Rana said it's difficult trying to collect 25 to 40 producers, whose numbers are dwindling because broadcasters have in house productions, along with hundreds of thousands of actors. Third is of course to arrange everything." Those who will be casting and repeat telecasting, and who will take a huge chunk of the revenue of the entire industry work. Two, if you get over the ignorance, there are the major beneficiaries who are not passing on. "One, there is ignorance and many people - even the stakeholders who benefit from it - don't know what it is. He said this was because there is a lot of resistance to this idea. When it comes to royalties and residuals, the Churails actor defined it as one of the 'highest peaks of difficulty' in television right now. "The mere fact that we got this body registered and kicked off in the first place was a huge feat to begin with," he said, adding that standardising contracts is next on their list. "In spite of this, the UPA has done whatever they can on various areas," he added, citing representation of artists deserving of the welfare fund and moving the state on regulating foreign content as part of their work. "So can you imagine what weak grounds of legal existence as an entity we have? "We are representative of a body which functions in a sector of an economy that the state has yet to recognise as an official industry," he laughed sardonically. When asked why the committees are not as effective as they should be and what hinders their performance, he said it's a new concept to the country.
The general secretary of ACT is actor Omair Rana, who helps break the process down for Images. Have things always been like this in Pakistan? "Unfortunately in Pakistan, it’s a one-time deal and the production company on behalf of the channel takes the rights and does whatever they can with them," he explained, adding that the rights include airing reruns on local channels, uploading the shows on YouTube, selling it to globally acclaimed broadcasting companies such as NBC or even trading them for dubbing in various languages such as Turkish or Arabic for a larger audience who enjoy the wonders of Pakistani television in their native vernacular. Mikaal Zulfiqar gave Images an insight into how the system (or lack thereof) works in our country. One can view these royalties as retirement plans for actors whose energies might diminish with time, but whose talent and spirits remain timeless on screen. This is why even when their best years are over, high-profile celebrities are able to not only enjoy the fruit of their work, but also cash in on their hard work for years to come. Actors then get paid for those replays, and those payments are known as royalties. Across the world, when a television show ends and its episodes begin replaying, they are redistributed, often purchased by streaming services and shown again.
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