David Lefebvre advises leading media and entertainment groups, broadcast stations, sports leagues, established and emerging technology companies, and other content owners in connection with content licensing, distribution, and media rights agreements. His practice sits at the center of the changing landscape of video programming distribution, covering a wide variety of platforms (including OTT/streaming, broadcast, cable, and mobile) and business models (including linear, video-on-demand, and direct-to-consumer).
David has experience in drafting various commercial agreements, including cutting-edge deals for television and video program licensing, cable network affiliation, retransmission consent, and Internet and other new media distribution, national and regional sports telecast rights, and advertising and marketing services. David also assists clients with critical most favored nations analyses, media-related aspects of significant corporate transactions, and other general media-related advisory work.
David’s clients have included AMC Networks, Bloomberg, Disney, MGM, MSG Networks, the National Football League, Ovation, Pac-12 Networks, Paramount, PBS, and Weigel Broadcasting, as well as other leading media and entertainment groups, cable networks, broadcast stations, sports leagues and conferences, international networks and other video content providers.
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