• Advising Gung Ho Communications Limited in establishing a new service operating as a stand-alone division of the group, providing a full range of services including creative strategy, visual identity, campaigns, creative content and full end-to-end production
• Advising start-up Bright Branch Media Limited on third-party financier funding deal and corporate structure, negotiating all relevant paperwork with funders
• Acting for the management team in connection with the management buyout of Propeller Group, a long-established specialist in B2B PR, content, and business development services for the media, marketing, e-commerce and related-tech sectors
• Advising on the disposal of Schwa Consulting Limited, a team of writers, trainers and psychologists who use tone of voice and behavioural science to help organisations engage better with customers and colleagues, to Definition Agency Limited
• Advising on the sale of Joluxan Holdings Limited and its subsidiary Influence Sports & Media Limited to The Mission Group Inc
• Advising Cadastra Digital Marketing, a global marketing, technology, business strategy, data and analytics solutions company, on the acquisition of Digital Ethos
• Advising Joio Cyf in providing all legal and business affairs support for the development and production of a film depicting the story of the establishment of S4C, the Welsh language channel. This included all agreements necessary for the production of the film
• Acting for Carlam Ltd in connection with Contributor contracts for influencers taking part in shortform content for a broadcaster
• Advising Riot Time Pictures in connection with writer agreements, option agreements and life rights agreements for the development of multiple film and television dramatic projects
• Representing Merton Books Limited regarding the sale of a company owning the book rights to a high-profile BBC1 returning series, including advising on the rights ownership position and terms of sale of such company to the returning series’ production company
• Advising Triongl Cyf in connection with all commissioning and distribution agreements, the co-production agreements and providing all cast, crew, third party material, location, composer and music clearance agreements, for a co-production of The Light in the Hall/ Y Golau, financed by Channel 4 and S4C
• Reviewing and negotiating variations to standard commissioning and international distribution agreements on behalf of Joio Limited for Bang 2 – a £2.5 million six-part drama series for S4C, including Welsh Government funding
• Advising a broadcaster on blanket music licensing arrangements with PRS for Music
• Providing standard forms and negotiating variations to production pack documents for drama series, including worldwide rights packages
• Advising ie ie Productions Limited in clearing 30+ music and footage licences for a music documentary feature film for theatrical and international release
• Advising high-profile Bristol-based producer on the terms of a co-production agreement with an international studio
• Providing all legal and business affairs support to the Truth Department Cyf for the development and production of a theatrical documentary film funded by Ffilm Agency Wales
• Drafting and negotiating a variety of development, option and underlying rights agreements for a variety of production companies

DEVELOPMENT

• Option agreements
• Development agreements

PRODUCTION

• SPV set up and shareholders agreements
• Financier loan agreements and security agreements
• Interparty/multiparty financing agreements
• Co-production and co-financing agreements
• Commissioning agreements
• Writer agreements
• Chain of title
• Production pack
• Cast and crew agreements
• HoD agreements
• Location agreement
• Photographer agreement
• Contributor agreements
• Release forms
• Composer agreements
• Stills licence
• Compliance checks
• Ofcom
• Completion bond agreements
• Collection account management agreements

EXPLOITATION

• Sales agency agreements
• Distribution agreements
• Acquisition agreements
• Merchandising agreements

Accolades

• The Media & Entertainment Team is ranked Tier 2 in the Legal 500
• The Media & Entertainment Team is ranked Band 1 by Chambers and Partners

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