The media and entertainment practice at Mason Hayes & Curran LLP regularly advises on advertising, broadcasting licence applications, content regulation, media rights and production agreements. The practice acts for several notable clients from the television and media industries, including Meta, Discovery and Yahoo. Michael Madden heads up the practice and has expertise in handling matters relating to online safety, media regulation and Irish audiovisual media services law. Luke Murray has a particular focus on Irish and EU media and communications regulation and the related competition law aspects.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Strong understanding of clients in the relevant space, client products, commercial drivers and complex legal requirements.’
- ‘Michael Madden has excellent, in-depth knowledge, commercial practicality and an understanding of complex overlapping new legal regimes.’
- ‘Michael Madden combines exceptional industry knowledge with practical, business-focused advice.’
Key clients
- Meta
- DAZN
- Discovery
- Yahoo
Work highlights
- Advised Meta-owned Facebook on a range of regulatory obligations including the Irish implementation of the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive and Ireland’s Online Safety and Media Regulation Act.
- Advised Etsy on the relevant aspects of the Digital Services Act and Online Safety and Media Regulation Act.
- Advised Yahoo on its media products in the context of the Digital Services Act and Online Safety and Media Regulation Act.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Michael Madden