CONNECTING CREATIVE AND COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE INTERNATIONAL TV INDUSTRY.
Since 2004
WHAT WE OFFER
STRATEGIC ADVICE
How to position and develop a successful content business in an increasingly competitive environment. How to maximise the value of an IP portfolio. How to source investment and structured finance to support growth. How to prepare your business for a successful exit.
INTERNATIONAL DEALS
How to get the best return on original IP, particularly in the unscripted TV format space. How to maximise value without losing creative or commercial control. How and when to sell successfully in an ever more complex global market.
CREATIVE DIRECTION
How to develop a good idea into an original unscripted format for every channel, platform and app. How to test and pilot. When to go it alone, when to collaborate and with whom. How to add value through co-production and licensing, without losing control of your rights.
BACKGROUND
LEADERSHIP
Indie TV is led by Mark Rowland, working with colleagues and partners around the world. Mark's experience encompasses developing and producing network TV in the UK and US; founding and running an international TV distribution company; negotiating format deals for global hits and participating in the successful sale of TV production, games and social media companies. He also provides strategic advice for investors, finance companies and multinational media owners, looking to refresh their approach to the sector.
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Recent media finance work includes advising on the sale of Raw Cut Television to Zinc Media Group and Flame Media to Abacus Media Rights. Also connecting the parties for the $125m securitisation of Syco's global 'Got Talent' format.
Recent international production work includes advising on the successful launch of innovative Philippines public service format, 'Si Manoy Ang Ninong Ko'.
Mark is also Executive Director of C21 Media, the international publishing and events business that connects the entertainment industry and Chair of The Rose d'Or Awards, defining the gold standard for excellence in International TV.
CLIENTS AND PARTNERS
Indie TV has worked with broadcasters and media owners including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, ABC, CBS, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery and Hearst; investors and financiers including White Oak Merchant Partners, Savannah Capital, ACF, Purely Capital, Ascension Ventures and Tamares; production companies including Banijay, Syco, Raw Cut Television, Flame Media, Zig Zag, Sassy Films, Shine Endemol, Ricochet, Twenty Twenty Television and Mentorn Media.
