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Deezer ready to license AI music detection technology to the wider music industry

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Euronext-listed streaming service Deezer will make its AI music detection tool available to the entire music industry, to improve transparency and combat streaming fraud. Deezer said it has trained its system on 94 million tracks and filed two patents for the technology in 2024. CEO Alexis Lanternier said the service has "already performed successful tests with industry leaders,” such as French music rights society SACEM, which is understood to have licensed the technology, and has found "a grea...

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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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Calendar — Week 14, 2026

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2026 APRIL 2026 – April 9-10: Tallinn Music Week in Estonia.

- April 21: Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland. – April 22-24: IMS Ibiza 2026, presented in partnership with AlphaTheta, at the Mondrian & Hyde Ibiza. - April 26: World Intellectual Property Day initiated and coordinated by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). This year's theme is 'IP and Sports: Ready, Set, Innovate'. ...

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Digital deals — Week 14, 2026

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These are some of the digital deals announced this week:

Copyright management company Bridger, part of Winamp Group, has been confirmed as a Client Rights Management Entity (RME) by the International Confederation of Societies of Authors (CISAC). The new status enables direct relationships with collective management organisations worldwide. Following the signature of the CISAC Client RME agreement, Bridger has implemented the required business and technical framework in accordance with the CI...

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Key figures — Week 14, 2026

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$2.2 trillion That's the cumulative revenues generated by the iPhone for Apple between its launch in 2007 and September 2025, according to stats from The New York Times. Apple's market cap is over $3.7 trillion. $86 billion That's how much OpenAI is planning to lose in 2028, according to The Wall Street Journal, citing financial documents shared with investors. €56 billion That's how much Bill Ackman's Pershing Square is offering to acquire Universal Music Group in a cash and stock transact...

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