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Entertainment & Media

Entertainment and media industry includes radio, TV broadcasting, publishing, production and trade in newspapers, other periodical publications, books, music, movies, creating and producing  advertisements, gaming organzisation, lotteries, and other related areas. This industry is developing rapidly along with the increasing purchasing power . Competition is increasing and supply, demand and variety of entertainment, media, advertising, public relations services is growing. There are constant changes — owners, names, market position of companies are changing.

Some of the biggest and most important companies in this area are:

• One of the most popular entertainment providers TV channels Laisvas Nepriklausomas Kanalas (LNK), Lietuvos Televizija, BTV (Lithuania), TV3 (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), Latvijas Televizija, Latvijas Neatkariga Televizija (LNT), Eesti Televisioon;
• Newspaper companies Lietuvos Rytas, Respublika (Lithuania), Diena (Latvia), Postimees, SL Õhtuleht (Estonia);
• Media planning companies OMD (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia);
• Advertising companies DDB Vilnius, Euro RSCG, Y&R | Garage 4x4, Lukrecija BBDO, TBWA/Videvita, LOWE AGE (Lithuania), McCann Erickson Riga, DDB Latvija, Metro Leo Burnett (Latvia), Leo Express, DDB Eesti, Imagine AD, Kontuur Leo Burnett (Estonia), Saatchi&Saatchi (Latvia, Estonia);
• Gambling, casino companies Olympic Entertainment Group (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia).

Experience

The legal practice network Baltic Legal Solutions is among the leaders in providing legal services in the field of entertainment and public information. The activities of the Baltic Legal Solutions lawyers in this area include legal consulting in publishing of books and video and audio records, event organisation, advertising, broadcasting, gaming regulation, sports relations, media regulation, media relations as well as other related fields.

Baltic Legal Solutions has formed a well-organised professional team of lawyers offering services in the above fast-developing industries. The advocates of Baltic Legal Solutions take part in local and international projects and have gained extensive experience in both the public and the private sectors.

Major credentials include drafting the Physical Training and Sports Law of the Republic of Lithuania, other legislative acts regulating taxation of athletes' income, consulting services and representation of the North European Basketball League (NEBL) in the relations with FIBA-Europe, representation of the Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF) in the relations with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), as well as in the relations with the major international TV broadcasting and marketing companies (Sport Five, etc.) regarding sale of broadcasting rights, legal aid to Mstislav Rostropovich Charity and Support Foundation, the charity project Vilties Vartai, the public institution Vilniaus Festivaliai, and the association of cinema and theatre actors.

The lawyers of Baltic Legal Solutions have also rendered services to clients in the gaming sector (casinos, sports betting). We have provided services on public information regulation issues, and represented media and other persons in libel and slander litigation. We offer a broad range of general and strategic consulting on the above issues.

Links and sources:

Lietuvos statistikos departamentas www.std.lt
Centrālā statistikas pārvalde www.csb.lv
Statistikaamet www.stat.ee
Baltic Business News. Latvian Companies TOP 50 www.balticbusinessnews.com/mod/onl_news.pl?disp=top&file=Latvian_TOP_50.html
Top 500 Companies in Latvia www.konsult.lv/top500.php
Baltic Business News. Lithuanian Companies TOP 100 www.balticbusinessnews.com/mod/onl_news.pl?disp=top&file=LithuaniaTOP100.html
Baltic Business News. Estonian Companies TOP 50 www.balticbusinessnews.com/mod/onl_news.pl?disp=top&file=Est_TOP_50.html
Vilniaus vertybinių popierių birža www.lt.omxgroup.com
Rīgas Fondu birža www.lv.omxgroup.com
Tallinna Börs www.ee.omxgroup.com
Kūno kultūros ir sporto departamentas www.kksd.lt
Lietuvos Respublikos kultūros ministerija www.lrkm.lt
Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministerija www.ukmin.lt
Latvijas Respublikas Ekonomikas ministrija www.em.gov.lv
Eesti Majandus– ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium www.mkm.ee
Verslo žinios www.vz.lt
Dienas Bizness www.db.lv
Äripäev www.aripaev.ee
Lietuvos makroekonomikos apžvalga www.seb.lt/pdf/lt/lma22.pdf