“I look forward to helping Access build on the success of its leading media and entertainment businesses as a key component of my future endeavors,” says Mayer
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Author archives: Tim Ingham
Stu Bergen announces exit from Warner Music Group after 14 years
WMG exec to leave in January 2021, after eight years leading the firm’s international strategy
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TikTok and Sony Music ink licensing deal for major’s ‘roster of global superstars and exciting emerging artists’
“TikTok is a leader in this space and we are pleased to be partnering with them to drive music discovery, expand opportunities for creativity and support artist careers.”
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Hipgnosis Songs Fund buys huge catalog from Kobalt in $322.9m acquisition
Merck Mercuriadis does biggest deal yet, snapping up catalog owned by fund managed by Kobalt Capital
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YouTube just generated $5bn from ads in a single quarter – and YouTube Music has over 30m subscribers
Alphabet video platform looks in contention to generate $18bn from ads this year
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Spotify is testing price rises and paying labels billions – but, in alarming news for investors, it’s losing subscribers in emerging markets
MBW digs into the numbers behind Spotify’s newly-announced Q3 results – and discovers a surprising failure in the company’s mission to grow everywhere
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Spirit Music Group sells B-Unique catalog to rival Concord for ‘strategic, one-time tax reason’
Deal does not include songs signed after Spirit B-Unique JV was formed in 2015
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Sony ups its annual Music revenue forecast by over $500m… during a pandemic
Firm’s recorded music streaming revenues grew by over $120m in the three months to end of September
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Tencent buys stake in AI-driven A&R scouting specialist Instrumental
Chinese giant acquires minority stake in UK-based firm used by all three major music companies
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BMG on its expansion into live music: ‘This is the opposite of a 360 deal.’
Dominique Casimir on music right’s company’s surprise acquisition in Germany, and its future ambitions in the concert space
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