Entertainment Lawyers

 Has the biggest merger in talent acquisition history ground to a halt? The imminent merger of ICM partners with CAA, a move that would cull the ‘Big Four’ to a mere ‘Big Three’, seems dead in the water, at least by what’s been released to the press. Blake & Wang P.A entertainment lawyer , Brandon Blake, updates us on what we know.                                                               Brandon Blake Closing End 2021- or Not CAA, in particular, has a super-charge roster of major names, and has been fairly aggressive in acquiring ‘Gen Z’ talent over the last year, including influencers and podcast notables. ICM Partners brings a solid collection of book and sports representation, including the NFL and London’s Stellar Group, to the table. It’s easy to imagine the amount of leverage a combined team would bring. The deal was originally forecast to close at the end of 2021, but the last known update we had was mid-2022. As we enter Q2 for 2022, however, there’s still little but r

  How much of a role does the name play in making a streaming service stand out from the crowd? It’s a question it’s hard not to ask in the wake of a brand new name for IMDB TV, announced this week. Brandon Blake,  the  entertainment lawyer   with Blake & Wang P.A, looks at what a name can do for us in the wake of this announcement. Brandon Blake Amazon Freevee At first glance, it’s pretty hard to take this new name too seriously. It’s trying all too hard to be cute. However, it does tell you what you’re getting- which mysterious and rather irrelevant names like Fubo, Hulu, and Tubi fail to do entirely. It’s Free, it’s TV, and it’s driven by Amazon. At least the message comes over. It does work particularly well as a synergistic tie to Amazon Prime Video, too. Pay the subscription for premium access to their latest top-tier content (and, of course, their intertwined fast shipping), or take the free offerings from Freevee. To date, few realized that Amazon even owned IMDb, now it’s

 With a new multi-year deal in the bag that will keep the Amazon Prime Video app in Roku’s channel store, their stock is looking better than ever, as is their growing presence on the entertainment market. Blake & Wang P.A entertainment lawyer , Brandon Blake, has more on this key deal.                                                           Brandon Blake Ongoing Availability While full terms of the agreement have yet to be disclosed, the stock market was confident enough post-announcement to see a sharp rise in Roku stock. For viewers, the new deal will see both Amazon Prime Video and IMDB TV content remain accessible through the Roku Channel Store.  This led to a 5% peak in Roku shares, bringing them to $132.11 on the NASDAQ Exchange last Tuesday.  Streaming Consumption Rise We’ve looked before at how Roku’s influence in the Smart TV market has enabled it a fair chunk of growth, and keeping these popular channels open can only be another feather in its cap. While Roku still main

 Netflix still reigns from on high, at least according to Nielsen’s streaming data for the week of February 28th through March 6th. This will be the third straight week in the period they’ve managed to keep solid control of the charts, with Inventing Anna holding the top spot for all three weeks. Entertainment lawyer with Blake & Wang P.A, Brandon Blake, breaks the chart data down.                                                                 Brandon Blake Shondaland and Beyond Other top Netflix features include Worst Roommate Ever, Vikings: Valhalla, and Love is Blind. Inventing Anna clocked in with 1.2B minutes of streaming, with Roommates and Vikings sitting between 1B and 1.1B, and Love is Blind netting 998M minutes. This is a slip of around 44% for Anna, but still enough to stay strong in the Number 1 spot. Interestingly, it’s also sitting happily across a broad range of demographics, with 82% of viewership evenly distributed between the 18 to 34, 35 to 49 and 50 to 64 demo