Channel Development and Distribution
- Rights Stuff has acted for clients on both sides of the table Our prior experience includes the development of a number of channels from the very earliest stage, and we are well versed in the various stages of metamorphosis that a channel will typically undergo.
- Rights Stuff can also help attract equity financing for good channel ideas. We have relationships with a number of media-friendly private equity and venture capital firms and can assist with introductions, the negotiation of investment terms, and the funding process generally.
- Our experience covers the ‘nuts and bolts’ of the technical infrastructure required, from scheduling, channel playout and satellite and fibre leasing, to encryption, multiplexing and subscriber management.
- Rights Stuff has negotiated hundreds of programming deals for channels of every genre, whether premium sport and films, kids programming, documentaries, shorts and television series from distributors worldwide. We can develop acquisition systems and budgeting strategies, and assist in-house teams to use best practice in all business and legal negotiations.
- Our services also include introductions and negotiation for carriage on multiple distribution platforms in all countries within Europe and the Middle East and including all forms of delivery means (satellite, cable, digital terrestrial, IPTV, etc.). The principals of Rights Stuff have negotiated over 130 separate channel carriage agreements over the last 10 years.
