Entertainment

• Development, production and co-production agreements
• Format rights protection and exploitation
• Distribution of channels and content across broadcast platforms, digital and social media
• Broadcasting regulation, content clearance, compliance and licensing issues
• Agency / representation agreements for talent, formats and programmes
• Character merchandising and brand extension
• Copyright advice, including fair dealing, anti-piracy and rights enforcement
• UK and international tax credit arrangements
• Commissioning agreements; Contributor agreements; Location agreements

• Venue hire agreements
• Event management contracts and arrangements, including ticketing
• Sponsorship, marketing partnership and endorsement agreements
• Broadcast, streaming and digital media agreements, including production and distribution arrangements for event-related apps, content and programming
• Presenter, talent and appearance agreements
• Participation agreements and arrangements
• Dispute resolution services, including brand protection and enforcement

• Video games production, development, publishing and distribution agreements
• Platform, game-engine and software licensing agreements
• Licensing agreements for brands, characters, names, images and other IP for video games
• Regulation of advertising and marketing relating to video games
• Betting and gambling laws and their application to video games
• End user licence agreements, privacy policies and other terms and conditions
• Dispute resolution services in video games and eSports

• Film finance arrangements
• Development and production agreements
• Talent agreements including actor, director and composer agreements
• Supplier agreements, including studio and facilities deals
• Distribution of film content across traditional and digital media
• Regulation of film content / compliance
• Film rights option agreements for literary and dramatic works, ‘life-stories’ of prominent athletes, entertainers and renowned individuals, teams and events
• UK and international tax credit arrangements
• Chain of title review

• Commercial negotiations and agreements for presenters, performers and talent
• Sponsorship, brand ambassador and endorsement agreements
• Merchandising, licensing and publishing agreements
• Image rights structuring, protection and enforcement
• Defamation, reputation management and privacy services
• Dispute resolution services
• Legal services for leading social influencers and YouTubers

• event management agreements
• regulatory and constitutional documents
• advice for leagues and governing bodies
• commercial agreements
• joint venture agreements
• player and participation agreements and issues
• eSports broadcasting / streaming and sponsorship agreements

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