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Japan’s Sony Music Labels acquires the rights to animated series ‘Spookiz’

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Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)'s affiliate Sony Music Labels has acquired full rights to animated character content 'Spookiz' from South Korea-based animation studio Keyring Co., Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"This marks the first time that Sony Music Labels, which primarily focuses on music recording business, has come to acquire animated character content," said the Japanse company in a statement. As part of the deal, Sony Music Labels will harness the creative and production capabil...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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Believe launches Believe Music Publishing led by Sentric founder Chris Meehan

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Paris-based independent music company Believe is formally launching Believe Music Publishing, a new unit combining music publishing assets previously owned by Believe and the catalogue and infrastructure of Sentric, the music publishing company acquired from Utopia in 2023, and offering "a fair and transparent approach."
The new division will be led by Chris Meehan as CEO of Publishing, with the mission of "building the company’s global publishing foundations and establishing Believe Music Publi...

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Philippe Kern retires from culture and creative industries’ consultancy firm KEA

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Philippe Kern, the Managing Director of Brussels-based consultancy firm KEA, is retiring from the company he founded 26 years ago. KEA is specialised in providing policy advice in the culture and creative industries sectors as well as sport, education and youth. KEA also advises local authorities, governments and companies on culture investment.
"Philippe’s visionary leadership has been instrumental in positioning KEA as a unique and influential voice in European cultural affairs by bridging pol...

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507 Publishing signs MEGG to an exclusive global publishing agreement

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Alt pop/punk artist and songwriter MEGG, born Meghan Elisse Mahowald, has signed an exclusive publishing deal with Nashville-based independent publishing house 507 Publishing.
California-born MEGG started her musical career with the band Runway MMC before going solo. She has penned songs with writers and producers such as Scott Hoying, Matias Mora, CASTLE, Rob Nagelhout, KTL, AJ Peacox, Shawn K and more. 'Low Life Club', MEGG’s upcoming debut EP, is slated for release on October 24th, 2025, fea...

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