U.S.: compensation for directors media companies by type 2020| ��ƽ��

Forms of compensation paid to boards of media companies in the United States in 2019 and 2020, by type

Characteristic	2019	2020
All other compensation**	2%	2%
Option grants	3%	5%
Cash fees*	38%	37%
Stock awards	57%	56%

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October 2021

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United States

Survey time period

2019 and 2020

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based on 50 U.S. media companies (Media 50)

Supplementary notes

*Includes deferred compensation amounts.
** Includes, for example, insurance premiums, charitable award programs and incremental cost to company of products provided.
Figures for years prior to 2020 come from earlier reports.
Based on the most recent DEF14A proxies filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between May 2019 and May 2020. Includes all board and committee retainers and meeting fees, non-executive chair and lead/presiding director supplemental fees when applicable, the value of equity compensation and all other compensation paid to non-employee directors in 2019. Retiring and new directors are included when paid compensation for at least three quarters of the year.

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The most common form of compensation for boards of media companies in the United States in fiscal year 2020 was stock awards, with 56 percent of media companies having provided their their board members with them in that year. By contrast, 37 percent used cash as a form of compensation.