560 Media
560 Media manages secondary television rights including retransmission, public performance and private copy levies for many of the world’s leading content makers. Our clients include BBC, ITV Studios, Warner Bros. Discovery, A+E Networks, Fremantle, STV Studios & Voltage Films. The 560 Media team has an unmatched combined 100 years of experience in managing these valuable assets. In addition to being the world’s leading collection agency, 560 Media offers its clients free broadcast data, bespoke KPI reporting and regular industry insights.
The company is led by founder and CEO John O’Sullivan who has 30 years’ experience and has overseen the safe collection and distribution of over £500 million to its many clients. 560 Media’s headquarters are in London with offices in USA, France and Australia.
560 Media director of IP and business affairs Andrew Yeates explains why the issue of secondary rights to content is creeping up the agenda, as production companies and distributors start to recognise their value in these straitened times.
With commissions hard to come by and production costs on the increase, content studios have been looking closely at ways to squeeze extra revenues from their rights.
The launch of FAST channels, content distribution via social platforms and the resurgence of windowing are all part of this emphasis on exploiting owned IP.
In the quest to maximise revenues, a crucial opportunity that is sometimes neglected is the value of secondary rights. Although potentially lucrative, these are rarely front of mind and can be difficult to access without the right expertise and resource.
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