A coalition of seventeen European film and audiovisual associations, representing screenwriters, filmmakers, producers and distributors, have urged the European Commission and Parliament to keep a specific MEDIA strand for the sector within the AgoraEU programme, which will replace the Creative Europe programme for the 2028–2036 period. As part of AgoraEU, the Commission is proposing three strands: Creative Europe – Culture; MEDIA+ for audiovisual and news media; and Democracy, Citizens, Equalit...

Daren Tang, who served as Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) since 2020, has been confirmed for a second six-year term by WIPO's 194 members during the General Assembly of the Geneva-based organisation. Tang was chosen by WIPO’s 83-member Coordination Committee in February 2026 as the next DG against Johanny Stanley Joseph from the Republic of Haiti. Tang received 81 votes in the first round against two for Joseph. Tang's second term will run from October 1,...

Boutique music rights company MusicBird has acquired the master royalty income from Scottish musician Dougie Thomson, bassist of British band Supertramp. The deal, the financial terms of which have not been disclosed, includes Thomson’s recordings with Supertramp, including songs such as ‘Goodbye Stranger’, ‘Give a Little Bit’ and ‘Breakfast in America’. Thomson was a member of Supertramp’s classic lineup and remained an integral part of the band for seven albums over 15 years up until 1988, in...