Media Law Book

1	Introduction	1
2	The business	4
3	The idea	20
4	The deal	32
5	Development	49
6	Financing	86
7	Production and financing agreements	110
8	Hiring and firing	125
9	Rights clearances I	135
10	Rights clearances II	162
11	Completion guarantees and production insurances	187
12	Script and content clearance	201
13	Distribution agreements	220
14	Secondary exploitation	233
15	Legal proceedings	246
	Appendix A: Professional bodies and useful contacts	253
	Appendix B: Recommended reference materials	256
	Appendix C: Recommended reference books	257
	Appendix D: Release to be signed by individuals permitting fictionalization	258
	Appendix E: Analysis of typical provisions in production and financing agreements	261
	Appendix F: Summary of the Broadcasting (Independent Productions) Order 1991 ('the Order')	274
	Appendix G: Inducement letter	277
	Appendix H: Release form	280
	Appendix I: Definition of distribution expenses	282
	Index	285