Industry Media Appoints New Director

Industry Media has hired business affairs specialist Gwenda Carnie as director to help grow its presence in the U.K. and internationally.

In her new role, Carnie will support the company’s push to expand its engagement with production companies and creative industry businesses. Current clients include Red Planet Pictures, Monumental Television, Impossible Factual, Hoho Entertainment, Echo Lake Entertainment USA, Darrall Macqueen, Eccho Rights Sweden (rights management and distribution), YMU (talent agency) and many more.

Carnie has an extensive career as a television and contracts and media lawyer. Prior to this, worked for Flame Media Group, advising the its U.K. and worldwide distribution and production divisions on copyright and IP, regulatory and compliance, co-production and other corporate, business, commercial, contractual, legal and employment matters. She was also briefly a director of Flame Corporate, Flame’s investment advisory business.

She also spent ten years as senior legal and business affairs manager for BBC Wales and later served as a consultant solicitor for S4C, Lawyers on Demand and Wiggin.

Rosemary Klein, director at Industry Media, said: “Industry Media has been at the forefront of the growth of the U.K. independent sector. Our skills have been particularly key for those companies who do not have an in-house resource and who need a trusted partner to help them commercialize their ideas and navigate all aspects of business affairs. We have been pivotal in helping to get ideas to screen, protecting rights and commercializing IP for the companies we work with.

“Gwenda has one of the best heads for business affairs in the industry. She has an outstanding track record of working both in and for production companies, so is completely au fait with the challenges and opportunities they face. That’s why she is so highly respected in this field and a fantastic addition to our team.”

Carnie said: “I am thrilled to be joining Industry Media as a director. It feels like a really good fit for me and it’s great to be working with industry-leading clients with a team of supportive colleagues. Industry Media is a long-established name in the industry, and Huw and Rosemary are highly respected for their professional, empathetic and practical advice. I love the way we are able to work really closely with our clients to help them navigate complexity, make considered decisions and achieve their goals. We’re incredibly lucky that we have clients who really are a pleasure to support. Our unique approach to working with clients makes us a really good alternative to a traditional media law firm. Industry Media’s reach already extends beyond the U.K. —we advise creative talent in France, the U.S., Canada and Sweden—but there are more opportunities for the business in the U.K. (both inside and outside of London) and internationally. I’m looking forward to helping the company extend its reach.”

Huw Walters, director at Industry Media, added: “Gwenda has built an outstanding network of contacts and has a reputation for nurturing lasting relationships. Her experience of working both in production companies and for production companies make her a perfect addition to our team, and we are delighted to have her on board.”