Our practice is designed to respond to the specific characteristics and dynamic challenges of the broadcast industry. Our experience, expertise and multidisciplinary approach enable us to provide our broadcast clients unparalleled service. Our representation of industry groups such as the Association for Maximum Service Television (MSTV), the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), the NBC Television Affiliates, and the CBS Television Network Affiliates Association enhances the expertise we bring to our other broadcast clients, for whom we provide the full range of legal services including:
- network affiliation and syndicated programming agreements;
- retransmission consent negotiations and disputes;
- mergers, acquisitions, local marketing agreements and other collaborative operating ventures;
- pre-publication review of news and other content and libel defense;
- protection of broadcasters’ intellectual property;
- mobile DTV and other ventures for distributing digital content; and
- FCC regulatory and compliance matters such as license renewals, political broadcasting, children’s programming and closed captioning.
Representative Matters
- Representation of Univision Communications in all communications-related regulatory matters. Univision is the nation’s largest integrated Spanish-language media company and the fifth-largest broadcast network in any language, which owns nearly 150 radio and television stations, three national programming networks, internet portals and a suite of mobile communications products.
- Representation of the first joint venture to provide Mobile Digital Television ("Mobile DTV") services in the United States in establishing a nine-company venture, as well as in negotiating a national joint venture with NBC, Fox and Ion Media to deploy this new digital service. This project has involved leading the negotiation of the Pearl Mobile DTV venture, leading the negotiation of certain programming and content agreements, and heading up public policy efforts with Congress, the White House, and the FCC.
- Representation of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in proceedings before the FCC, U.S. Copyright Office and other policy settings, including with respect to the role and distribution of educational and other noncommercial media across the broadcast, online, mobile and other IP-based platforms.
- Representation of private equity firms and other financial investors in connection with their broadcast media interests.
Accolades
- Ranked by Chambers USA as a leading Telecom, Broadcast, & Satellite Regulatory practice (2004-2011).
- Ranked by Chambers USA as a leading Telecom, Broadcast, & Satellite Finance practice (2011).
- Ranked by Chambers USA as a leading Media and Entertainment practice (2007-2011).
- Eight attorneys recognized for Telecom, Broadcast, & Satellite and Media & Entertainment in Chambers USA (2011).
- One attorney recognized for First Amendment Litigation in Chambers USA (2011).
- Recognized by Chambers Asia in their ranking of foreign law firms active in the China Technology, Media & Telecom sector (2010-2012).
- Recognized by Legal 500 US as having a leading practice in Technology, Media & Telecoms, Telecoms and Broadcast (Regulatory), and Telecoms and Broadcast (Transactional) (2011).
- Recognized by Legal 500 UK in IT & Telecoms and Media and Entertainment (2012).
- Ranked by Legal 500 Asia Pacific for Beijing - Technology, Media & Telecoms - Foreign Firms (2009-2011).
- U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers, Communications Law and Technology Law: National and Washington, DC, first tier ranking (2011)
- Sports, Media and Entertainment Team of the Year (Intellectual Property Magazine Awards, 2010)
- Managing Intellectual Property Global Awards - Shortlisted in the pan-European category "New Media/Internet" (2010).
- Recognized by Practical Law Company in EU Telecoms, Media & Technology (2011).
- Ranked by Practical Law Company as a leading Telecommunications practice (2009).
- Three attorneys recognized in Best Lawyers in America for Communications Law (2011).
- One attorney recognized in Best Lawyers in America for Administrative/Regulatory Law (2011).
- Three attorneys recognized in The International Who's Who of Regulatory Communications Lawyers (2012).
- One attorney recognized in The International Who's Who of Internet & e-Commerce Lawyers for Internet & e-Commerce (2011).
- One attorney recognized in The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers for Regulatory Communications (2011).
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