British rights society PRS for Music and the Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS) have been partnering a new licensing model to support the launch of Apple Fitness+ in India. The new initiative marks "a significant step forward in how digital music rights are licensed and royalties are paid to rightsholders," according to a statement from the two companies. Under the new agreement, IPRS will act as the home territory society responsible for licensing, while PRS for Music will utilise its clou...

Universal Music Group (UMG) and immersive gaming and creation platform Roblox have signed a new strategic agreement that will see the companies collaborating "to enhance music and commercial integrations across artist and fan experiences." The two companies said they will work closely "to streamline artist and label engagement within the platform," providing direct creative and operational support and access to new Roblox tools and beta features. More specifically, the deal includes the integrat...

These are some of the digital licensing deals announced in the past weeks:

Music licensing company for independent labels and distributors Merlin has signed a global licensing deal with Singa making thousands of original master recordings available on the karaoke platform. “This historic deal marks a major leap forward in the evolution of karaoke, transforming an analog pastime into a modern, high-quality, rights-first digital experience,” said Merlin. The two companies added: “The collaborat...