Media
Our Media and Communications Group understands the
commercial, legal and regulatory climate in which our clients
operate. Our clients appreciate that we are at the cutting-edge of
some of the key commercial and technological challenges facing them
and we have a reputation for being fresh thinkers in a fast moving
sector.
We are at the forefront in advising on IP, commercial and
regulatory aspects of digital media, be it mobile telephony,
internet or interactive television. We also have in-depth
experience in addressing the needs of our clients who operate in
the more established media.
For content producers we deal with underlying rights agreements,
format issues, development, production and co-production, talent
agreements, union issues and access issues. We can assist our
clients in exploiting their content across a range of media from
the established to the most modern.
Our Group acts for a range of content distributors: negotiating
carriage deals and playout, uplink and transponder agreements for
broadcasters setting up new channels, or advising fixed and mobile
telecoms providers and ISPs on distributing content in a
fast-converging market. We are highly experienced in advising
on content distribution on all platforms, established and
new.
We can help our clients commercialise their ideas: our expertise
in brand management is unrivalled.
We understand the practical realities of our clients’
businesses. Many of our team have themselves spent years
working in media businesses. We can help you in the
following areas: