Richard James Burgess, the former CEO of trade organisation A2IM and current Chair of the UK’s neighbouring rights society PPL, and his son Ace Burgess have officially launched two new companies, AudioNumber and Interline Media Group, described as "two complementary ventures that bring sophisticated data intelligence to music rights valuation and publishing administration." Richard James Burgess will serve as Chairman of both companies, and Ace Burgess as President and CEO. He was most recently...

The US Copyright Office has released an updated version of its copyright registration and recordations bulk dataset, which contains approximately 22 million copyright registration records and 15 million other records from January 1, 1978, to June 27, 2025. This is the first major update since the Office initially released bulk data on over forty years of copyright registrations and other records in 2022, which contained information on approximately 20 million copyright registration records from...

Universal Music Group (UMG) has appointed Hannah Poferl as its Chief Data Officer, effective immediately. Based in Santa Monica, she reports to UMG’s Chief Operating Officer, Boyd Muir. Poferl joins UMG after close to 12 years at The New York Times, where she had served most recently as The Times’ first-ever Chief Data Officer since 2021, as well as Head of Audience & Assistant Managing Editor, among other positions. In her new role, Poferl will "lead the company’s data and analytics strat...