Insights

Commentary on the business of media and entertainment.

Industry news, legal developments and practical observations on the issues affecting television, production, talent and the wider media and entertainment business.

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Legal and commercial developments worth knowing about.

Media and entertainment production

Archive material: clearing rights without slowing production down

A practical framework for identifying rights issues early and keeping clearances proportionate.

Media and entertainment production

Exclusivity, options and hold periods in talent deals

Where apparently small drafting points can have a significant commercial effect.

Media and entertainment production

Commissioning agreements: the points that shape the whole production

Looking beyond headline terms to the provisions that affect delivery, rights and future exploitation.

Media and entertainment production

Generative AI and contributor consent

Why consent language, permitted use and future reuse deserve closer attention.

Media and entertainment production

When flexible business affairs support makes sense

How independent producers can add senior legal resource without building a permanent in-house team.

Media and entertainment production

What a changing distribution market means for rights negotiations

Commercial questions to keep in view as routes to audiences continue to evolve.

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