Leading corporates, media owners, telecommunication companies and IT providers, come to Mallesons for their most significant legal issues and strategic transactions.
Remember when a phone was a phone? Today’s world consists of multi-level convergent media, in which communication and information are available through numerous quick-changing technologies. Within these converging technologies, the growth of information and technological change has led to an increased focus on data protection and privacy compliance, continued growth of outsourcing, and a new business landscape for media and telecommunication providers.
Across these developments, clients rely on the technical expertise and market insight of our dedicated TMT team to help mitigate risk and maximise opportunities as the market continues to evolve.
Examples of recent work includes advising:
Astro Arena Sdn Bhd in relation to the establishment of a sports broadcasting channel in Malaysia. We advised on various legal issues relating to the acquisition of the right to distribute the content from various sporting authorities. In addition, we prepared agreements to cover the right to record the sporting events and to distribute the content via Free to Air Television services, Pay Television services and “radio broadcasting” services as well as the right to exercise new media rights in the sporting content.
A major telecommunications company on its acquisition of a 67% interest in LMobile. LMobile is a PRC-based company engaged in mobile advertising and publishing services.
A major telecommunications company on the restructure of Reach, the international telecoms joint venture between Telstra and PCCW and the distribution of certain assets of the venture to its shareholders.
A large Malaysian carrier in the procurement of a next-generation Ethernet wireline network on a turnkey basis from a Chinese technology provider.
Various Chinese regulatory issues in relation to proposed provision of telecoms services in China by a Japanese telecoms company.
Who Digital, the leading full service digital agency in Vietnam, on all M&A, corporate and regulatory issues arising from its acquisition (subject to regulatory approvals) by the global media firm, WPP.