Scenic Rights

What Scenic Rights does

Scenic Rights is a Spanish-headquartered intellectual property rights management agency founded in 2003 that represents authors and publishers in the licensing of literary works for audiovisual and theatrical adaptation. The company curates a catalog of approximately 2,000 exclusive titles drawn from a universe of more than 20,000 works, representing over 500 authors across Spain, Latin America, and the Hispanic United States, including best-selling writers such as Juan Gómez-Jurado, María Dueñas, and Claudia Piñeiro. It operates five offices in Madrid, Barcelona, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and Prague, and runs a parallel theatrical rights division that delivers more than 15 major stage productions annually in Spain and Europe.

The company's core offering is not a technology platform but a curated intermediary service: rights curation, talent packaging, deal negotiation, and territorial licensing for film, television, and stage productions. Its catalog is exposed through a multilingual website with structured search filters and through direct B2B engagement at major international adaptation markets (MIP, Content Americas, VENTANA SUR, SeriesMania, Rodando Páginas). Demonstrated buyer relationships span Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, HBO/Max, Apple TV+, Disney, Atresmedia, Televisa Vix, NBC Telemundo, Caracol, RCN, and SkyShowtime, alongside production groups such as Buendía Estudios, Banijay, Federation Studios, Plano a Plano, and Fábula; over 100 co-agency agreements with publishers including Planeta, Penguin Random House, Tusquets, and Anagrama underpin the supply side.

The business earns revenue through commissions and licensing fees on audiovisual adaptation rights deals, augmented by theatrical rights representation. Pricing is negotiated on a per-project basis and is not publicly disclosed. The company is privately held within the Grup Focus ecosystem, has no disclosed external funding rounds, and has received non-dilutive support from Spain's ICEX Next Program and European FEDER funds to support international development. Headcount is not disclosed; CEO Sydney Borjas leads the company and represents it across industry juries and speaking engagements.

Name

Scenic Rights

Legal name

Scenic Rights, SL

Website

https://scenicrights.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Scenic Rights is a Madrid-headquartered literary IP rights agency, founded in 2003, that represents over 500 authors and brokers Spanish-language book adaptations to global streamers, broadcasters, and theater producers across offices in five cities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Literary Rights Management and Audiovisual IP Brokerage

NAICS

Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (7115)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Rights Representation & Sub-Publishing/Reciprocal Collection Services (MPAIAKAI)

Keywords

• Literary rights management
• Audiovisual adaptation rights
• Intellectual property licensing
• Literary content brokerage
• Rights representation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Literary Rights Representation and Licensing: Scenic Rights earns commissions and fees by representing authors' and publishers' audiovisual adaptation rights. They manage exclusive representation agreements with literary agencies and publishers, negotiating and brokering adaptation rights deals with studios and production companies worldwide.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Scenic Rights is a literary intellectual property rights management agency that represents authors and publishers and brokers audiovisual adaptation rights for their literary works to global studios, streamers, broadcasters, and production companies. It curates a catalog of roughly 2,000 exclusive titles with preferential access to over 20,000 works and manages the full rights lifecycle from IP curation and talent packaging to licensing, development, and production commissioning. The firm also operates a theatrical rights division for stage productions.

Product overview

Scenic Rights is an intellectual property management agency for audiovisual adaptations, founded over 20 years ago. The company operates a unified platform for literary rights management, combining catalog browsing, rights acquisition services, and author representation. Their core offering includes a catalog of works available for adaptation (Works for Audiovisual Adaptation), projects in development/production phases, and released projects. They also manage a Theater division for theatrical rights and represent over 500 authors. Services include Rights Acquisition for buyers and Project Submission for authors. The company maintains offices in Madrid, Barcelona, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and Prague, managing rights across more than 20 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Audiovisual Rights Management Management of intellectual property rights for literary works with potential for film and TV adaptation, including catalog curation, rights licensing, and talent packaging for international markets. The service is offered to studios, streamers, broadcasters, and production companies worldwide.
• Theater Rights Management Leading theatrical agency in Spain managing theatrical text rights from major Spanish and foreign authors for stage production, with more than 15 major productions annually for theaters across Spain and Europe.
• Authors Representation Representation of over 500 authors from Spain, Latin America, and Hispanic US, managing their audiovisual adaptation rights internationally and promoting their works to studios and production companies.
• Works for Audiovisual Adaptation Catalog Catalog of literary works available for film and TV adaptation, curated for high adaptation potential and audience appeal, with an exclusive portfolio of approximately 2,000 titles and preferential access to over 20,000 works.
• Projects in Development and Production Portfolio of adaptations in active development and production phases, supervised by Scenic Rights, comprising more than 250 projects across more than 20 countries.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reina Roja reached Top 10 in 120 territories on Prime Video
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• GecaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScenic Rights and Geca launched a literary adaptations study to research the impact of literary adaptations on the Spanish audiovisual market. Results were presented at Content Americas.
• ICEX Next Program / European FEDERminorOthersScenic Rights, SL received support from ICEX (Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade) and co-financing from the European FEDER fund as part of the ICEX Next Program. The purpose is to contribute to the international development of the company.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CAA (Creative Artists Agency): Premier global talent and literary agency with extensive IP/adaptation representation. Comparable to Scenic Rights as a top-tier broker of literary adaptation rights to streamers and studios, with overlap in representing bestselling authors for screen deals.
• William Morris Endeavor (WME): One of the world's largest talent agencies with a substantial literary and book-to-screen division. Comparable to Scenic Rights as a global broker of author adaptation rights, though WME operates at much larger scale and across all major content markets.
• United Talent Agency (UTA): Major global talent and literary agency with one of the largest IP/adaptation divisions. Comparable to Scenic Rights as a broker of literary rights to studios and streamers, though UTA operates at significantly larger scale and across English-language and broader international content.

Direct peers

• Anonymous Content: Literary management and production company that represents authors for film and TV adaptation while also packaging and producing projects. Highly comparable to Scenic Rights' dual model of author representation plus project packaging for studios and streamers.
• The Gotham Group: Literary management and production company focused on adapting books into film, TV, and interactive media. Closely comparable to Scenic Rights' role as a literary-to-audiovisual IP intermediary representing authors and packaging adaptations.
• Management 360: Talent and literary management firm with a strong book-to-screen adaptation practice. Comparable to Scenic Rights in curating literary IP, representing authors, and brokering rights deals to studios and streaming platforms.
• Echo Lake Entertainment: Management and production company representing writers and directors with a focus on literary adaptations. Comparable to Scenic Rights in the agency-plus-packaging model for audiovisual rights.
• ICM Partners (now part of CAA): Legacy literary and talent agency historically known for strong book-to-screen representation (now integrated into CAA). Comparable to Scenic Rights as a literary-first agency brokering adaptation rights for major authors to studios and streamers.
• Brillstein Entertainment Partners: Talent management and production company with strong literary and book-to-screen capabilities. Comparable to Scenic Rights in managing author clients and packaging literary IP for studio and streamer adaptation deals.

Regional players

• The Foreign Office (Agencia Literaria): Madrid-based literary agency representing Spanish and Latin American authors for international rights sales, including audiovisual adaptations. Direct functional peer to Scenic Rights in the Spanish-language literary rights market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/scenic-rights

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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