Hughes Hubbard & Reed announced today that Clark Siegel, formerly co-chair of the Intellectual Property Group and a member of the Entertainment Department at Irell & Manella, has joined Hughes Hubbard’s Los Angeles office as a partner. Mr. Siegel’s practice involves traditional entertainment and media, including film, television and video game development, production, distribution and finance, as well the convergence of technology and entertainment and the delivery and exploitation of content through new media, platforms and technology. Continue Reading »
We recently had an opportunity to explore and write about the current trends and challenges in Latin America’s expanding digital marketplace. The article below appeared in Volume 7, Issue 8 of LATINLAWYER magazine, www.LATINLAWYER.com.
In this video, taken from a recent roundtable discussion, we discuss how the television industry is adapting to changes brought about by the evolution of new digital distribution platforms and business models.
In the coming days, the 10,500 striking members of The Writers Guild of America are expected to ratify a new, three-year agreement, which secures the writers a share of the digital media market by way of compensation for television programming and films delivered via the Internet and new media distribution platforms, including those delivered on an ad-supported basis. The proposed deal recognizes that the Internet is a primary means for content creation and delivery and firmly establishes the union’s jurisdiction over programming created for and distributed via new media outlets.
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