CMS

CMS‘s media team boasts strong transactional and corporate capabilities, assisting major film and TV studios, broadcasters, and talent. Besides its specialist media finance team, the firm also advises on development and production work for producers, carriage negotiations for broadcasting clients, content acquisition, and broadcasting rights deals. The team is additionally well-versed in regulatory issues, TV advertising, sales agency arrangements, M&A, and sensitive investigations. The team is jointly led by Victoria Gaskell and Paul Guite; Gaskell is a commercial media expert, while Guite is a corporate media specialist. Rebekah Hayes is noted for her specialism in media finance, often assisting with co-production funding, production, distribution, and exploitation of audio-visual content. Selina Potter excels at advising on content acquisition and distribution.