Broadcasting
We provide legal support and advice to broadcasters, producers and distributors of media content.
- Channel carriage and distribution agreements
- Production agreements (and related agreements with talent and suppliers)
- Programming sales and marketing agency agreements
- Disputes and litigation in the broadcasting industry
- Copyright infringement / piracy of broadcasts and programming
- Format rights – creation, protection, licensing and disputes
- Broadcast regulation, including regulation of content, competitions, advertising, sponsorship and product placement
Digital & Social Media
We provide expert legal services to content rights owners, creators, developers, influencers and platforms in digital and social media.
- Content licensing agreements on digital and social platforms
- Terms and conditions, privacy and cookie policies and acceptable use terms
- Marketing campaigns in social media: advising on deals, issues and disputes
- Data protection and privacy for companies and individuals
- Reputation management and defamation
- Development and licensing agreements for software, apps, websites and platforms
- Notice and takedown actions for copyright infringement and other unlawful uses of content
Intellectual Property
We provide a full range of intellectual property services to our clients.
- Trade mark registration and enforcement
- Passing off actions
- Image rights / rights of publicity: protection, enforcement and licensing
- Copyright protection and enforcement
- Domain name registration, transfers and recovery
- Patent advice, protection and licensing
- Database creation, protection and licensing
Data Protection
Data protection, privacy and cyber-security are key concerns for businesses operating in today’s digital world.
- Compliance strategies and planning
- Collection, processing and transfers of personal data
- Investigations, breaches and complaints
- Data protection disputes and subject access requests
- Ownership and licensing of databases
- Freedom of information requests and responses
- Advice on the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation
Content Distribution
Distribution of content lies at the heart of many of our clients’ businesses.
- Content licence and distribution agreements
- Rights sales and marketing agency agreements
- Output deals and studio agreements
- Distribution in digital and social media, OTT distribution
- Invitations to tender for sale of media rights
- In-flight and on-board licensing agreements
- DVD, DTO/DTR and other fixed media licensing, production and distribution agreements
Marketing, Advertising and Sponsorship
Our lawyers provide in-depth legal advice in the fields of marketing, advertising and sponsorship.
- Commercial, agency and sponsorship agreements
- Regulation of sponsorship in sensitive brand categories
- Virtual advertising: technology supply, production and regulation
- Advertising content clearance and related disputes
- Advertising regulation and compliance across different media
- Complaints to regulators
- AdTech agreements and related commercial legal advice
Reputation Management and Privacy
We protect the reputations of high profile personalities, organisations and companies.
- Takedown of false and damaging allegations in digital and social media
- Retractions and apologies for published false statements
- Tackling threats to publish inaccurate and damaging information
- Obtaining emergency injunctions and unmasking orders
- Complaints to regulators, ISPs and publishers
- Defamation proceedings
- Taking action against infringements of rights to privacy, misappropriation of personal data and misuse of private information
