US music rights society BMI has appointed Todd Horvath as President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 26. Horvath will report to BMI CEO Mike O’Neill. In his new role, he will "oversee the company’s ongoing efforts to modernise its platforms, identify new sources of revenue and improve the affiliate experience at BMI." He will divide his time between BMI’s Nashville and New York offices.

"Horvath’s addition to the BMI leadership team will enable O’Neill, who recently extended hi...

Australia's Copyright Tribunal has set a new rate for the use of sound recordings by commercial radio stations by increasing the current rate from 0.40% to 0.55% of gross industry revenue, a 38% rise. The measure is expected to bring in an additional A$1.5 million in neighbouring rights to rights holders. The new rate will be backdated to July 1, 2023. The new rate is the result of long, arduous and failed negotiations between neighbouring rights society Phonographic Performance Company of Aust...

France's neighbouring rights society SCPP has disclosed that provisional collections for 2025 reached €85.5 million, down 3.2% compared to 2024, with distributions to rights holders of €70.8m, similar to 2024's amount. The decline in revenue reflects an 11% drop in the remuneration for private copying, mainly due to poor smartphone sales during the year, which constitute the bulk of private copying remuneration revenues. SCPP collects neighbouring rights on behalf of over 5,000 record labels a...