Over 20 organisations from across Europe’s music ecosystem have called on the European Union institutions to adopt a "strong budget" and an "ambitious sectoral approach" for music within the future AgoraEU programme. Organisations representing creators (ECSA, IAO, FIM), music rights organisation (GESAC, AEPO-ARTIS), music publishers (IMPF), labels (IMPALA), managers (EMMA) and the live sector (Live DMA, Yourope, Liveurope), among others, argue in an open letter to European policy makers that the...

Germany's government will introduce this spring a legislation that will set mandatory investment requirements for streaming platforms and local broadcasters, calling for them to invest 8% of their annual net revenue generated in Germany into the production of local film and TV shows. By introducing production quotas, Germany joins at least a dozen other European countries including France and Italy that have already put in place similar measures to boost their local production industry. Culture...

The National Independent Venue Association of California (NIVA CA) has appointed Joe Rinaldi as President, succeeding the two-year co-presidency of Gabe Docto, Jim Cornett, and Josh Lieberman. Rinaldi is the Managing Partner of San Diego’s Music Box and National Buyer for the 45,000-capacity Mission Bayfest. He previously served as NIVA’s Southern California Advocate since 2021. NIVA California is the state chapter of Washington, DC-based National Independent Venue Association. It represents in...