Independent producers, copyright holders and content companies are struggling to survive and prosper in an increasingly complex media environment. The long-awaited convergence of television and the internet has arrived. Retaining as many rights as possible and knowing where and how to exploit them is absolutely essential.
Our consultants offer a wide range of expertise in the business of content production and distribution. We are available to help guide producers through a variety of rights and financing issues relating to both production and distribution. We can help clarify most of the complexities involved in working with PBS. We can provide a better understanding of the "rights language" of the new media landscape. We can give you the pulse of the international marketplace, the homevideo/DVD marketplace, the non-theatrical/inflight marketplace, the educational marketplace, the new media marketplace (VOD, IPTV, web, mobile), and the overall environment for production, co-production, and sales.
Underwriter Search Projects
For projects in development designed for public television, we can help with the search for corporate underwriters and sponsors.
Station Relations Campaigns
For completed and fully-underwritten programs or series designed for public television, we can manage the PBS syndication and station-relations campaign.
Content Sourcing
We provide a content sourcing service for major media companies seeking large libraries of programming for new media ventures or cable, satellite, IPTV, or VOD launches.
Project Evaluations
For projects in development or in production, or finished programs or series' pilots, we can provide evaluations in terms of their production quality, their presentation quality, and their overall marketability and potential for sale to both American and international television and/or DVD-video markets. We can also recommend companies (networks or distributors) which could be a logical fit for your project, and provide rough revenue estimates.
Contract Negotiation
We can help with the negotiation of major deal points in production or license agreements (co-production, pre-sale or acquisition) with television networks, offering experience with contracts that rivals that of the best entertainment attorneys.
The Process
Consulting and advisory sessions often take the form of telephone conferences, scheduled after a thorough review of available materials (footage, screeners, treatments, presentations, etc.). The minimum telephone consultation is for one hour, and the minimum fee includes an hour of preparation (reading, screening, web browsing). Clients may also request half-day or full-day in-person meetings with our consultants, which must be scheduled well in advance and which entail travel expenses. Our consultants are also available on monthly retainers for longterm projects (program sourcing, station relations, underwriter search) or weekly retainers to work at specific conferences, festivals and markets. Please inquire as to their availability for speaking engagements or as panelists at conferences or workshops.
So, please let us know about your project and your budget -- complete this form and we will respond promptly. You can choose the consultant with the kind of experience that would be the best fit for your project, or we will do it for you.
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