TV & Film: Traditional Broadcaster Commissions vs Streamer Deals
Join us for a legal session designed for creative freelancers, led by Fi Tudur, a leading media and TV lawyer from Lee & Thompson LLP.
TV & Film: Traditional Broadcaster Commissions vs Streamer Deals
03 Jun 2026, 13:00 – 14:00
The session will demystify the key differences between traditional broadcaster commissions (such as BBC, ITV, and Channel 4) and streamer deals (such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+), with a focus on scripted TV, while also covering film. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions following her presentation.
Fi Tudur (Facilitator)
An experienced Senior Associate in Lee & Thompson’s Film & TV team, Fi specialises in advising television and film producers throughout the full lifecycle of their projects, from early development through to structuring finance plans, production and distribution.
With significant in-house production experience, Fi takes a pragmatic, solutions-focussed approach that reflects the commercial realities of the industry. Alongside production work, she advises production companies on mergers and acquisitions, with particular expertise in negotiating first-look and output deals.
Originally from Wales, Fi lived in Italy for five years and spent many years working in London before settling in Cardiff. Legal 500 described her as “smart, innovative, kind, efficient, and always a joy to work with”.
Fi is a fluent Welsh speaker and read Geography at University College London before continuing on to a Bachelor of Law at College of Law. She’s on the Board of Trustees for We Are Fio, a charity supporting global majority talent in theatre in Wales, and has recently provided training in events arranged by ScreenSkills, BFI, NFTS, PACT, The Writers Lab, Reclaim the Frame, Creative Access and most recently, International Horizons: Scripted, which was funded by Creative Wales, Northern Ireland Screen and Screen Scotland.innovative, kind, efficient, and always a joy to work with”.
Fi is a fluent Welsh speaker and read Geography at University College London before continuing on to a Bachelor of Law at College of Law. She’s on the Board of Trustees for We Are Fio, a charity supporting global majority talent in theatre in Wales, and has recently provided training in events arranged by ScreenSkills, BFI, NFTS, PACT, The Writers Lab, Reclaim the Frame, Creative Access and most recently, International Horizons: Scripted, which was funded by Creative Wales, Northern Ireland Screen and Screen Scotland.