The leading UK producers trade association, announced a new legal framework, designed to protect the sharing of confidential ideas and intellectual property between UK and Chinese co production partners. Fully compliant with both UK and Chinese law, the new framework is a new addition to a suite of legal and logistics documents featured in the UK-China Film & TV Toolkit, a resource developed along with the UK’s Intellectual Property Attaché to China based in the British Embassy in Beijing … [Read more...] about Pact announces new legal framework for UK-China co-productions
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British indies attend Beijing TV Summit
British independent TV production companies are visiting Xiamen and Beijing this week, meeting with the country’s major broadcasters. The trade mission includes the signing of a landmark memorandum of understanding between Pact and China Central Television (CCTV) on April 23, 2014. Senior representatives from the Chinese and UK governments will attend. John McVay, Chief Executive at Pact, said the trip was an opportunity to develop long-lasting relationships. “This landmark … [Read more...] about British indies attend Beijing TV Summit
UK trade association Pact signs memorandum with CCTV
Pact, which promotes the commercial interests of independent creative content producers, was joined by 16 companies on the trip, which included business in Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu. The visit included the signing of a ground-breaking memorandum between Pact and the Chinese state broadcaster, CCTV. China is one of the fastest growing markets for UK ‘indies’, said Pact, adding that exports growth was 90 percent over the past year. The visit, supported by UK Trade & … [Read more...] about UK trade association Pact signs memorandum with CCTV
