BIG CATCH ENJOYS SEVERAL CLIENT WINS

Big Catch, Inc., a business affairs & talent services company has enjoyed an expansion of its business over the past several months. The business affairs company based in Portland, Oregon, has added several new client wins including Wong Doody (Seattle, LA), Modernista! (Boston) Imada Wong (Los Angeles) Prime Access (New York) and Glass McClure (Sacramento).

PORTLAND, OR, March 2002 -- Big Catch, Inc., a business affairs & talent services company has enjoyed an expansion of its business over the past several months. The business affairs company based in Portland, Oregon, has added several new client wins including Wong Doody (Seattle, LA), Modernista! (Boston) Imada Wong (Los Angeles) Prime Access (New York) and Glass McClure (Sacramento). We are extremely pleased to enjoy the relationship with these talented agencies", says David Woolson, President of Big Catch. Being able to help them execute their creative vision is tremendously gratifying."

Big Catchs services include all aspects of talent negotiation, including celebrity as well as scale performers. Acting as a signatory to the SAG and AFTRA Commercial and Industrial contracts, Big Catch can provide talent cost estimates for sessions and reuse, deal making as well as processing payments and agreements.

Big Catch also provides legal script review, rights clearance and licensing in addition to administering all negotiations and related agreements. Further, they handle music licensing needs including sync and master and administering music publishing for original music through ASCAP and BMI. Big Catch also provides broadcast traffic and clearance services in working with broadcast standards and practices departments as well as assuring the timely placement of media. Woolson explains, Many agencies need business affairs and talent expertise but dont want the fixed overhead of a permanent department. They have found that Big Catch is a cost effective solution."

With billing in excess of $45 million, Glass McClure is an award-winning agency founded in 1991. Big Catch is doing an excellent job of providing talent and union signatory services as well as business affairs services for our clients", stated Lauren Inouye, Director of Production for Glass McClure. Talent services have recently been used for Glass McClure and their Amtrak and ArdenFair shopping mall projects. Glass McClure is located in Sacramento, CA and has approximately 35 employees.

I recently used Big Catch's services for a Dodge Caravan commercial. It was my first time using a freelance Business Affairs service and was amazed at how effortless it was and impressed with the support that I received from Big Catch. We had many revisions of the use of talent and questions regarding residuals and they were so helpful in explaining the various cost implications etc.," said Kathleen Yip, producer at Imada Wong Communications. Imada Wong, a full service Advertising Agency located in downtown Los Angeles, specializes in Asian Advertising. Some of their clients are DaimlerChrysler, Blue Cross, Washington Mutual, Anti-Smoking, California and Children's Families Partnership.

Siltanen/Keehn, located in Los Angeles, CA, has been utilizing Big Catch for over a year. Big Catch does all talent negotiations, including guarantees with on going cast members. This includes all estimating for session, reuse, holding fees, musicians and print projects. Big Catch does all legal clearance work prior to the final creative presentation to the client and provides business affairs services throughout the life of each campaign. "Talent can be tricky so you have to really trust the people you work with. The people at Big Catch are top notch and incredibly responsive. They handle all of our broadcast affairs and talent needs said Pam Keehn, President of Siltanen/Keehn Advertising.

The area of business affairs and talent negotiations can be complex and time consuming. Big Catch works with its clients to make sure that projects are handled quickly and accurately. We view our client relationships as a partnership," adds Woolson. Our job is to keep their creative work on the tracks."

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