Creative Industries
Main stories — Week 36, 2022
Here a list of the main stories published by Creative Industries News in the past week.
LEAD STORY
>Warner Music Group names YouTube’s Robert Kyncl as Chief Executive Officer
COPYRIGHT & REGULATION
> European Commission unveils the Media Freedom Act to protect media pluralism and independence in the European Union
> The UK’s Association of Photographers opposes the British government’s proposed new Text and Data Mining exceptions
> Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari expected to sign new Copyright Bill
LITIGATION
> Florida judge sides with Sony Music Entertainment on most counts in infringement case against Bang Energy
CMOs & LICENSING
> Vietnam’s music rights society Vietnam’s music rights society VCPMC plans to collect $9.7m in 2022 plans to collect $9.7m in 2022
> Sony Music pulls out catalogue from Resso
DATA
> BMAT acquires Manage Ad Music to provide performance royalty admin services
> PIXELYNX partners with Laylo to facilitate creator’s messaging and drops
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
> US recorded music market up 9% to 7.7bn during H1 2021 as streaming growth rate slows down to 10% year-on-year
> US book publishing industry generated $29.33 billion in revenues in 2021
> French broadcasters TF1 and M6 put an end to their proposed merger
> SPPF sets up support system to help small French indie labels cover the payment of minimum advances to performers
DIGITAL ECONOMY
> Tencent Music Entertainment started trading Sept. 21 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
> China will account for half of Asia Pacific 746 million SVoD subscriptions by 2027
> Roblox claims 59.9m daily users
> Cinedigm launches new streaming service Cineverse
DEALS
– Concord acquires assets from L.A. Reid and Charles Goldstuck’s Hitco Entertainment
– HarbourView Equity Partners acquires Big Loud Mountain Music’s publisher share of select songs from Florida Georgia Line
– Sony Music Publishing Nashville and Droptine Music Publishing sign Dalton Dover to a global publishing agreement
– Big Machine Music has signed Matt Roy to an exclusive co-publishing agreement
– Germany’s Montez extends publishing agreement with BMG and We Publish Music
IN THE NEWS
– PIXELYNX taps visual effects specialist Ed Ulbrich as a strategic partner and advisor
– iHeartMedia promotes Michael Biondo and Uta Knablein to new expanded roles
– ALIBI Music promotes London-based Sam Wale to Director of ALIBI Music Library
– Milk & Honey appoints Milly Petriella as Managing Director for Australasia
– Love H. Whelchel named as Downtown Music Holdings’ first Chief People Officer
– Warner Music UK promotes Charlotte Saxe to SVP, Legal and Business Affairs
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’