Media

Our media team assists clients with a comprehensive range of financial advisory services to help them achieve their targets and aspirations.

We offer our clients an integrated approach with a single point of contact for consistency and peace of mind. We are proactive in our approach to work, and are proud of the passion and enthusiasm we put into every project. We focus our services in three primary areas of the media industry, namely:

  • film and TV production and distribution;
  • publishing, conferences and exhibitions;
  • marketing and advertising services.

We offer solutions and advice in the following service areas:

  • internal, external and royalty audits
  • business risk services and corporate governance
  • corporate finance services including disposals, mergers and acquisitions, MBOs / MBIs, reporting accountant, valuations, operations and post deal services, private equity and funding, due diligence, and flotations and initial public offerings;
  • tax services including corporate tax, VAT and employer solutions

Our involvement in the sector is extensive: we are members of the Association of Exhibition Organisers (AEO), Periodical Publishers Association (PPA), PACT, and the Film Council and work with them on emerging industry issues; we annually attend MIPCOM, MIPTV, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes Lions Festival and MIDEM; we produce the UK financial reporting benchmarking survey in the TV and Film industry;and, based on our extensive work in this area, we have produced a useful guide on theUK film tax credit.

For further details of our services, please contact Mark Henshaw, Partner, on +44 (0)20 7383 5100, or e-mail: mark.henshaw@gtuk.com.