopted a new business method with duos and groups, through which two talent agencies – the original talent agency and the new talent agency – are able to share the management rights of a talent’s acting career.
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The original talent agency entered into a contract with a talent before the TV show. When a new idol group is formed after the TV show, the new agency enters into a contract with the original agency that the talent belongs to. The contract entered into between the original talent agency and the new talent agency is known as the “shared talent contract”. This article analyzes the focal points in shared talent contracts from a legal perspective.
For the talent agency, shared talent contracts can be categorized into split contracts and loose contracts. The former means that the new talent agency owns the exclusive right to arrange the talent’s work schedule within a given period, whereas the latter means that both the original and new agencies are entitled to arrange the talent’s work schedule.
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Tao Shan and Zhu Zhitong are partners at Hylands Law Firm
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