These are some of the stories published by Creative Industries News in the past week: COPYRIGHT & REGULATION> European Commission approves UMG’s acquisition of Downtown and requires...
2026 MARCH 2026 - March 2-4: Women in Music Global Summit in Toronto, Canada at the Allied Music Centre and TD Music Hall. – March 12-18: South...
Rights-tech platform ClicknClear has signed a global licensing agreement with Universal Music Group (UMG), providing athletes with the ability to license music from UMG’s repertoire to...
Following the European Commission’s decision to approve the acquisition by Universal Music Group (UMG) of Downtown Music Holdings, independent music companies trade organisation IMPALA has issued a...
The European Publishers Council (EPC) has filed a formal complaint with the European Commission alleging that Google and parent company Alphabet have abused their dominant position...
Independent music company Bella Figura Music has acquired the publishing catalogue of Jonny Pierce, the songwriter, vocalist and creative force behind US rock band The Drums....
US music rights society ASCAP collected a record-breaking $1.94 billion in revenue in the 2025 calendar year, up 6.0% over 2024, with $1.76bn available for royalty...
Independent music publisher Kobalt has entered into a new partnership with London-based publishing company Geo Music Group, in a deal that encompasses funding for international songwriters...
Music investment company Create Music Group (CMG) has appointed Mitchell Shymansky as Chief Data & Technology Officer. In his new role, he will oversee CMG’s data,...
The commissioning of scripted TV in North America in 2025 was up 3% over the previous year, marking the second consecutive year of growth, following an...
