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Locate, startup & finance your media venture
isle of man isle of media DIGITAL MEDIA CLUSTER
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The Isle of Media is the national
development agency for the thriving Isle of
Man video, television and film sector.
Set up as a not-for-profit Public Private
Partnership with Government to drive inward
investment in Digital Media and foster the
indigenous industry and talent, we provide
pro-bono advice to develop your next media
project on the Isle of Man.
Promoting the Island’s excellent capabilities
in financing and growing media ventures, its
stunning filming locations, its exceptional
talent and world class telecommunications
infrastructure, we support and attract the
whole supply chain of the industry:
production to post-production, global
distributors, ad agencies, consultancies,
OTT operators and satellite broadcasters.
Join Europe’s unique Offshore media cluster!
Isle of Man
Taxation
Financing
Production
Location, Location
Genres
Studios & Post Production
eSports & Video Games
Content Distribution
Connectivity & Broadcast
Education & Talent
Actors & Vloggers
Festivals
Lifestyle
Contacts
Mark Rowland, chairman C21 and CEO Formatzone:
“We are delighted to be launching an international format business on the island. The
skills involved to develop the business are all here, from TV production expertise to
finance and marketing.”
Contents
Laurence Llewelyn Bowen in the ultimate makeover show: “Laurence of Suburbia” 3
Douglas Bay and Marina4
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Isle of Man – Whereyoucan
General Speed Limit no
Unemployment <1
Private Jet Centre 1
Private Schools 2
Ferry Routes 4
Airlines 5
Golf Courses 9
Years of unbroken economic growth 30
Flights to London per week 50
Yearly sunshine hours 1578
Citizens 85000
A 1000 year old parliament tradition of Norse origin, the
world’s first nation to give women voting rights, no
general speed limit and low taxes, the Isle of Man runs
ahead of the Zeitgeist, while preserving its identity.
Located right in the middle of the Irish Sea, a flight hour
from the English capital, the Ibiza sized Island is the
only entire jurisdiction in the world to be awarded as a
UNESCO World Biosphere Region. The Gulf Stream
moderates the climate: there is an abundance of palm
trees and even wallabies populating the highlands.
What’s more the island enjoys more hours of sunshine
than Zurich or London.
Heritage & High Tech co-exist. Stone and bronze age
relics, Viking and Norman castles, Victorian sea bath
waterfronts are as visible as Hipsters and the thriving
startup scene. Pubs take Bitcoins as well as the Manx
and British Pound.
The Isle of Man, ranking the 5th richest nation in the
world by GNP per capita, offers significant financial
support for new businesses of its diversified economy.
Its Digital Media Cluster, as part of the Creative
Industries and Tech sector, features global video
production and distribution, local film making and co-
productions and the necessary tech infrastructure for
broadcast and streaming. More than 100 feature films
including Oscar nominations, critically acclaimed and
box office hits have been produced and shot on island.
A dedicated national Digital Media Fund supports our
future TV and Film strategy.
The Isle of Media is a non-for profit Public Private
Partnership with Government helping you to start up.
Isle of Man Bank, courtesy of Peter Killey6
Acknowledged August 2017 by the OECD for its
tax transparency, the Isle of Man is one of the few
achievers of the ‘top compliance’ rating.
For companies in the Media sector the standard
rate of corporate income tax is 0%. There is no
capital gains tax, wealth tax, stamp duty, death
duty or inheritance tax in the Isle of Man. The lack
of capital gains tax is very favorable especially for
high profit ventures and in the case of an exit.
The Island operates a simple taxation regime with
a lower rate of tax on individuals of 10%, a higher
rate of 20% and an 5-year election for a tax cap of
£150,000 on personal income for the current tax
year 2017-2018.
For ‘Key Employees’ there is a 3-year tax
concession. As a result no tax is payable on any
income other than income from Isle of Man
employment.
The Isle of Man has concluded agreements with
more than 40 jurisdictions and is party to the OECD
Multilateral Convention. These agreements provide
for exchange of information with respect to taxes
with approximately 100 jurisdictions.
Taxation
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Financing
As a world leading finance hub the Isle of Man offers a plethora of financial support and advice. The Department for Enterprise
supports Media businesses with a dedicated Digital Media Fund for the co-financing of content related projects. A fifty million
Enterprise Development Fund provides co-investments in new businesses. Grants are available for eligible capital expenditure
and global marketing spend.
Numerous Business Angels, Family Offices, High Net Worth Individuals can provide equity. Banks and corporates are engaged to
support entrepreneurship on the Island, and can provide growth capital for the next step. And if you go big you might consider an
innovative listing at The International Stock Exchange, TISE or an ICO.
Recently, Isle of Man and Channel Island based TISE has been chosen to issue a €1.3 billion high yield bond from Netflix .
Isle of Man has been named Best International Finance Centre
at the 18th International Investment Fund and Product Awards
Financing
Taxation Grants Sovereign
Equity & Loans
Media Fund Private Equity
Corporate Tax 0%
Capital Gains Tax 0%
No Inheritance Tax
No Insurance Tax
No Stamp Duty
Up to 40% grant
managed by
Department for
Enterprise
Multi-million support
scheme in equity
financing and loans
Isle of Man
Government Digital
Media Fund for content
related ventures
Angel Networks:
• Bridge
• Ellanstone
• NorthInvest
• Manninvest
Income tax:
0-20% with a 5-year
election of a £150k cap
‘Key Employee
Concession’:
3-year tax concession
for non-Manx income
Funding for:
• Global Marketing
• Building
• Plant & machinery
• First year expenses
• Training
Available private
Co-Investments
Flexible investment
across gap,
participation, lending
• Family Offices
• HNWIs
• Funds
• Corp. Investors
• S/EIS
• Int. Stock Exchange
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Cregneash Village10
Airfields
Beaches
Castles
Classic Cars
Cliffs
Dunes
Equestrian facilities
Farms
Highlands
Hill Forts
Manors
Ports
Parks
Supercars
Railways
Vikings
Woodlands
BAFTA award winning director Amma Asante:
“It shows the versatility of the Isle of Man and what you can do when
you combine a great location with a great set”
Location, location
Amma Asante on set 11
”Belle”- Multi-Award winning Isle of Man Film production directed by Amma Asante’12
Find your perfect filming location in the Isle of
Man; misty moors, castles and ruins. Breathtaking
valleys, deep forests and dark caves. Varied coastal
scenery and rare wildlife. You will find Victorian towns,
exquisite period Manor houses, traditional fishing
villages, and perfectly preserved steam and tram
railways. Our architecture ranges from Viking and
Medieval to modern commercial and residential
property.
The Isle of Man online library of potential film locations
provides geo-tagged access to descriptions and hundreds
of photographs. If you have specific needs for your new
media production that you can’t match with our database,
please don’t hesitate and contact us.
As a film friendly jurisdiction with more than a century
tradition in all kind of motorsports, we are bringing the two
worlds together and are able to close public roads for
exciting filming projects. In addition the Isle of Man
features a dense network of ‘Green Lanes’ for Offroaders.
Isle of Media is available to give help and guidance. We
can provide you contact details of professional location
scouts and location managers.
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BBC Top Gear’14
Sports & Events Production
The Isle of Man s as much home of the TT as it is the base to
leading global sports production companies, producing
entertainment and factual programmes from all over the world,
from Shanghai to Miami, for over 20 years.
Companies in the sports and event arena provide content and
live feeds to major international broadcasters and key
commercial clients, such as
• BBC, Eurosport, ITV, Velocity
• IMG, MP & Silva
• Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche
• Honda, Renault, Suzuki,
• Castrol, Dainese, Dunlop, Pirelli
• Red Bull
Along with professional crew and equipment in all forms of
sports and events production, there are specialist drone
companies with several locally-based and licensed operators,
and drones equipped with high quality 4K cameras.
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Stormbreaker16
Since 1995, the Isle of Man has built a world-wide reputation, having co-financed and
co-produced over 100 feature films and television dramas, all filmed on the Island.
Features
…
Mindhorn (2016)
Spooks: The Greater Good (2015)
Honour (2014)
Dom Hemingway (2013)
Belle (2012)
TT3D: Closer to the Edge (2011)
Ashes (2011)
Chico & Rita (2010)
The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)
Me and Orson Welles (2008)
Heartless (2008)
Stormbreaker (2006)
Keeping Mum (2005)
Revolver (2005)
Five Children and It (2004)
Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)
Blackball (2003)
Trauma (2003)
The hound of the Baskervilles (2002)
The Heart of Me (2001)
Bubble Boy (2001)
Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)
Tom's Midnight Garden (1999)
Waking Ned (1998)
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As a nation with a strong local culture the Island is ‘content rich’. Where else could one of the most successful motorbike films have
been made? “Closer to the Edge” has been recently complemented by “3 Wheeling”, a documentary about sidecar racing. Unique as
well is ‘The Watchmaker's Apprentice’ which tells the inspirational story of how Dr. George Daniels rose from Dickensian poverty to
become the finest watchmaker of the modern era and how Roger Smith embarked on an obsessive, seven-year quest to become his
apprentice and eventually, his equal. And if you spot a camera crew in the streets or hills it could be one of several independent local
filmmakers, or a team from ‘Culture Vannin’ documenting the Isle of Man – ‘Ellan Vannin’ in Gaelic – ‘Manx’ culture and heritage.
Peel Castle – Viking Capital of the ‘Kingdom of the Isles’18
W. Clark Bunting, CEO Digital Circus Media and former President of Discovery Channel:
"I found this place to be remarkable - the wildlife, variety of landscape and, of course, the adrenaline thrills of the TT. It is a
secret jewel - and I'll be back for business and pleasure. I can't recall ever visiting a place with such warm and welcoming people."Documentaries
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Documentaries
W. Clark Bunting, CEO Digital Circus Media and former President of Discovery Channel:
"I found this place to be remarkable - the wildlife, variety of landscape and, of course, the adrenaline thrills of the TT. It is a
secret jewel - and I'll be back for business and pleasure. I can't recall ever visiting a place with such warm and welcoming people."
TV Series
With a long heritage in film, the television market has naturally followed, with production companies using the Isle of Man as a filming
location or setting up head quarters. Some TV series include: Laurence of Suburbia (2017, Sky Vision), Suddenly Royal (2015, TLC
& Discovery), Top Gear (various, BBC), Countryfile (2017, BBC), The Knot (2012, CBBC), and Rocket’s Island (2012, BBC).
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Shorts
Since 2010, the MannIN Shorts scheme has provided a platform for independent filmmakers of any age to build their skills, develop
their ideas and make films, encouraging and supporting a plethora of co-funded short films and competitions. MannIN Shorts runs a
ongoing series of industry-led workshops and training across all disciplines that include everything from scriptwriting, though
production and post production. The Isle of Man Film Festival has provided a great showcasing opportunity. Films produced through
the scheme have gone on to win international awards and many of the participants have progressed to careers within the industry.
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Isle of Man Railways22
VFX & Animation
Thomas the Tank Engine was inspired by the Island's steam railways and the movie ‘Thomas and the Magic Railroad’ was produced
on the Isle of Man, along with Finley the Fire Engine, Ironman, Freefonix, Friends & Heroes and Oscar nominated Chico and Rita.
23Thomas the Tank Engine
Mountain View Innovation Centre and Film Studios24
Conceived as a vast sound stage for filming, the largest studio in the North of the Island features 1042m2 – with 14.3m clear height. It
is ideal for large scale indoor exhibitions or any large-scale event where protection from the elements is desirable – and can
accommodate over a thousand people in concert format. The sound stage has a huge roll-up door allowing drive-in vehicle access
(which would accommodate even high-level trucks and double decker buses!). The room is also fully equipped with ample power,
lighting and a fire-sprinkler system. Smaller film studios and several recording studios also operate on the Island and have catered for
everything from voice over to ADR and rock band to orchestral recordings.
Several edit suites with UK broadcast-standard facilities in HD and 4K are available along with sound recording and office services.
Thanks to the thousands of hours of international action sports content produced by Isle of Man companies, the Island is also home
to a large contingent of highly experienced camera crews including licensed drone operators.
Studios & Post Production
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eSports & Video Games
One of the world largest hubs in eGaming , the Isle of Man is
continuing to enjoy exceptional levels of growth in this sector.
The natural expansion into the booming eSports area is
leveraging on the Island’s strength in Creative Industries,
Digital Media and eGaming.
Streaming and Broadcasting such type of events can be
conducted from the Island’s data centres. Our supportive
ecosystem and financial aid on offer is helping new ventures
to thrive when they arrive. We can almost make a 15ms
round trip to Amsterdam (16-17ms consistently) from our
datacentres here due to our tier 1 peering.
The Island just recently introduced new regulations that allow
players to deposit, gamble and withdraw virtual items and
digital currencies in addition to cash. ESP is the first company
to take advantage of the new regulations making this licence
a world first for betting virtual items.
And of course the Isle of Man is geared up for video game
developers, supporting game content creation with its Media
Fund. 2018 already saw the release of ‘TT: Ride on the Edge’
a video game for XBOX, Playstation and PC.
Scott Burton, CEO at ESP:
‘The Isle of Man is well set up for ESP to develop and grow.
We only have to look at the pedigree of other e-Gaming
companies already based here who trust the Island with
their business. The Isle of Man has many positive attributes
that align with our brand values, a progressive gambling
commission that understands our product and market and
top tier hosting and technology services “.
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Content Distribution
The Isle of Man is the natural home of your IPR and
content rights. Subsequently several international
distributors are located on the Island.
Motorsports specialists Duke and Greenlight International
operate from here producing and distributing the weekly
magazine shows Motorsport Mundial & Auto Mundial - with
over 30 years experience and exports to more than 150
countries.
The world largest independent motorsports media platform,
Motorsport Network with Motorsport.tv, recently invested
into Duke and the Isle of Man.
Indian video giant Eros International operates from its Isle
of Man holding as Ayngaran International, a Tamil video
distributor does.
Friends & Heroes is a long established Cartoon network.
Expect to meet the Isle of Man distributors at all major
trade shows including MipTV, MIPCOM, Sportel, and NAB.
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Martin Halliwell, Chief Technology Officer of SES Satellites: “The teleport
will be a state-of-the-art facility providing satellite telemetry, tracking and
commanding facilities and capacity management, together with a wide
range of teleport services such as uplink, downlink, and contribution
services for broadcasters and data centres.”
Connectivity for Broadcasting & Streaming
The Isle of Man is incredibly
well connected with five
submarine cables to Great
Britain and Northern
Ireland. This self-healing
infrastructure gives the
island both incredible
resilience, security and a
futureproofed bandwidth to
the rest of the world.
Isle of Man Teleport28
Connectivity for Broadcasting & Streaming
The Island has an advanced
telecommunications infrastructure
with leading-edge fixed and mobile
telecoms networks and highly
resilient bandwidth connectivity
delivered through outstanding data
centres offering industry leading
DDOS mitigation solutions.
With several telcos, ISPs and six
ISO27001 certified data centres, the
Isle of Man is prepared for your:
• Cloud content hosting, preparation
and management
• Channel origination (playout)
• Online Video Services (OTT)
• VoD content syndication
• Delivery via Satellite, DTT & OTT
The Isle of Man is proud of its long tradition to be at the forefront of
telecommunication. For instance the island succeeded with the second rollout of a
3G network in Europe, and it was the first of a European HSDPA 3.5G network.
Continent8 Data Centre 29
Monks Bridge 30
Education & Talent
The Isle of Man passionately fosters talent
development, in the Island’s schools, in the
University College, in industry and in the wider
community. The University College offers a long
standing education in Digital Media for Film,
Broadcasting and Animation, Computer Science
and Entrepreneurship.
Into Film, a charity educating young people through
studying and making film operates in twenty schools
across the Island. The CodeClub and Barclay’s
EagleLab offer students hands-on computing and
tech experience.
Under the banner of the Mannin Shorts scheme
filmmakers hone their skills, develop their ideas and
make films on the Isle of Man. The scheme was
designed to encourage talent both in front of and
behind camera and the Island has a wealth of acting
talent that stems from thriving and established world
class theatre groups.
Professional recruitment agencies help you to find
on- and off-island talent.
ICT Campus of the University College Man
• Diploma in Creative Media Production & Technology
• BA (Hons) Visual Communication through Digital Media
• BSc (Hons) and MSc in Computer Science
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Chico and Rita - Oscar Nominated in 2012 for Best Animated Feature32
Actors, Vloggers, Influencers
The Island is the home of many talented
individuals. Barry and Robin from Bee
Gees were born here, as was Les
Miserables star Samantha Barks, Bolly-
wood star and influencer Amy Jackson.
Beckii Cruel made it even further and
became a pop phenomena in Japan.
Others came and stayed. You might
spot Gimli, alias Bafta award winning
actor John Rhys Davies in the streets or
chat with YouTube award winner Tanya
Anderson.
Hollywood A-listers who filmed here
include Daniel Craig, Alec Baldwin,
Patrick Swayze, Christian Slater, Julie
Andrews, Kathleen Turner, Johnny
Depp, Jude Law and Renee Zellweger.
Brit superstars and entertainers Colin
Firth, Stephen Fry, Kit Harrington and
Dame Maggie Smith have filmed here
as well, and, as this is an island of
petrol heads, of course the teams from
Top Gear, have enjoyed the freedom of
the open exhilarating Manx Roads.33
John Rhys-Davies, Isle of Man resident:
“In truth the richness of this Island is considerable and
everything we can do to push it, to promote it and encouraging
others to share it with us, is really valuable.“
Mark Kermode, BBC Film Critic: “If you grow up on the Island
there, you are surrounded by the film culture, you are
surrounded by people making films.”
John Rhys-Davies in discussion with Mark Kermode at the Isle of Man Film Festival34
Islexpo
TheatreFest
Isle of Man Film Festival
Celtic Media Festival 2017
Big Wheel Blues Festival
Celtfest Isle of Man
Art Festival
Beer & Cider Festival
Food and Drink Festival
Festival of Motorcylcling
Deep South Festival
Festival of Choirs
Manx Litfest
Isle of Man Festivals
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The stunning beauty of the Island’s landscape, quick commuting, the variety of
outdoor sports, a rich and active cultural scene and an embracing community
spirit can create a splendid living quality you won’t find elsewhere.
Newcomers to the Island are surprised by the variety of scenery, which exists on
such a relatively small landmass. From rolling hills to picturesque farmlands,
spectacular coastal scenery to secluded glens, the Island provides a wealth of
diverse leisure activities, with an emphasis on sport and outdoor pursuits.
The choice of outdoor sports is considerable. Cycling, golf (we have 9 courses),
sea and river fishing, sailing, windsurfing, mountain biking, diving, hiking and
equestrian sports are popular.
Similarly appealing is the cultural side of live and there are many events, clubs
and societies in almost every diversion you can imagine.
You can choose to live in an apartment in town, a new-build on an estate, or a
property with charm and character by the sea. At just over 35 miles long and with
over hundred miles of coastline you can be sure you're never far from a
spectacular view.
The Island has retained a pace and quality of life which is envied by many and,
with low crime rates the Island, is one of the safest places in the British Isles. It is
a great place to raise children.
Lifestyle
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Gaiety Theatre
Claire Christian Couture
Lifestyle – Watersports
Sea kayaking, Sailing, Diving, Fishing, Swimming, Jet Skiing… Explore the Isle of Man’s stunning coastline above or under water.
Several Yacht Clubs welcome traditional sailors, blue water cruisers or dinghy racers.
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Lifestyle – Motorsports
The Isle of Man is known around the
globe as an undisputed world-class
destination for motorsport - and having
no general speed limit.
If accelerated by steam, petrol or
electricity, the Island’s challenging and
comprehensive road and green lane
network has entertained competitors on
two, three and four wheels, as well as
spectators, for over a hundred years.
Drag, drift and stock car races, rallies,
hillclimbs or motocross, the Island
caters for every type of petrolhead.
Thousands of visitors from across the
globe visit the Isle of Man each year for
the greatest road racing event in the
world – the TT Races. Described as
‘Formula 1 with Cliffs’ the daring 37 and
¾ mile Mountain Course sees racers
from around the world reach average
lap speeds of up to 133 mph, longer
and faster than any Grand Prix. 39Motor Museum
Isle of Man Office:
Mountain View Innovation Centre
Jurby Road
Lezayre, Ramsey, IM7 2DZ
Isle of Man
Tel + 44 7624 29 29 93
Isle of Media – Contacts
ISLE OF MEDIA LIMITED, incorporated in the Isle of Man (company number 131277C)Design: Dr Richard K Arning. Images from: BAC Ltd., Celtic Media Festival, Claire Christian Couture, Contintent8, Duke Arial Production, Formatzone, Greenlight International,
Isle of Man Film Festival, Isle of Man Government (Isle of Man Film, Villa Gaiety, visitisleofman), MannIN Shorts, Manx Scenes Photography, Mountain View Innovation Centre, SES S.A.
Twitter @IsleofMedia
Email [email protected]
Web www.IsleofMedia.org
