Bloomberg reports that a public merger could be on the cards for acquisitive music rights company
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MBW’s Weekly Roundup: IFPI, BMG x KKR, Warner x Tencent, TuneIn, IMPALA
The biggest music industry stories of the week, all in one place
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TuneIn loses appeal against judgment in Sony and Warner copyright infringement lawsuit in the UK
UK lawsuit was filed by Warner and Sony in 2017
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Primary Wave buys majority stake in publishing catalog of Mark Morrison in ‘multi-million dollar deal’
Deal includes hits such as Crazy, Trippin’ and Return of the Mack
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NetEase Cloud Music and Merlin extend strategic partnership in China
Original agreement was established in 2018
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Music startups saw funding levels sink by 67% in 2020 (report)
Funding for music startups fell from over $1bn in 2019 to $328.9m last year
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Fortnite to host Kaskade concert in collaboration with Monstercat
Concert takes place at Fortnite’s Party Royale Main Stage on March 26
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US music industry leaders hammer Twitter for ‘rampant theft’ in joint letter on day of social media hearing
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is giving testimony to Congress today in a hearing about the promotion of misinformation and extremist content on social media platforms
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Alison Finley appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer at Motown Records
Finley previously served as Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs at UMG
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Super Music Group launches new brand identity, label and partners with The Orchard for distribution
Miami-based company was founded in 2010 by Derek Walin and Brandon Kessler
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