Victor Finn, the Chief Executive Officer of the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO), has announced plans to retire from his role in 2027 after almost two decades in the job, marking the beginning of a planned leadership transition. The IMRO Board has initiated a formal succession process, with executive search firm Board Works charged with selecting the organisation's next CEO. Finn said: “With the Board's recent approval of our five-year strategic plan, and to ensure a smooth and orderly tr...

The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) has unveiled AVR+, a new machine-readable technical format designed to enhance the accuracy of the sharing and processing of music data across the global audiovisual industry. CISAC said the new format will ensure that creators are "more accurately identified and fairly paid" and marks "a major step toward more consistent and interoperable metadata exchange across the audiovisual value chain." AVR+ is based on the Glob...

Following its June 16 Annual General Meeting, the French Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers (SACEM) announced its renewed Board of Directors for 2026-2027 with songwriter and performer Christine Lidon elected as President of the Board. Lidon takes over from film score composer Patrick Sigwalt, who served for two consecutive one-year mandate from 2024 and could not seek reelection. Lidon was first elected Chair of the Board in June 2023 and served for a one-year mandate. She made ...