Alex Lowe

Associate
About

Alex has key experience in the broadcasting, film and television sector, having acted for TV channels, digital operators, content owners, film producers and media platforms (and has previously spent five years practicing in-house at a major US Studio). He advises clients on a range of maters including key sponsorship agreements, complex content production and distribution arrangements and content rights acquisition (including premium sports rights).  

Alex holds strong working knowledge of: distribution, licensing and carriage arrangements; copyright and media regulatory matters; TV production agreements (including original commissions and co-production agreements); advertising regulatory matters; marketing and technical broadcast services – he also works with DLA's Corporate MSE team on sector M&A, including on television channel sales and film production company acquisitions.

EXPERIENCE

  • Negotiating sponsorship of the EPCR Champions Cup and Challenge Cup by Investec.
  • Preparing a comprehensive report for the Hungarian government on all facets of UK media law as applicable to the press and broadcasters.
  • Advising MBC / Manga on a Strategic Alliance Agreement between broadcaster and content producer re new channels and SVOD offerings in the Middle East.
  • Advising an American multinational technology company on new B2B product offerings.
  • Advising ALCS in relation to an agreement for new author’s rights platform development and build.
  • Providing NBA/BAL with commercial contract support for Paris and African games and league.
Languages
  • English
Education
  • Olswang Commercial Foundation Programme – Boilerplate (February 2016 – May 2016)
  • Olswang Commercial Foundation Programme – Copyright (May 2015 – July 2015)
  • The College of Law, London – LPC (Commendation) (September 2011 – June 2012)

Prior Experience

  • Oct 2022 – Present, Associate, DLA Piper UK LLP
  • April 2021 – October 2022, Senior Legal Counsel (Corporate Legal Affairs and International Media Operations), NBCUniversal International, part of NBCUniversal
  • Jan 2020 – April 2021, Legal Counsel (Corporate Legal Affairs), NBCUniversal International, part of NBCUniversal
  • December 2018 – Jan 2020, Acting Senior Legal Counsel (Maternity Cover), Universal Networks International, part of NBCUniversal
  • September 2017 – November 2018, Legal Counsel, Universal Networks International, part of NBCUniversal
  • March 2016 – August 2017, Trainee Solicitor, Universal Networks International, part of NBCUniversal (with secondment to Olswang/CMS)
  • March 2014 – February 2016, Paralegal, Universal Networks International, part of NBCUniversal
  • March 2013 – March 2014, Paralegal, Avalon Entertainment Limited
  • November 2012 – March 2013, Contract Administrator (Contract Role), The Random House Group
  • December 2010 – August 2011, Business Affairs Assistant, Avalon Entertainment Limited

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