What does this mean? BBC pay explanations.

[elena]

The fee is favoured nations, pact minimum. We will be purchasing the 35% ROW.

Can anyone put the light on this? Thank you! It`s BBC.

[pg]

ROW usually refers to Rest of World in information about about fees/contracts/agreements.

Favoured nation can mean all sorts of things (and if you are signing something you would need to ask for clarification), but in my limited experience in practice it has meant: everyone is paid the same - i.e. "not much".

PACT stands for Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television. There is a FAA/PACT agreement on rates of pay for background artistes, so this may be what is being referred to.
here's a link that may shed some light:
http://www.rayknight.co.uk/rates.aspx

I don't know whether that is of any help!

[paulears]

Not necessarily 'not much' but usually read as best they can get - so if the terms are built around a cheap deal, that suddenly gets better, the better deal terms apply to all those with the favoured nation clause.

[elena]

Thank you for your kind replies. The project itself is 5 parts BBC drama and roles are though not lead ones but not extras and looks and sounds very good. Thank you again.

[Nicola]

Well good luck the DC Elena - hope it comes off!