Media & Entertainment

Media & Entertainment

The upheaval of the media and entertainment industry continues. Earnings and business models have changed. Content is no longer created by just media and entertainment companies, but by readers, listeners and viewers on a wide variety of platforms. Distributors have become producers and producers, distributors.

This change sets high demands for legal services, as well. Publishing content internationally requires knowledge of the legislation of many countries. In the age of social media, companies need to handle personal data carefully in order to keep the trust of their audience. With competition being fierce, many companies choose a strategy of expanding their service portfolio, often through mergers and acquisitions.

With a full-service law firm as your partner, you can embrace the change with confidence.

Latest references

We advised Yellow Film Studios, the largest independent film and television production company in the Nordics, in its strategic merger with Danish film industry sales and financing studio REinvent Studios. Together they form Reinvent Yellow, a unified hub for television and film production, sales, financing and innovation, combining over three decades of production experience and a vast catalogue of titles.
Case published 8.10.2025
We are advising Alma Media Corporation and its group companies in trade mark and other intellectual property right protection and infringement matters as well as in questions relating to brand portfolio management. We have also been involved in creating the brand strategy for the company and have handled marketing law and domain issues. Alma Media is a dynamic multi-channel media company with a strong capacity for renewal. The best-known brands of the company include Kauppalehti, Talouselämä, Affärsvärlden, Iltalehti, Aamulehti, Etuovi.com and Monster.
Case published 3.1.2025
We successfully advised the Finnish Broadcasting Company, Yleisradio Oy, and its Editor in Chief in a defamation case before a Monegasque Court (Tribunal Correctionnel de la Principauté de Monaco). Based on our argumentation, the Court deemed that it did not have jurisdiction to rule on the case. The Court dismissed all charges and civil actions against the Finnish Broadcasting Company and the Editor in Chief.
Case published 30.6.2023
We are acting as the legal advisor to Next Games Corporation in Netflix, Inc.’s voluntary public cash tender offer for all outstanding shares and stock options in Next Games Corporation. The tender offer values Next Games’ total equity at approximately EUR 65 million. The tender offer will enable Next Games to join Netflix as a core studio in a strategic region and key talent market, furthering the two companies’ shared vision and passion for games. Next Games is the first publicly listed mobile game developer and publisher in Finland, specialising in games based on entertainment franchises, such as movies, TV series or books. The developers of the critically acclaimed The Walking Dead games redefine the way franchise entertainment transforms into highly engaging service-based mobile games. Next Games works on multiple new games based on beloved global IPs. The Company’s latest game, Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales, is based on Netflix’s hit 80s horror drama series.
Case published 4.3.2022