Creative Industries
Main stories — Week 32, 2022
These are the top stories published this week by Creative Industries News.
LEAD STORIES
> US Justice Department urges court to block $2.2 billion merger of Penguin Random House with Simon & Schuster
> Thailand’s new amended copyright law took effect on August 23; introduces new term of protection and online piracy provisions
> Publishers ‘concerned’ by UK government proposal to introduce a new copyright exception for text and data mining
> Cosynd and A2IM seal partnership to provide indie labels and publishers tools to automate copyright agreements
> Web3 platform OneOf seals partnership with Globe Entertainment and Media
> Kobalt puts out a Lyric NFT collection with visual artist Afroscope and Dawn Richard
> Artists Rights Society launches NFT platform with works from Frank Stella
> OFCOM data shows linear TV viewing in the UK dropped significantly in 2019-2021
> WIN targets Latin America, Asia, and Africa as growth areas for the indie music sector
> East Goes Global secures $1 million funding round and opens a digital distribution division focused on Chinese DSPs
> Africa, MENA to experience a boom in SVoD subscriptions by 2027 — report
> Twitch ends exclusive agreements with partner creators, allowing them to stream their content on other platforms
BRIEF NEWS
– California’s Senate passes bill AB 2799 limiting the use of ‘creative expression’ as evidence in criminal proceedings
– New York State enacts Tax Credit scheme for the benefit of the digital game industry
– FACT report exposes the danger of using illegal streaming sport services
– Music tech platform LANDR has launched LANDR Studio
– Shazam celebrates 70 billion song recognitions as the app turns 20
– Anghami revenues up 29% in H1 2022
– Video games sales continued to drop in July 2022, going back to their pre-Covid levels
– Walmart to add Paramount+ to its membership programme
DEALS
– Warner Recorded Music sets up joint venture with Lee Daniels Music
– Mascot Label Group picks Proper Music Group for sales and distribution in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand
– Kobalt has signed UK-based producer and mixer Tom Demac to a worldwide publishing administration agreement
– Willie Morrison has signed a global publishing deal with Edgehill Music Publishing
IN THE NEWS
– Nvak Collective has hired Tamir Diab as Chief Computer Graphics Officer
– Alison Dannenberg Frost named Head of Sync and Licensing at Glassnote Records
– Allison Hamamura has been appointed General Manager of ONErpm‘s Los Angeles office
– PIXELYNX appoints David Clark-Joseph as Vice President of Investments
– Warner Records promotes Sean Stevens to VP, A&R and Head of Research & Analytics
– Comscore promotes David Algranati to Chief Innovation Officer
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)
– Paul Pacifico (AIM)
– Spek (PopArabia)
– Merk Mercuriadis (Hipgnosis) (Part 1)
– Merk Mercuriadis (Hipgnosis) (Part 2)
OPINION
In case you missed it, Creative Industries News published recent opinion pieces from:
– Susan Cotchin (Good Neighbour Rights): ‘Australia’s decision to limit the application of Art. 15 of WIPO’s WPPT has impacted Australian artists in a big way’
– Helen Smith (IMPALA): ‘We don’t believe equitable remuneration is equitable at all’
– Jonathan Reichman and Jeremy King (Hunton Andrews Kurth): ‘Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith is an opportunity for US Supreme Court to clarify fair use’
– Kevin Casini: ‘Stakeholders need to take a long-term view with the Copyright Royalty Board’s rate-setting proceedings’
– Barry Scannell (IMRO): ‘Royalty-based NFTs have limited fungibility’
Copyright & Regulation
WIN calls on EU Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis to “block” the acquisition of Downtown by Universal Music Group
WIN calls on EU Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis to “block” the acquisition of Downtown by Universal Music Group
Jeff Toig promoted to CEO of US rights society Global Music Rights as Randy Grimmett becomes Executive Chairman
Kobalt seals a global publishing partnership with India’s Madverse music
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
Cécile 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’
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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 Organisations3 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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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’
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Interview4 years agoOlivier Chastan (Iconoclast): ‘Name, image and likeness will be as important as music rights in the future’