Business Affairs Advice for The Creative Industries

Media Business Projects provides practical and efficient commercial and business affairs advice. We regularly advise on development, production, financing and distribution contracts in the media sector and we have over 20 years experience working on productions of all genres.

Our Services

Creative Business Affairs Advice

Our business affairs advisory service works with media clients on the structuring, negotiation, drafting and settlement of a broad range of deals and contracts.

We are happy to assist with all aspects of production, from putting together production finance (including advice on international co-production and advertiser funding) to advising production teams on day to day production queries and working with in-house business affairs teams to provide additional support during busy periods.

Media Business Projects’ clients include a diverse mix of production companies, talent, creatives, agencies and broadcasters.

Meet the Team

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Kate Conway Davies

Kate Conway Davies has over twenty years’ experience working on commercial deals relating to film and television development, production, finance and distribution, both domestically and internationally.

Kate acts for a number of well-known independent television production companies and has been involved in advising on the filming of a number of large scale events for television including the BAFTAs. She also represents agencies and a range of talent including authors, comedians, television presenters, writers, actors and illustrators and has represented the interests of various celebrities on television projects. Kate advises on all commercial aspects of international co-production for film and television.

Cathy-Ann Poole

Cathy-Ann Poole advises clients in the television industry on matters concerning the development, financing, production and distribution of television programmes. Cathy-Ann trained and qualified at Herbert Smith Freehills in the City.

Following several years as a commercial litigator, she moved to Lee & Thompson where she specialised in dispute resolution matters for clients within the creative industries covering everything from contractual disputes to defamation and privacy issues. Her background as a litigator gives her a unique perspective when advising current clients on commercial negotiations and intellectual property rights issues.

Oli Poole

Oli Poole advises TV, film and media clients on intellectual property and commercial issues connected with production, development, finance, distribution and exploitation of rights.

WHat they say about us

Testimonials

I have worked with Kate for over 15 years and she’s never less than brilliant – Kate is an asset on every production.

Kate is an excellent business affairs advisor; her advice is always thoughtful and considered. She is a problem solver rather than a problem creator! She is simply my go to business affairs advisor for all my productions.

I've worked with Kate over many years and always been provided with great support and knowledge prepping and negotiating agreements, and a clear sense of the pressure points on both sides. She's responsive, thoughtful and friendly. A pleasure to work with.

I worked with Kate for several years at Blink Films and Outline Productions across a myriad of programmes with different remits and challenges . Kate was a delight to work with, her counsel was always considered and collaborative and her knowledge across all aspects of production legals and business affairs is exemplary. Kate is diligent, a kind but firm negotiator and a pleasure to work with.

As a freelancer, I worked with Media Business Projects on a production, spanning the best part of a year. During our time they were were incredibly supportive, responsive and knowledgeable on all aspects of the contractual side of programme-making. Kate and her team are really contactable and will go the extra mile to find working solutions for any issues which may arise. Now I will gladly recommend them to any company seeking external business affairs advice and support.

I collaborated with Kate for several years where she advised me on all matters relating to business affairs for factual programming, often on very sensitive and complicated productions. Kate always took the time to clearly explain why any changes should be made to contracts and because of this I feel I learnt a lot from her and it's made me more aware of how important certain wording is on release forms. She was always very diligent in making sure the legal paperwork was as robust as it could be.