Japanese broadcaster Nippon Television (NTV) has acquired a 42.3% share in Studio Ghibli, the Japanese company that has produced Miyazaki Hayao’s movies, including the recent 'The...
NASDAQ-listed music company Reservoir Media has acquired the publishing rights to the catalogue of country songwriter, producer, and singer Kerry Kurt Phillips. Terms of the agreement...
DistroKid, the distribution company for independent artists and labels, has acquired direct-to-fan platform Bandzoogle for an undisclosed amount. DistroKid said that with the Bandzoogle acquisition, "artists...
Music asset management company Round Hill Music LP has acquired Austin, Texas based Rident Royalties, a neighbouring rights agency for film/TV composers and production music. Round...
Independent music company Exceleration Music has acquired Redeye, a worldwide digital and physical distribution and music services company, in a deal that also includes Redeye's in-house...
Concord has acquired a portion of the music publishing catalogue of Tom Higgenson, better known as the main songwriter and frontman of American rock band Plain...
Bertelsmann-owned music company BMG has acquired the writer’s share of royalties of Eurodance band SNAP!'s main songwriter and producer Michael Münzing. BMG said the deal, the...
Paramount Global has reached an agreement to sell its book division Simon & Schuster to private equity firm KKR for $1.62 billion in cash. The sale...
Toy and game company Hasbro is selling its eOne film and TV business to independent studio Lionsgate for approximately $500 million. The transaction is expected to...
CTM Outlander — the partnership between Dallas-based investment firm Outlander Capital and Netherlands-based independent entertainment company CTM founded by veteran André de Raaff — has acquired...
