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The media and entertainment industry continues to evolve rapidly with technological advancement pushing businesses to leverage digital content, new platforms and distribution models. We are here to advise you on how to succeed within the landscape as you navigate the adoption of new approaches to content creation, distribution, operations, technology and monetisation.
We have a specialist team of dedicated and passionate practitioners well versed in the nuances of the entertainment and media industry, standing ready to embrace new technologies in the digital age. With grounded and concise advice, we assist clients in capitalising the value of their assets (intellectual property) and building relationships with their partners.
WITHIN THIS PRACTICE
Our efforts as one of the very few law firms in the region with an entertainment and media law practice have been recognised within the industry. Our lawyers are leading entertainment and media practitioners across the region.
Protecting creativity
The Practice is committed to securing and protecting clients’ key assets being the creativity within the various ‘players’ in the entertainment and media industry – performers, artists, producers, film directors, actors, and the works they create.
We are able to guide clients in unlocking the value of the product of their creation and in safeguarding it for continued commercial exploitation.
Depth of experience
In an entertainment world that increasingly values cross-media knowledge, our experience in this industry allows us to provide valuable and prompt advice to our clients. Our clients include motion picture and television producers, television networks, authors, investors, technology companies, game companies, writers, performers, government entities, to name a few.
Breadth of Our Practice
We provide advice to clients on a broad spectrum of entertainment and media related matters including rights acquisition, film and television (live action, animated, reality and other genres) financing, production and distribution, merchandising, game development and publishing, multiple platform exploitation including new media commercialisation or Internet based projects, sponsorship and endorsement, data protection, confidentiality and privacy issues, technology related matters.
On the contentious front, we also act for clients in media related disputes, prosecuting parties on behalf of rights owners for infringement of the rights owners’ intellectual property works such as unauthorised downloads of copyright materials, unauthorised sale of infringing works.
Some of the services we provide include:
- Celebrity endorsement agreements
- Sponsorship agreements
- Film and Television Series financing, production and distribution
- Entertainment related investment agreements
- Co-productions
- Sales agent agreements
- Merchandising agreements
- New media (including Internet) and communications
- Entertainment collaboration arrangements
- Recording agreements
- Talent agreements
- Copyright and trademark advice including prosecution, exploitation
- Intellectual property rights assignment and licensing
- Option agreements
- Rights clearances and acquisition
- Product placements
- Virtual worlds
- Intellectual property litigation, including copyright, trade mark, design and patent infringement
- Anti-piracy enforcement actions
Cross-Pollination
With our broad client base, it is not uncommon for our lawyers to introduce and / or bring clients together to collaborate on entertainment / media projects.
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Recognition
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Bands 1 & 2 - TMT (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand)Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024)
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Tiers 1 & 2 - TMT (Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam)The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2024)
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"It is well placed to handle cross-border mandates and offers clients support in the wider region through the firm's extensive network of offices and associated firms"Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024) (Singapore)
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"The firm advises on a diverse range of matters, including data protection, cybersecurity, blockchain, fintech and IT contracts. It additionally has expertise in regulatory issues in the media space. The team advises a range of clients from such sectors as banking, telecommunications and insurance and leverages the Rajah & Tann regional network to advise on cross-border issues"Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024) (Malaysia)
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"The practice advises international clients across the full scope of matters, particularly data privacy, gaming regulations, cloud services and telecoms infrastructure. The firm is regularly seen on matters in such industries as media, e-commerce and IT."Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024) (Philippines)
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"Multinational organisations and conglomerates from industries ranging from banking to e-health beat a path to Christopher & Lee Ong for assistance with issues such as IT and cloud contract negotiations, data breaches, consumer protection laws and sector specific regulatory advice."The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2024) (Malaysia)
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" It frequently acts for a wealth of industry titans across the technology, entertainment, and finance and banking sectors."The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2024) (Vietnam)
They are specialists of the field.
Our Media & Entertainment Team
