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US video games sales up 1.3% in 2025 to $60.67 billion, driven by content

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US video game sales rose 1.3% for the full year 2025 to $60.67 billion, a modest growth rate linked to a 7% drop in accessory sales to $2.95bn, while hardware sales rose 9% to $5.44bn and game content sales grew 1% at $52.30bn, according to a report from Circana. December sales were flat at $7.77bn compared with $7.57bn in 2024, whereas the end of the year usually see a peak in consumption. On the positive side, subscription spending grew by 24% in December, and game content grew by 3% to $5.93b...

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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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Kobalt and AI-powered music creation platform Udio form strategic partnership

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Independent music publishing and rights management company Kobalt has started a strategic partnership with Udio, the AI-powered music creation platform, which includes the licensing of Kobalt's catalogue through an opt-in process. The two companies said the agreement "forges a path for collaboration on Udio’s licensed AI music creation service," which is expected to launch later this year. Udio’s new platform will be trained on authorised and licensed music. "The new partnership establishes an i...

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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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