Anything Goes : I gambled on a production exclusivity agreement by Chad Theodore Everson

I gambled on signing a production exclusivity agreement with a known production company that contacted me on Facebook about a concept they were developing for TV. It was a 6 month agreement that is up come September. I gambled and signed it knowing that there was a 99% chance they were just trying to slow me down and quiet my promotion of my own concepts. There was a 1% chance that they would actually hold up their end of the bargain and I could rely upon them to open those doors they have done for so many others. I told myself it was worth the gamble and it allowed me some cover to work on my own concepts without the need to be constantly promoting. Well, Since the agreement was signed, I have only heard from this production company once and that was when I CC'd them when another production company approached me. Needless to say, I will not be renewing this agreement in future without an incredible compensation package. I entered this agreement fulling knowing that their was a high probability that I would only be silenced for 6 months and nothing would come out of it. Yet, it still leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. In hind sight, I should of sought more insight from the Stage32 collective here before signing the agreement. There must of been a better way to enter such agreements so that there would be a higher percentage of assurance that the production company would hold up their end of the agreement. Do you have any suggestions on production exclusivity agreements and how they should be entered into in future?