Creative Industries
Main Stories — Week 20, 2022
This is a list of the main stories published in the past week by Creative Industries News.
CONTENTS — ISSUE 319
LEAD STORIES
> European Commission urges EU countries to transpose ‘without further delays’ two Directives dealing with copyright
> European Commission refers five EU states to the CJEU for failing to transpose the Audiovisual Media Services Directive
> France’s creative sector welcomes the appointment of Rima Abdul-Malak as the new Minister of Culture
> BREIN shuts down Dutch platform offering illegal subscriptions to IPTV services
> Delhi High Court appoints expert to assist in the issue of fair use and fair dealing of sound recordings in weddings
> SACEM taps Julien Dumon as Director of Development, Phono and Digital and CEO of newly created subsidiary URights
> Tuned Global partners with Reactional Music to deliver a worldwide rights-cleared music catalogue to gamers
> IFPI is developing streaming-based music charts in the Middle East and North Africa
> Vivendi names new management board and executive committee
> Metaverse UGC platform BUD raises $36.8m in Series B funding round
> Global SVoD subscriptions to reach 1.69 billion by 2027, adding 485 million users
BRIEF NEWS
– Kevin Brennan MP has been elected as the new Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Music
– Thirteen film production companies have filed a civil lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court against three individuals
– Swiss rights society SSA-Société Suisse des Auteurs has reported revenues down 12.74% in 2021 to CHF 20.8 million
– Coca-Cola has partnered with Universal Music Group to launch on a global stage Coke Studio
– The inaugural Ousmane Sow Resale Right Award was handed to Senegalese artist Abdoulaye Ka
– Lucian Grainge will deliver a keynote conversation at the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA)’s Annual Meeting
– The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) is introducing two new awards focused on A2IM’s advocacy on Capitol Hill
– TikTok is testing mini-games on the app in Vietnam
DEALS
– Reservoir Media has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Phil Manzanera
– Big Machine Label Group has signed Mackenzie Carpenter to a recording deal with The Valory Music Co. imprint
– Hyperion Records has signed a logistics and supply chain deal with Proper Music Group
– Reservoir Media has signed a worldwide publishing deal with writer-producer Zachary Manno
– peermusic UK has signed Brian Higgins to an exclusive global music publishing agreement
– BDi Music has signed singer and songwriter Ellysse Mason to an exclusive worldwide publishing deal
– Big Machine Label Group and Danielle Bradbery have extended their long-time partnership
IN THE NEWS
– Helen Sachdev appointed Chair of PPL PRS Ltd
– Zach Katz named President and Chief Operating Officer of esports and entertainment platform FaZe Clan
– Kevin Foo has been appointed Managing Director of Sony Music‘s new label RCA Records Greater China
– Epic Rights’ SVP Global Licensing Lisa Streff will also handle Bravado’s licensing roster
– Warner Music Canada has named Julia Hummel as VP, Digital Strategy & Business Development
– Mike Van has been appointed President of music trade magazine Billboard
– Caitlin Haurie has been appointed as Position Music’s new Senior Director, Creative Synch, Ads & Brands
INTERVIEWS
In case you missed it, Creative Industries News published recent Q&As with:
– Bruno Guez (Revelator)
– Andrea C Martin (PRS for Music)
– Cécile Rap-Veber (SACEM)
– Molly Neuman (Songtrust)
– Jordi Puy (Unison)
– Olivier Chastan (Iconoclast)
– Ken Umezaki (Verifi)
– Spek (PopArabia)
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Music organisations agree to a unified approach for the voluntary labeling of AI-generated tracks
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Believe regroups its activities into two operational units: Global Commercial and Product, Tech and Operations
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Primary Wave Music acquires shares into the publishing and recording catalogues of Foreigner’s Mick Jones
Music organisations agree to a unified approach for the voluntary labeling of AI-generated tracks
Believe regroups its activities into two operational units: Global Commercial and Product, Tech and Operations
Primary Wave Music acquires shares into the publishing and recording catalogues of Foreigner’s Mick Jones
The MLC plans webinars to show members how to use tools to manage song data
Six takeaways from The MLC’s first annual report for 2021: distributions, membership, matching rates, processed works, historical unmatched works and expenditures
Olivier Chastan (Iconoclast): ‘Name, image and likeness will be as important as music rights in the future’
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Collective Management Organisations3 years agoThe MLC plans webinars to show members how to use tools to manage song data
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Collective Management Organisations4 years agoSix takeaways from The MLC’s first annual report for 2021: distributions, membership, matching rates, processed works, historical unmatched works and expenditures
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Interview4 years agoOlivier Chastan (Iconoclast): ‘Name, image and likeness will be as important as music rights in the future’
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Collective Management Organisations4 years agoCécile Rap-Veber (SACEM): ‘We are a solutions provider to create value, a tech company, and we are less and less seen as some sort of cultural institution’