BMG is to expand its unique service ethic and distinctive repertoire strategy in Latin America with a new office in Mexico set to serve as its hub in the region.
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Music Catalog Deal Spending Rose 180% in 2021, Says MIDiA Research
by Emma Griffiths Mar 31, 2022According to an extensive new report from MIDiA Research, 2021 saw unprecedented growth in the catalog acquisition market with investors spending $5.3 billion on publicly-announced deals.
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Synchtank Appoints Janet Kirker as Chief Product Officer
by Emma Griffiths Mar 29, 2022With more than 20 years of experience in creative and administrative systems delivery, Kirker will lead Synchtank’s product roadmap.
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Having Distributed More Than €2.3bn to Rightsholders, ICE Appoints Govinda Fichtner as CTO
by Emma Griffiths Mar 29, 2022Govinda will lead the innovation driving the copyright and online processing systems of the future.
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Royalty Tech Spotlight: Audoo’s Alex Futcher Talks Revolutionizing Public Performance Royalties
by Emma Griffiths Mar 22, 2022Audoo is helping artists and rights holders get paid more accurately with its tracking and music recognition technology. CMO Alex Futcher tells us more.
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Money Moves: Iconoclast Founder Olivier Chastan on Defining the Place of Legacy Artists in the Future of Entertainment
by Emma Griffiths Mar 09, 2022Chastan discusses Iconoclast’s unique approach, the significance of name, image and likeness rights, and why technology is creating an exciting new era for legacy artists.
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MatchTune Launches TuneBlades AI Tool That Automatically Edits Music Selections for Media
by Emma Griffiths Feb 16, 2022With state-of-the-art AI technology, TuneBlades scales and edits original music to any duration in seconds, preserving melody and voices.
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BMG Acquires Music Interests of Blues Icon John Lee Hooker
by Emma Griffiths Feb 16, 2022The agreement includes his entire publishing catalog, his entire recorded and performance royalty income, and a selection of his recorded catalog.
CD Baby is announcing that it now serves more than 2 million songs worldwide through its publishing administration service, CD Baby Pro Publishing.
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Sony Music Publishing Appoints Roberto Razzini as Managing Director, Italy
by Emma Griffiths Feb 09, 2022Roberto will be responsible for overseeing Sony Music Publishing Italy’s operations, expanding its global strategy, and further developing SMP’s roster of songwriters and composers.
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beatBread Secures $34m in Investment to Drive Artist Empowerment and Access to Capital
by Emma Griffiths Feb 09, 2022“Our mission is to enable artists to access capital on their own terms,” says beatBread CEO Peter Sinclair.
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