British neighbouring rights society PPL has distributed £81.6 million (€94.6m) to over 140,000 performers and recording rights holders in Q2 2026. This distribution primarily included payments for UK collections across public performance and broadcast licensing in 2025, as well as some additional revenue from international markets. Since the start of the year, PPL has paid a total of £159.3m to performers and recording rights holders, either as a direct member of PPL or through international col...

France's neighbouring rights society for performers ADAMI collected €94.9 million in 2025, a 3.47% increase compared over the previous year. After reaching an exceptional level in 2024 at €68.0m, royalties distributed to artists amounted to €57 million in 2025, a level comparable to that of 2023. Collections were boosted by a 20% increase in revenues from exclusive film and television rights, reaching €8.9m. International collections also saw positive growth, up 5.7% to €7.6m. Collections from...

David McIninch has been appointed General Manager of Soundmouse, the music cue sheet reporting and monitoring platform for the broadcast and entertainment production industries acquired by US rights society BMI from Orfium in May 2026. In this new role, effective June 29, McIninch will oversee Soundmouse’s global operations. Based in New York City, McIninch reports to BMI’s President and COO Todd Horvath. Following the acquisition, Soundmouse continued to operate as an independent entity while b...