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Roblox agreement with BMG brings the fourth largest music catalogue to the video gaming platform

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Bertelsmann's music division BMG has signed a strategic agreement with Robloxthat puts an end to BMG claims relating to the use of its publishing and recording catalogues by the video gaming platform.

The statement issued by the two companies is scarce on details about the agreement, but it can be assumed that from now on, BMG's repertoire is going to be fully licensed for use on the platform. The statement does not specify either if a settlement was paid to BMG by Roblox. Interestingly, BM...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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JioCinema inks deal with NBCUniversal

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May 29, 2023

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India's streaming service JioCinema, owned by Reliance's Viacom18, has signed a content licensing agreement with NBCUniversal which will provide the streamer with films and TV shows produced and distributed by NBCUniversal. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

NBCUniversal's content will be branded via a Peacock branded hub on the platform's ‘JioCinema Premium’ SVoD tier. Exckusive programming will include shows and films from Universal Television, UCP, Universal International Studios, Univ...

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OpenPlay seals partnership with VEVA Collect allowing clients to get their music and videos stored and distributed to DSPs

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May 24, 2023

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Music asset and catalogue management platform OpenPlay has inked a new partnership with VEVA Collect providing the virtual music vault's clients access to OpenPlay’s Direct Delivery services to distribute their music to more than 70 music services worldwide

Thanks to this new partnership with OpenPlay, VEVA Collect will now offer its clients the ability to deliver their music or video assets — along with corresponding metadata — directly to digital service providers (DSPs), if they wish to d...

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Music Nation Copyrights Management and BMI partner to set up a music licensing and royalty distribution business in the UAE

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UAE-based music rights management organisation Music Nation Copyrights Management is partnering with US for-profit music rights society BMI to establish "a world-class music licensing and royalty distribution infrastructure based in the UAE."

The two partners said the new endeavor will "protect the rights of music creators and compensate them for the public performances of their work, while also helping to develop and nurture the next generation of songwriters and composers within the region...

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