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...

Independent music company Primary Wave Music has made a strategic investment in music financing platform RUN. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed. This funding from Primary Wave is the platform's first institutional investment since launching in 2023. The new funds will allow RUN "to target advance opportunities for both developing and established artists, producers, songwriters and other creators with proven track records for up to $25 million per transaction." Founded by Dieg...

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...