The Official Charts Company is launching the UK's new Official Classical Chart in partnership with public broadcaster BBC Radio 3, with a first presentation of the weekly chart on February 13, covering sales and streams from the week starting 6 February 2026. The new Official Classical Chart is a weekly classical new releases chart, focused on discovery and dedicated to showcasing the most recent classical album releases making a streaming and sales impact across the UK. The chart will highlight...

Swiss-based audiovisual metadata aggregator Media Press Group has started a strategic collaboration with the ISAN International Agency (ISAN), the global registration authority for the International Standard Audiovisual Number. "This partnership enables Media Press Group to validate and enrich audiovisual catalogues with ISAN identifiers, strengthening catalogue integrity, improving identification across platforms, and supporting transparent royalty allocation," said ISAN International Agency M...

The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) has expanded its partnership with technology provider Audoo, which has developed an audio tracking technology allowing to capture music played in public spaces. The collaboration, which started in May 2024, saw Audoo deploy its technology in Ireland, first in public spaces like bars and businesses, and in 2025 across several festivals to capture the music played on stage for royalty reporting. “The rollout of Audoo devices forms part of IMRO’s wider di...