We have a thorough understanding and extensive experience in area of entertainment and cultural media. Our services include, but are not limited to:
Legal Service on Investment and Financing of Entertainment and Sport Media
• Set-up, due diligence, M&A and restructuring, investment and financing, public listing of entertainment and sport media organizations;
• Research and analysis of industry access for foreign investment and investment structure design;
• Set-up, fund-raising, investment and management of entertainment and sport media fund;
Legal Service on film, TV (including Animation & Comic) and Internet Drama
• Early-stage planning, screenplay adaptation, production, investment, financing, co-production by Chinese and foreign parties, purchase of copyright in advance, management, marketing, distribution, commercial developing, introducing and exporting of film, TV program (including TV series and variety show) and Internet drama;
• Production, distribution, screening (theatre) of film and TV program; set-up, construction and operation of broadcaster and film/TV production base;
• Agency and management service for actor/actress, scriptwriter, director, composer, novelist, etc.;
Legal Service on Performance
• Set-up, M&A, construction and operation of talent agency, performance venue and entertainer group;
• Design, investment, financing, production, operation and commercial developing of drama and large-scale live shows;
Legal Service on Music and Record
• Copyright registration, licensing, transfer of music; production, copy, distribution, introduction, exporting, network propagation and use in karaoke of audio-visual product (including record and MTV); application of new technology (for instance, mobile content);
• Set-up and operation of audio-visual production agency (publishing, production, copy, distribution);
• Network propagation of audio-visual product;
Legal Service on Commercializing and Marketing of film and TV program
• Commercial developing in film, TV program, video game and animation (including product placement, cinema advertising, image commercializing, sponsor and agency);
• Advertising on Internet, new media and cross-media;
• Planning, investing, managing and commercial operating of large exhibition and activity;
• Planning, set-up, investing, financing, operating and commercial developing of theme park;
Legal service on litigation / arbitration
• Contract dispute concerning investing and co-production of film and TV program;
• Contract dispute concerning distribution of film and TV program;
• Contract dispute concerning investing of concert;
• Infringement dispute concerning celebrity's right of portrait;
• Contract dispute concerning celebrity advertising;
• Infringement dispute concerning image in animation, video game and cartoon.