MBW estimates that Sony now owns between 2% and 2.5% in Epic Games
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Author archives: Music Business Worldwide
UnitedMasters’ Steve Stoute: ‘Record companies’ ownership in artists’ intellectual property will diminish.’
Stoute tells MBW about what Apple’s investment means for UnitedMasters and gives us his predictions for the future role of record labels in the music industry…
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After selling stake to Live Nation, Veeps equips 60+ US venues with livestream technology
Venues to get new tech include The Fillmore in San Francisco and Philadelphia, House of Blues in Chicago and New Orleans, The Wiltern in Los Angeles
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Cooking Vinyl launches catalog division with ‘aggressive acquisition policy’, headed by Steve Bunyan
New department will be headed up by catalog industry veteran Steve Bunyan
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‘Popularity is by far the biggest determinant of success in streaming, just as it has been for every recorded format before it.’
The BPI’s Geoff Taylor puts across his point of view on the UK’s current streaming inquiry
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‘Creators are starting to see the true value in retaining ownership of their work.’
Sound Royalties founder Alex Heiche on the catalog acquisition market and what he’d change about the music business
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Spotify is officially a hardware maker now, as Car Thing arrives in the US
Music streaming company’s voice controlled smart device gets limited US release
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Brooke Salisbury promoted to General Manager of Warner’s ADA in the UK
Exec joined ADA UK as Marketing Director in 2020
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How to fix streaming without wrecking music…
This MBW blog comes from Paul Pacifico, CEO of the UK’s Association of Independent Music (AIM)
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MBW’s Weekly Roundup: BMG x KKR, CTM, Universal, Eliah Seton, Matt Gudinski
The biggest music industry stories of the week, all in one place
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