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The CW Austin / KNVA-TV
CW STAR CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.
1. HOW TO ENTER
a. The CW STAR CONTEST will begin on February 17, 2014 at 11 a.m. and end on May 23, 2014 at 5 p.m. .
b. To participate in the contest, you may enter via the following method(s): 1) Complete the CW Star application and bring the required photos and identification with you to the local CW STAR CONTEST Casting Call on Saturday, March 1, 2014 from 11a-4p at The Hill Country Galleria. Casting call will include a 2-8 minute video-recorded interview. Or 2) Upload a 1 minute video plea to thecwaustin.com between 2/17/14 and 3/3/14.
c. Cameras will roll until the end time specified above on each audition date. Station reserves the right to cut off the line of applicants at anytime to fit in the most possible auditions before advertised end time.
d. Applications will only be considered eligible if they are complete. Eligible applications include:
1) A Completed PDF 2014 APPLICATION from thecwaustin.com or completed application provided at the CW STAR CONTEST Casting Call listed above.
2) COPY of: A Form of photo identification
3) THREE photographs, each clearly labeled on the back with your name and contact phone number. One must be a close-up, and one must be a full length photograph (all clothed.) Only one picture can be black and white. No logo or other intellectual property that you do not possess full rights to shall be included.
4)60-SECOND PLEA (memorized) to the viewers for their votes and why you should be the Next CW STAR. Once the time has started it will not be reset, you will not be allowed to re-record. Your 1:00 minute plea will be posted at thecwaustin.com if you are chosen as a semi-finalist or finalist.
E.ONE ENTRY PER PERSON. Application materials must be provided at the time of audition. Emailed or mailed applications will not be accepted.
f. All applications, photos and material recorded at local CW STAR Casting Calls will be retained by The CW Austin and become the property of the Station and will not be returned to the applicants.
g. All dates, times and locations and requirements listed in these official rules and in the application are subject to change.
2. ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS
a. The contest is open to all KNVA viewers who are 18 years of age or older and legally reside in the Central Texas area.
b. Employees of KNVA (the “Station”), its licensee, its corporate parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, its advertising agencies, participating sponsors/promotional partners, other television stations in the Austin metropolitan area and the members of their immediate families are ineligible to participate or win. Subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited.
c. Only one winner per household is permitted in any Station contest.
d. Applicant must hold a valid Driver’s License and be authorized to work in the United States.
e. Applicant must not be a candidate for public office, and if selected as the CW STAR, must agree not to become a candidate for public office until after the CW STAR contracted term of one year.
3. PRIZES
a. (1) GRAND PRIZE: $25,000 one year contract to be the CW STAR – a full-time position with KNVA, LIN Television. Grand prize excludes applicable taxes.
b. There is no substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent for prizes, except that the Station may, at its sole discretion, substitute prizes of comparable value or cash. The prizes are expressly limited to the item(s) listed above and do not include taxes, gratuities or any other expenses. Other restrictions may apply.
4. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION
a. Decisions of the Station management with respect to the contest are final.
b. There will be a total of FIVE finalists. The Station will pick four finalists from the local CW STAR casting call and online entries. The four finalists will be announced and posted on thecwaustin.com on 3/6/14 between 6:00pm – 7:00pm. Selection criteria for the top four finalists include: have met eligibility requirements, displays energy, on-camera presence, good communication skills, and ability to take direction. Experience in writing, video editing, and social media is recommended.
c. The station will choose 15 semi-finalists from the local CW STAR casting call and online entries and post them on thecwaustin.com to be voted on by the viewers between 6pm on 3/6/14 until midnight on 3/22/14. A “vote” is counted each time a semi-finalist video is played completely. The semi-finalist with the most votes becomes the fifth finalist. The fifth finalist will be announced on 3/25/14 between 6pm – 7pm on The CW Austin.
d. The five finalists will compete in the final selection process to determine the winner of the CW STAR CONTEST. The winner will be selected by a combination of judging panel votes, online votes, creative assignments, background check and station management input. Online votes will be collected at thecwaustin.com from 3/21/14 until midnight on 5/10/14. Creative assignments are required for a chance to win and include blogging and scheduled events. All finalists will be required to create their own online promotional tactics via social media sites, face to face and guerilla marketing at their own expense.
e. All finalists must pass a pre-employment drug screening, credit check and will have both a criminal background and driving record check or will be disqualified.
f. The winner of the CW STAR CONTEST will be announced during Family Feud the week of May 12th, 2014 on The CW Austin.
g. Winner must execute and return the required CW STAR contract and liability/publicity release within ten (10) days of notification attempt or prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be chosen by a combination of judging panel votes, background check and station management input. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the required contract and liability/publicity release within the required time period, or if a prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize.
h. Winner must be willing to sign a contract to work for the Station for up to one full year from 6/1/14 – 5/31/15. Winner must have access to his/her own transportation for some shoots, appearances and recordings. Wardrobe and makeup is to be purchased by the CW STAR and submitted for reimbursement. Wardrobe and makeup expenses will be reimbursed through payroll and are subject to applicable taxes.
i. The position is not benefit–eligible except for what is required by law such as social security contributions, workers comp if injured while working. The employee would be eligible for 401(k) if they work at least twenty hours or more per week.
j. It is the CW STAR’s responsibility to make any necessary arrangements to be able to participate in all tapings and various appearances both during the weekdays, nights and weekends. The CW STAR will be the face of The CW Austin on-air, radio, print, digital media, and any other elements within the station’s image.
5. CONDITIONS
a. Payments of all federal, state and local taxes are solely the responsibility of the winners. Winners may be required to sign an IRS Form W-9 or the equivalent.
b. By participating in the contest, the winner or winners agree to have their name, voice, or likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to this contest without additional financial or other compensation, and, where legal, to sign a publicity release confirming such consent prior to acceptance of the prize.
c. Prior to awarding any prize or prize certificate, the Station in its sole discretion may require contest winners (and their travel companions, if any) to sign a liability release, agreeing to hold the Station, its corporate licensee, its parent, subsidiary and affiliated corporations, and the officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents and representatives of each of them harmless against any and all claims or liability arising directly or indirectly from the prize or participation in the contest.
d. The Station reserves the right to make changes in the rules of the contest, including the substitution of a prize or equivalent value, which will become effective upon announcement. If due to circumstances beyond the control of the Station, any competition or prize-related event is delayed, rescheduled, postponed or cancelled, the Station reserves the right, but not the obligation, to cancel or modify the contest and shall not be required to award a substitute prize.
e. Failure to comply with the contest rules or the Station’s website Terms of Service may result in an entrant’s disqualification solely at the discretion of the Station.
f. The Station is not responsible for typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the contest, or in the announcement of a prize.
g. Copies of the written contest rules and a list of winners (when complete) are available during regular business hours at the main studio of The CW Austin, 908 W MLK Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78701.
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