David Weitzman joins Primary Wave – with access to a $180m acquisition fund

Weitzman joins Primary Wave from Anthem Entertainment Group, which was formerly called ole
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NMPA, Downtown, Ole, Peer, Others Sue Peloton For $150M In Song Infringement

The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) has filed a lawsuit against exercise equipment and streaming giant Peloton on behalf of members Downtown Music Publishing, Pulse Music Publishing, ole, peermusic, Ultra Music and others. The lawsuit alleges infringement of more than a thousand musical works and seeks damages of more than…

Business Of Indie: Eric Ethridge Joins Ole’s Red Dot • Kobalt Adds Sherwood, Boy Named Banjo • More

On today’s edition of The Business Of Indie, Eric Ethridge joins Ole’s Red Dot record label. Kobalt adds music publishing clients Jonathan Sherwood and Boy Named Banjo, Stella’s Music Club launches a record label and more. Like Hypebot’s More News section, The Business Of Indie is nestled under its own…

Helen Murphy to succeed Robert Ott as Chief Executive Officer of Ole

Ott will continue to serve as an advisor to Ms. Murphy and the ole Board of Directors
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Why I hope the major publishers miss out on buying ole and Carlin

Bucks Music MD Simon Platz explains why the sale of independent publishers hurts emerging writers
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Could more than $1bn in music publishing assets be sold this year?

Carlin Music and ole could be snapped up – and will Imagem enter the fray?
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ole concludes $20m in Q1 2017 acquisitions with Bell Media deal

The multi-year partnership encompasses Bell Media’s extensive in-house audio visual catalog of more than 12,000 tracks
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