Above the Fold: AI and the Future of Legal in TV, Media & Entertainment

​Hosted by: Wordsmith
Location: Spring, Somerset House, Lancaster Place, London WC2R 1LA

​About Event

​The media industry moves faster than the tech that supports it. From rights and licensing at scale to copyright disputes over AI training data, editorial and reputational risk, and talent contracting, the pressure on in-house legal teams to deliver at speed has never been higher.

​Wordsmith invites you to Spring restaurant in the new wing of Somerset House, for an exclusive dinner and roundtable focused on the intersection of AI and the modern media legal landscape. We're stripping away the buzzwords to discuss how AI is actually being deployed to manage rights at scale, protect content and IP, and keep pace with commercial and editorial teams.

​The room is media-led, with a small number of seats for legal leaders from adjacent sectors entertainment and streaming, advertising, and publishing; where the same pressures play out.

​Key Discussion Points:

• ​Rights at scale: Automating the heavy lifting in content licensing, clearances and commercial contracting.

• ​The copyright frontier: AI training data, generative content, and where ownership and liability actually sit.

• ​The AI advantage: How legal teams are using tech to move at the speed of editorial and commercial without becoming the bottleneck.

• ​Risk vs. reward: Navigating defamation, data privacy and reputational exposure in an AI-accelerated newsroom and content pipeline.

​The Details

• ​Date: Thursday 17th September

• ​Time: 6:30pm arrival, 7:00pm dinner

• ​Location: Spring, Somerset House, London WC2R 1LA

• ​Host & Chair: Wordsmith

• ​The Rule: Chatham House. This is a closed-door, off-the-record session for in-house media legal leaders to speak freely.

​No fluff. No sales pitches. Just a high-level exchange of ideas over exceptional food and drink.

​Registration: Approval required. Your registration is subject to host approval.