Creative Industries
Main stories — Week 44, 2022
Here’s a list of the main stories published this week by Creative Industries News:
LEAD STORY
> IFPI’s 2022 global survey shows people listen to more music than ever before
COPYRIGHT & REGULATION
> AEPO-ARTIS recommends the introduction of a right to equitable remuneration for on-demand streaming in Europe
> Copyright Office to hold seminars on the new Recordation System
> Nigerian Copyright Commission signs MoU on piracy with publishers and booksellers
LITIGATION
> Paramount’s motion to dismiss in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ copyright case is rejected by California court
CMOs & LICENSING
> SACEM and Pianity’s agreement on music NFTs includes a ‘droit de suite’
> The UK’s DACS appoints COO Christian Zimmermann as its new Chief Executive
> Hungarian society ARTISJUS signs representation agreement with SACEM for the online licensing of its repertoire
DATA
> Stem introduces Royalty Services for labels
> Mandolin releases new features for artists to optimise data about their fanbases
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
> French creative sector urges President Macron to cancel plans to postpone festivals in 2024 because of the Olympics
> Warner Music’s Emerging Markets division launches new label called OUT OF ORDER
> Music sector contributed £345 million to Northern Ireland’s economy in 2019
> MENA media company MBC Group joins the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment
> BPI report: British independent record labels’ share of the UK music market grows to 28.6% in the first 10 months of 2022
> Has Pink Floyd’s catalogue sale hit a wall?
> Believe forecasts 2022 full-year revenue to grow over 30% year-on-year
DIGITAL ECONOMY
> Tencent Music Q3 2022 revenue were down 5.6% year-on-year to $1.04 billion, but paying users were up 19.8% to 85.3 million
> YouTube has processed 757.9 million unique copyright claims in the first half of 2022
> CD Baby inks partnership with Groover to help emerging artists promote their music
> Amazon to cut down on production investments at its Hollywood studio
> US video games market down 5% to $12.34bn during Q3 2022
> The future of TV is not linear…
DEALS
– BMG acquires Harry Nilsson’s songbook
– Downtown Music Services has signed Masego to a global music publishing administration agreement
– Bucks Music Group signs Tom Webber to an exclusive global publishing agreement
– The Orchard signs production and DJ duo Christian Rich to a global distribution and publishing administration agreement
IN THE NEWS
– MaryLynne Drexler appointed Head of Business & Legal Affairs for WMG’s ADA
– Dani Deahl named Head of Communications & Creator Insights at BandLab Technologies
– Heather Walters joins US Copyright Office as a fellow in the Barbara A. Ringer Copyright Honors Programme
– Bob Workman promoted to SVP, International Brand Partnerships at Warner Music and General Manager at WMX UK
– Blue Raincoat Music/Chrysalis Records taps James Meadows as SVP of Marketing
– SACEM makes a series of key hires to strengthen its management committee
– Warner Music Japan names Kazuhiro Shimada as Chief Operating Officer
INTERVIEWS
In case you missed it, Creative Industries News published recent Q&As with:
– Bruno Guez (Revelator)
– Andrea C Martin (PRS for Music)
– Cécile Rap-Veber (SACEM)
– Molly Neuman (Songtrust)
– Jordi Puy (Unison)
– Olivier Chastan (Iconoclast)
– Ken Umezaki (Verifi)
– Paul Pacifico (AIM)
– Spek (PopArabia)
– Merk Mercuriadis (Hipgnosis) (Part 1)
– Merk Mercuriadis (Hipgnosis) (Part 2)
OPINION
In case you missed it, Creative Industries News published recent opinion pieces from:
– Chola Makgamathe (SAMRO): South Africa needs a comprehensive, multifaceted strategy to curb the economic impact of piracy
– Susan Cotchin (Good Neighbour Rights): ‘Australia’s decision to limit the application of Art. 15 of WIPO’s WPPT has impacted Australian artists in a big way’
– Helen Smith (IMPALA): ‘We don’t believe equitable remuneration is equitable at all’
– Jonathan Reichman and Jeremy King (Hunton Andrews Kurth): ‘Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith is an opportunity for US Supreme Court to clarify fair use’
– Kevin Casini: ‘Stakeholders need to take a long-term view with the Copyright Royalty Board’s rate-setting proceedings’
– Barry Scannell (IMRO): ‘Royalty-based NFTs have limited fungibility’
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Warner Music Group and Netflix form creative partnership to produce films and series on WMG’s artists and songwriters
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Peermusic taps Lorenzo Grignani as Managing Director of Peermusic Italy to succeed Francesca Trainini
Warner Music Group and Netflix form creative partnership to produce films and series on WMG’s artists and songwriters
Peermusic taps Lorenzo Grignani as Managing Director of Peermusic Italy to succeed Francesca Trainini
Global recorded music revenues grew by 6.4% and reached $31.7 billion in 2025
The MLC plans webinars to show members how to use tools to manage song data
Six takeaways from The MLC’s first annual report for 2021: distributions, membership, matching rates, processed works, historical unmatched works and expenditures
Olivier Chastan (Iconoclast): ‘Name, image and likeness will be as important as music rights in the future’
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Collective Management Organisations3 years agoThe MLC plans webinars to show members how to use tools to manage song data
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Collective Management Organisations4 years agoSix takeaways from The MLC’s first annual report for 2021: distributions, membership, matching rates, processed works, historical unmatched works and expenditures
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Interview4 years agoOlivier Chastan (Iconoclast): ‘Name, image and likeness will be as important as music rights in the future’
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Collective Management Organisations4 years agoCécile Rap-Veber (SACEM): ‘We are a solutions provider to create value, a tech company, and we are less and less seen as some sort of cultural institution’