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4 February 2013

He has encountered a vast and diverse range of subjects and issues that has resulted in him becoming an acknowledged specialist in the following areas:

Content:

• Book, programme and digital content and advertising and sales promotion
• Advising on all areas of law and regulation affecting all forms of published content, for example, confidence, copyright, contempt, defamation and privacy; Ofcom Broadcasting Code and BCAP Advertising Codes

Regulatory:

• Media and communications legislation
• Licensing and regulation of linear and non-linear services and content
• Gaming and lotteries
• Data protection and privacy

Contractual:

• The whole range of contracts and commercial arrangements from the commissioning of content, its production and distribution across all platforms and outlets; author and talent deals; IP licensing and exploitation, outsourcing; purchase and supply; sponsorship and sports rights agreements

Infrastructure:

• Distribution and transmission of platforms, channels and digital content; technology and infrastructure agreements

General advisory:

• Drawing on all of the above areas and his general experience Herbert is retained by numerous media and technology clients as a sounding board and source of general strategic and tactical advice on a very wide range of issues

Dispute avoidance:

• Due diligence on corporate media transactions

Herbert’s broad experience across the media and technology sectors makes him a key member of our Advertising, Broadcasting & Production and Publishing, Sports & Technology Groups.

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