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The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more
The film, television, and digital content production industries are ripe for PE investment, thanks to shifting revenue structures and European quotas. The extraordinary growth of entertainment streaming platforms over...more
With content distribution methods evolving rapidly, major players within the entertainment industry are looking to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as a means to strengthen their position and maintain market share. Industry...more
There are a number of issues relating to distribution that arise in split rights deals for motion pictures. Whether it’s an acquisition, co-production or co-financing arrangement, one of the more important deal points is what...more
The purpose of this alert is to inform our clients about the new guidelines for the promotion of Mexican cinema published on March 12, 2021, in Mexico's Federal Official Gazette (Diario Oficial de la Federación)....more
As the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the movie theater business in 2020 and into 2021, all Hollywood studios have had to adjust their theatrical release strategies via straight-to-VOD exhibition or concurrent theatrical and...more
On June 5, 2020, Governor Newsom announced that music, television, and film production would be permitted to resume in California, with numerous health and safety modifications in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The state...more
As we previously reported, last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom and California’s State Public Health Officer cleared the music, film and television industry to resume work no earlier than this Friday, June 12, 2020, subject to...more
On Friday June 5, Gov. Newsom announced that California has authorized the music, film and television production industries to reopen on or after this coming Friday, June 12, 2020. The same day, Gov. Newsom announced the...more
As we discussed in a guest column in The Hollywood Reporter in April, the entertainment industry faces unique challenges as it plans to resume operations. On May 20, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom suggested that...more
The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly cutting a wide swath of change in the entertainment industry. Film, television, and other entertainment businesses are experiencing profound disruptions to the status quo. The economic and...more