Covington & Burling LLP operates as a limited liability partnership worldwide, with the practice in England and Wales conducted by an affiliated
limited liability multinational partnership, Covington & Burling LLP, which is formed under the laws of the State of Delaware in the United States
and authorized and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with registration number 77071..
Michael Hill primarily advises media and technology companies (including major media groups, broadcast stations, cable networks, sports leagues and teams, internet video services, and other content providers) in connection with a broad array of commercial and corporate transactions. His practice encompasses content licensing and distribution agreements, media rights agreements, joint ventures, technology licensing and services agreements, the media and intellectual property-related aspects of corporate transactions, and other media-related strategic and advisory work.
Michael has particularly extensive experience drafting and negotiating complex television and video licensing and distribution agreements, including retransmission consent agreements, affiliation agreements, and internet and other new media distribution agreements, as well as sports media rights agreements. His practice extends across platforms (including broadcast, cable, satellite, mobile, and digital) and business models (including linear, subscription and ad-supported video on-demand, authenticated, “over the top,” and a la carte distribution).
Michael also advises clients in connection with a variety of technology, intellectual property and data transactions, including software licensing and product development agreements, outsourcing agreements, and other technology services agreements.
Representative clients include AMC Networks, American Airlines, CBS, the Chicago Cubs, Fox, Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the National Football League, the National Hockey League, Pac-12 Networks, the PGA of America, the Portland Trail Blazers, Smithsonian Channel, TEGNA, TV One, Univision, Viacom, and The Walt Disney Company.
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