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Our Culture Law team specializes in all areas of the law, including copyrights, regulatory law and tax law, and is equipped with a deep understanding of the industry. The Culture, Sports & Entertainment team of Andersen is specialized in providing advice, among others, on regulatory aspects, self-regulation and dispute resolution. We provide multidisciplinary and specialized legal advice in any media or audiovisual matter, such as the drafting, negotiation, execution and follow up on all type of agreements regarding the production of television contents, media, new technologies and entertainment.
In the audiovisuals and performing arts sectors, we are very experienced in providing comprehensive advice in national and international co-productions, including performing arts, theater and music performances, concerts and festivals.
In the Sports area, Andersen advises sports federations, associations and clubs.
The team pays particular attention to the introduction of corporate governance practices in sports, assisting a wide range of institutions in the conduct of sporting events. The team holds substantial experience giving tax advice to ensure resources are used in a tax-efficient manner.
Services
- Production: audiovisual content acquisitions, licensing, finance, tax, production and co-production contracts;
- Distribution agreements, piracy, advertising; merchandising, sponsorships and product placement;
- Conveyance of signals on electronic communications, networks contracts, or industry self-regulatory agreements;
- Telecommunications law, entertainment, news, sport events and hiring of sports events;
- Privacy Protection; etc.
Professionals
Francisco Ferrandis Pons |
Partner |
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Elena Martínez Hoces |
Partner |
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Patricia Motilla Bonías |
Partner |
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Nerea Sanjuan Rodríguez |
Director |
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Alexandra Díaz García |
Senior Associate |
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María Jesús López-Mateos |
Senior Associate |
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Marina Aguirre |
Associate |
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Miguel Ángel García |
Associate |
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Manuel Romero Alcántara |
Associate |
Publications
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Andersen advises Squirrel Media and Mondo TV Studios on acquisition of animation production company | News | Culture, Sports & Entertainment | Corporate Law and M&APartners Jaime Aguilar and Patricia Motilla have advised on the transaction from the M&A and Culture areas
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Andersen strengthens its position in Chambers with eight departments and 15 leading professionals in the Chambers Europe 2022 ranking | News | Corporate Compliance | Culture, Sports & Entertainment | Banking and Finance | Tax | Employment Law and Social Security | Corporate Law and M&A | Litigation | Public and Regulatory Law | Urban Planning and Environmental Law | Medio Ambiente y Sostenibilidad | Restructuring and InsolvencyThe 2021 edition of Chambers & Partners highlights the firm in the areas of Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Employment and Tax and, for the first time, Public Law, Planning, Corporate Compliance and Environment
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The impact of globalization on the audiovisual sector and the necessary collaboration of the domestic market with the international industry | News | Culture, Sports & EntertainmentAndersen's Culture, Sport and Entertainment area organised an international meeting with representatives of the audio-visual industry from Miami and the United Kingdom to facilitate networking between national producers and international industry agents
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New paradigm in audio-visual production in Spain: how to ensure the success of an original | News | Culture, Sports & EntertainmentAndersen's Culture, Sport and Entertainment area has held the webinar "Originals: turning points. Legal, fiscal and regulatory impacts", an event to discuss the legal and fiscal aspects surrounding this type of productions
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Andersen advises on the merger of Mondo TV Studios | News | Culture, Sports & Entertainment | Tax | Corporate Law and M&AThe firm's Corporate and M&A team has provided legal assistance in the merger of Mondo TV Producciones Canarias and Mondo TV Iberoamérica, which will now operate as Mondo TV Studios
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The Audio-visual industry and international productions, a path to global collaboration and economic revival | News | Culture, Sports & EntertainmentAndersen in Spain organises a webinar in collaboration with the Miami-Dade Film Commission, the Spain Film Commission, and the Miami Media & Film Market of CAMACOL (Latin American Chamber of Commerce USA), to discuss the audio-visual industry
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Alberta La Grup and Andersen sign a strategic partnership | News | Culture, Sports & EntertainmentAlberta La Grup and Andersen have formalized a strategic partnership to offer services at a national and international level to elite athletes, with Andersen focusing on providing specialized legal and tax services
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Deadline extended for release through audio-visual media service providers or platforms | Publications | Culture, Sports & EntertainmentOrder CUD/807/2020, of 27th August, has extended the period established for considering the commercial release of a film by certain audio-visual media services or programme catalogues
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EIGs and Spanish cinema in the face of the COVID-19 resistance test | News | Culture, Sports & EntertainmentPatricia Motilla analyses the situation of the audio-visual sector after the COVID-19 crisis
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Economic measures to support the performing arts and music | COVID-19 | Culture, Sports & EntertainmentRegarding the publication of 5th May Royal Decree-Law 17/2020, approving support measures for the cultural sector and measures of a fiscal nature to deal with the economic and social impact of the COVID-2019
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Support measures for the cultural sector to address the situation arising from COVID-19 | COVID-19 | Culture, Sports & EntertainmentAnalysis and thoughts on support measures for the cultural sector to address the situation arising from COVID-19
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Main measures concerning the use of certain audio-visual rights relating to football matches and support for science and technology parks, research staff and university students | COVID-19 | Culture, Sports & EntertainmentRegarding Royal Decree-Law 15/2020 of 21st April on urgent supplementary measures to support the economy and employment
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Culture: Are "force majeure" the magic words? | News | Culture, Sports & EntertainmentPatricia Motilla and Almudena Santaeufemia analyse the current contracts situation in the cultural sector during the health crisis
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Cinematographic and audiovisual works may be rated on a remote basis | COVID-19 | Culture, Sports & EntertainmentThe Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (Institute of Film and the Audio-visual Arts) enables the modality of remote rating of cinematographic and audio-visual works
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Spain must be the objective of audiovisual productions because the return for the industry and for the country's economy is very high | News | Media International | Culture, Sports & EntertainmentI International Audiovisual Production Meeting
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The audiovisual industry expects more legal certainty | News | Culture, Sports & EntertainmentPatricia Motilla and Mabel Klimt analyse the audiovisual industry and the improvements it needs with the changes at the top in the Ministry of Culture
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The combination of public support and private funding contributes to the success of audiovisual productions | News | Culture, Sports & EntertainmentAndersen Tax & Legal holds its annual Audiovisual Forum on Aid to Audiovisual Production: Public Financing and Private Capital
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Content liberalisation: more rights for users, challenges for industry | News | Culture, Sports & Entertainment
Mabel Klimt analyses European legislation liberalising access to subscriptions to audiovisual platforms
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Tax benefits of sports sponsorship | News | Culture, Sports & Entertainment
Interview with Patricia Motilla on the tax benefits of sports sponsorship
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Private capital increases the complexity of audio-visual production and requires the incorporation of legal services | News | Culture, Sports & Entertainment
Interview with Mabel Klimt and Patricia Motilla on consultancy and financing of Spanish cinema through the setting up of Economic Interest Groupings (EIG)
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