Clients

O&O has worked for over 150 organisations since it was founded in 1995.

Content Owners

We provide content owners with an understanding of the full life value of their output and the impact of new technologies and business models on the underlying value of their intellectual property.

O&O has advised leading sports bodies, leading sports teams, TV production companies (and producing subsidiaries of larger media organisations), TV distributors, film and animation companies, and music publishers on the value of their content, value maximising strategies, the structure of key commercial deals and the impact of technology and regulation.

O&O has taken a leading role in developing the market for premium sports rights in Europe and creating a financially sustainable independent TV production sector in the UK.

Clients have included NBC Universal, the FA Premier League, UEFA, The FA, Manchester United, Liverpool FC, PACT, All3Media, MCPS-PRS Alliance, FilmFour, BBC Worldwide, HIT Entertainment plc, Infront Sport and Media, Team Marketing, Granada International, Bundesliga, Sirius Media.

Content Packagers

We provide TV channel owners and print publishers with advice on the market positioning of their key services, the way to maximize combined advertiser and consumer value and how to develop winning competitive strategies. We have worked for a large number of significant TV channel and radio network owners - both commercial and publicly funded, and both advertising and pay orientated.

Clients have included BBC, UKTV, Flextech, MTV Networks, Guardian Media Group, Johnston Press, GCap Media plc, FIVE, RTL, Pro7Sat1, SBS Broadcasting, DMGT plc, Fish4, NBC Universal, Channel 4, ITV plc, Satellite and Cable Broadcasting Group (SCBG), Entertainment One, EBU.

Platforms

Platform owners need content and content packages to drive their business and also need to understand how consumers might react to different content propositions. O&O has worked with a number of traditional and new platform owners in developing their media and entertainment services.

Clients have included Telewest (Virgin Media), 3UK, O2, BT and BT Vision.

Investors

Private equity investors, corporate acquisition teams and hedge fund managers all need insight into the value drivers and competitive dynamics of media and entertainment sectors - especially when so many are undergoing fundamental change.

Clients have included KKR, Permira, Goldman Sachs Private Equity, Hellman and Friedman, Marwyn International Management, Apax, Palamon Partners, Bridgepoint Capital, ZBI Europe and Bear Stearns.

Regulators and Lawyers

Both regulators and legal teams need access to expert advice on the media and entertainment sectors from experts that understand the theoretical arguments and practical implications.

O&O clients have included OFCOM, DCMS, European Commission, BBC Trust, UK Film Council, Olswang, DLA Piper, Denton Wilde Sapte and Hammonds.