Business Affairs Counsel to television networks, film and television production companies, studios, distribution companies, streaming platforms, as well as individual producers, actors, writers, directors and investors. 

 

More specifically:

• Negotiate and draft agreements for development, production/co-production, finance and distribution, licensing agreements, rights acquisitions, talent engagements.

• Analysis of rights and chain-of-title issues related to acquisition and development of intellectual property.

• Negotiate content acquisition agreements for all forms of media and exploitation.

• Negotiate and draft distribution agreements with broadcast stations, cable/satellite MVPDs, OTT internet platforms (vMVPDs) and FAST streaming platforms

• Negotiate and draft agreements for the sale and licensing of content across all forms of media, including both traditional and all forms of new digital media exploitation.

• Advise on all forms of production financing, including traditional equity funding, collateralized production lending, domestic/international tax incentives, gap financing and other sources of production funds.

• Advise on content issues relating to insurance, guild/union matters and music licensing.