Digital licensing hub International Copyright Enterprise (ICE) Services has joined the Music Fights Fraud Alliance (MFFA), the organisation formed in 2023 to coordinate music industry efforts to detect, prevent, and mitigate online fraud. ICE regroups the UK's PRS for Music, Germany's GEMA and Sweden's STIM. ICE Services joins more than 35 members who are committed "to building a fairer and more transparent digital music economy." The MFFA regroups Collective Management Organisations (CMOs), Dig...

Belgian rights society SABAM has started a partnership with audio tracking company Audoo to roll out its Audio Meter technology in the country to gather data on music usage in DJ-led environments in order. SABAM said the use of Audoo's technology will help improve the identification of music played by DJs and provide a more accurate reporting picture for royalties' payments. “By working with Audoo, SABAM continues to embrace innovation that improves transparency and accuracy in music reporting,...

US independent distributor Secretly Distribution, part of Secretly Group, has acquired data and analytics company Babel Ops. The agreement, the terms of which were not disclosed, includes Entertainment Intelligence (Ei), the company founded in 2014 by music executive Erik Gilbert and IT leader Greg Delaney, who went on to found Babel Ops together in 2020. Ei provides bespoke data and analytics tools for music business clients in the independent sector. Enterlytics by Ei powers reporting for ove...