Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Distribution, sales & platforms · Specialist

Sales agent

Also called: international sales agent

ELI5

A company representing screen rights to buyers, often across international territories.

Used in conversation

“Please bring the sales agent into the next rights or deal review.”

Definition

A company representing screen rights to buyers, commonly across international territories.

Here “Sales agent” means: A company representing screen rights to buyers, commonly across international territories.

Pitch context

You may encounter “Sales agent” in rights, contracts, finance, distribution & labour conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains who controls, pays for, approves, exploits or bears risk around a project.

Connected terms

  • DistributorA sales agent licenses rights to distributors or buyers; a distributor exploits the work in a market or channel.
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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.